Since 2022, voters in states with both conservative- and liberal-leaning electorates have either rejected abortion restrictions or secured the right to an abortion…
How Voter Ballot Verification Works in Colorado
In the 2020 general election, 11,085 ballots with signature verification issues were cured via the TXT2Cure program statewide…
LIBRARY NEWS: Special Events with Author Anne Hillerman Coming to Pagosa
We are proud to host New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman next weekend for four special events, one free and three set up as READ MORE
SENIOR CENTER NEWS: The Healthy Aging Yoga Series Continues
Classes will be educational for participants to utilize practices in daily life and are meant for all levels of experience with yoga…
OPINION: Meet the National Monuments Disinformation Brigade
This network of groups and individuals is bending the truth to derail public land conservation…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part One
“The efforts to recall Commissioner Veronica Medina took the work of many volunteers from employees of the county, to longtime residents, to local business owners…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Two
“I have an affinity for data analysis. I love looking at data and trends. I use it in my day-to-day operations at The Springs Resort…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Two
Many law schools still require first year students to learn legal research the “old way” before allowing them to use computers…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Poetry Will Not Save Us
When I was in elementary school, I got the impression that poetry was supposed to rhyme. But in high school, I learned that rhyming was rather old fashioned…
Celebration of Life for Ron Gustafson, Saturday, September 7
If you, dear reader, had a chance to study Ron’s lengthy obituary, you would have been amazed at the selfless contributions and altruism that made up his long life…
LETTER: Colorado Voters Can Stop the Senseless Killing of Big Cats
I urge all Coloradans who cherish native wildlife, including fair-chase hunters, to vote YES on Proposition 91…
Colorado Attorney General Files Brief to Protect Tenants from Deceptive Practices
“Landlords who take advantage of renters by mispresenting what is a lawful lease term are breaking the law,” said Weiser…
OPINION: US Support Of UN Organizations Must Remain Unabated
US financial support of various UN organizations is critical not only for the fulfillment of their humanitarian causes but also to serve America’s best national interests…
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part One
I’ve been following, and writing about, the Town Tourism Committee — later to become the Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board — since about 2006…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part One
Bill Hudson’s recent series about a meeting of Pagosa area residents to consider the recall of a county commissioner for a possible conflict of interest caught my interest…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ghost of Henry Ford
I once owned a Ford — an F-150 pickup truck — but that has no bearing, really, on my political issues with Henry Ford…
Three Pagosa Events with Best-Selling Author Anne Hillerman
The Ruby Sisson Library Foundation is partnering with best-selling author Anne Hillerman to present three events on September 13 and 14…
Colorado May Change Graduation Requirements After Big Drop in SAT Math Scores
To graduate from high school in Colorado, students must show proficiency in English and math…
BOOKISH: Writers of the World, Unite!
We have nothing to lose but our chains…