There are moments of both literal and emotional darkness, including night scenes and times of human turmoil and tragedy. But the series is usually sun-baked and starkly beautiful…
Spring Band and Choir Concerts at Pagosa Springs High School, May 7 and 8
Both concerts will be in the PSHS auditorium beginning at 6:30pm and the public is invited to attend…
Some Colorado Legislators Hoping to Neutralize ‘Restore Our Roads’ Ballot Initiative
Initiative backers say Colorado’s roads are overdue for more investment…
Pagosa Springs Remains in Drought Stage 1
In our area, it’s most effective to irrigate between evening and early morning because the cooler, calmer conditions allow water to soak into the soil…
Blood Drive Scheduled for May 13 at LDS Church
The local phlebotomists report that the blood drawn in the middle of the week in Pagosa Springs is typically used within three days…
States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts
“Even if we cut services that our community needs — maternity care, behavioral healthcare, diabetes management — it wouldn’t make a significant dent in the gap we’re facing…”
HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION: Major Traffic Impact Begins Today
Traffic will be configured in a one-lane, alternating pattern (24 hours a day and seven days a week), and delays are expected….
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Nine
Does it really matter who owns the flammable forests that surround us here in southwest Colorado? Maybe they’re destined to burn eventually, no matter who owns them…
WHAT THE HEALTH: Hundreds of Foreign Doctors Training in the U.S. May Have to Leave the Country
“It will be the patients that suffer the most because… there’s going to be hundreds of places that are not going to have a physician…”
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Vacant land sales are where we see the greatest decline. The cost of building a new home is part of the story…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Guy on Top of the Bridge
Guido Reichstadter described himself as the father of two children with masters degrees in both math and physics…
ESSAY: Burnout Has Replaced Rebellion as Our Defining Pathology
Ninety years after its release, the film Modern Times no longer looks like satire…
POETRY: The Shattered Covenant
The golden age that might have been / has turned to rust and ruin…
Concert Hall at the Park Returns to Buckley Park with 2026 Summer Lineup
Free weekly concert series brings live music, community, and summer evenings together in downtown Durango…
Colorado Voters Likely Shielded from Effects of Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision
The Colorado Legislature last year passed the Colorado Voting Rights Act, and sponsors specifically sought to shield the state from federal actions…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Eight
For the past five years, the McDonald’s drive-in has been using its outdoor reader board, not to promote its menu, but to advertise for employees…
14th Annual Southwest Colorado Small Business Conference Set for Next Wednesday, May 6, in Ignacio
Experience a day of unparalleled networking and collaboration. Our event draws hundreds of professional business owners from diverse sectors…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Eighteen
We had played for large gatherings at the Bull Ring for two years. We seemingly had reached our limit on how much we could earn there…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Phones… the Cigarettes of the 21st Century?
“Right before I go to sleep, I look at my phone. While I am at the dinner table, during class or my commute, I am looking at my phone…”