I imagined that we’d sit around the kiva fireplace singing Christmas carols while enjoying the fragrant scent of burning piñon…
CHAMBER NEWS: New Grillin’ & Distillin’ Event Coming August 23
Grillin’ and Distillin’ will offer tasting tickets to the BBQ portion of the event or the distilling portion of the event, or both…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: It’s About The Game, Not The Names
I’ve read several columns deriding the summer classic for the “lack” of star power, missing big some names, using an almost sneering tone…
PAGOSA UU FELLOWSHIP: Presentation by Anna Royer Will Address Diverse Gender Identities
Creating the beloved community is work that is both individual and collective, and both inward and outward facing…
Five Wildfires Burning on Colorado’s Western Slope
Mesa County’s Turner Gulch fire, estimated at about 14,000 acres on Wednesday, is the largest burning in the state…
EDITORIAL: A Resignation at County Development Services, Part One
“My team understands that it is a core tenet of their job to explain the rules and standards adopted by the Board that apply to their circumstance…”
ESSAY: How Do We Heal a Divided Nation?
What Fran and I learned in Indonesia stays with us: that even in silence, people can carry hope; that even within oppressive systems, breakthroughs are possible…
LETTER: National Ice Cream Day
It’s funny how our government held a big press conference for National Ice Cream Day, with officials praising ice cream like it’s a health food…
LIBRARY NEWS: Three-Day Summer Book Sale Opens Today
The hugely popular three-day Friends of the Library book sale happens this weekend at the Community Methodist Church…
SENIOR CENTER NEWS: ASI Purchases Local Produce
Archuleta Seniors Inc. purchases fresh local produce, with the partial assistance of a small grant, from Terra Walk Farms for eligible participants…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Government Economy, Long May It Wave, Part Four
Some residents might be happy if we reduced the cost of local government…
Letter to Southern Ute Tribal Members
Should you have any concerns regarding ICE activities on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, please contact Justice & Regulatory Director, Mr. Leonard Redhorse III…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Want to Get Pregnant? Try ChatGPT
A lot of us have been worried, lately, that AI was going to take our jobs, and then do them better than we were ever able to do…
Senate Republicans Advance Bill Stripping Funds from NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid
Trump has sought to encourage Republican senators to pass the bill without making any significant changes…
REAL ESTATE: Navigating Pagosa’s Luxury Home Market
The Pagosa luxury second home market, while experiencing a deceleration in sales velocity, continues to demonstrate upward price trajectory…
OPINION: Considering the Proxmire Act
The Proxmire Act, officially the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987, was signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 4, 1988…
Colorado Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Challenging Education Cuts
“President Donald Trump and Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon have dealt a debilitating blow to our schools…”
Healthcare Public Discussion in Pagosa Springs Scheduled for July 22
Your input about rural healthcare challenges and issues to inform an upcoming study by the Colorado School of Public Health of the feasibility of a Colorado universal healthcare system…
Audubon Society Presentation Tonight Will Discuss Macroinvertebrates
Patti Spindler is a Pagosa Springs resident and Audubon member who is a retired aquatic ecologist from Arizona…