This production holds special significance for Thingamajig Theatre…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My New Year’s Resolution
I don’t normally make any new year’s resolutions. But this year will be different…
Archuleta County Officials to be Sworn In on Jan. 13
The 2025 Inauguration Ceremony will be unlike years past, taking on a more formal twist…
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part Two
“If you want to keep this from becoming a human pandemic, you focus on protecting farmworkers, since that’s the most likely way that this will enter the human population…”
Colorado Joins Justice Department in Suing Six Large Landlords
“We look forward to learning more about the Cortland settlement and are always willing to consider collaborative solutions…”
Wolf Creek Gets 4 Fresh Inches
Sunday, January 12, is Wolf Creek’s 85th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt… Find as many stickers hidden throughout the mountain as you can…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One
“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…
Colorado School Districts Facing Tighter Budgets?
This story by Melanie Asmar was originally published by Chalkbeat on January 6, 2024. Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the READ MORE
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part One
“Probably the biggest mistake from the USDA was not involving the boots-on-the-ground veterinarians,” Russo said…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Map of My Brain
The obvious prediction — as offered in media reports of this scientific achievement — is that a fruit fly brain map is just the beginning…
BIG PIVOTS: An Eddy in the Colorado River
Division had deepened by December when the water buffaloes of the Colorado River Basin assembled in Las Vegas…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Trump Must Not Abandon the Battle Against ISIS
As long as ISIS is still around, it is our fight….
BOOKISH: Your Editor, Yourself
Invariably, editors are also writers, with their own file cabinets bulging with short stories and novels and novelettes…
Democratic Club to Consider Public Health at Monday Luncheon
Our county’s health department is newly established, and it was a mammoth task to get it up and running…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven
Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…
Colorado Legislators Hear Open Meetings Concerns
“…it’s important for the press to also have access to the work that you do — not just the public votes, but understanding how you reach your decisions…”
LPEA Announces 2024 Round Up Foundation Grants
“Through the collective power of our members’ monthly contributions, we’ve been able to make a substantial impact…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pardon Me, Mr. President
Another high point came in 1977, when President Jimmy Carter pardoned more than 200,000 Vietnam War draft dodgers…
BIG PIVOTS: Jimmy Carter and the Colorado Solar Industry
Carter had advanced schooling in nuclear energy, but by 1975 he was thinking about renewables…