“You can’t say you want to make America healthy again while reducing access to the very foods that help children grow and thrive…”
‘Community Conversations’ Will Address Potential Tax Issues in Pagosa Springs
A series of free ‘Community Conversations’ has been planned to allow government leaders to explain the perceived need for higher taxes…
Pagosa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to Consider ‘Solidarity’
This service offers a liturgy of stories, readings, songs and shared reflections that help communities ground themselves in our history of showing up in times of need…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Seven
“I would argue that this opportunity is so valuable that it justifies a trade-off of foregoing other identified and unidentified initiatives, to secure the funding to ensure we acquire Reservoir Hill…”
Colorado Law Will Prohibit Sales of Dogs, Cats in Pet Stores
“Pet stores can still thrive. Communities can still connect with animals. But the pipeline that brought suffering into our state ends here…”
OPINION: Protecting the Right to Vote in Colorado
This ruling underscores why the League of Women Voters of Colorado fought in coalition for passage of the Colorado Voting Rights Act…
HEALTHY ARCHULETA: Spring Gardening Opportunities in Pagosa Springs
With a bit of creativity, using tools like greenhouses, grow domes, or high tunnels, the season can stretch well beyond its limits…
‘End of Life’ Education Program Today to Feature County Coroner
These are emotionally challenging programs, but with caring and sensitive people working together, we can handle almost anything…
LIBRARY NEWS: A New Library Goes Green
We have found additional ways to incorporate environmentally friendly features into our plans through grant opportunities…
SENIOR NEWS: Driving Vehicles, in the Golden Years
There are also proactive steps seniors can take to maintain confidence and safety behind the wheel…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Six
I mentioned the temptation by government staff to provide misinformation to their governing board and to the community, because what I heard on April 7 appears to be misinformation…
Colorado Senate Passes Bill to Address Sports Betting Addiction
“Today’s Senate vote, paired with the experiences shared on the Campaign’s panel, makes one thing clear: Coloradans want commonsense guardrails…”
Judge Rules in Favor of Unaffiliated Voters, as Primary Election Arrives
The decision is the latest action in a years-long legal battle in which the Republican Party challenged state laws enacted as a result of Proposition 108…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Make Cows Great Again?
The American Dairy Coalition appears to be hot on the trail of bad government data…
Second Chance Prom to Offer Glamorous ‘Night in Hollywood’
Our candidates this year are: Kevin and Sunshine Blue, Kim and Allen Domingo, Kevin and Julia Wood, Carli and Adam Luhrs, and Kari and Scott Burkett…
ESSAY: Considering ‘Landscape Function’ as the Foundation for Biodiversity
The first forms of life to benefit from improvements in Landscape Function are the countless species of soil microorganisms…
ESSAY: Earth Day, 1970… Denver, Colorado
The Denver Public Library had exactly one book about solar energy then… How did Morey Wolfson create an event that drew 5,000 people?…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Five
It was obvious to me that Mr. Levine was proud of what his family has done to the enhance the value of the property, at a cost of millions of dollars beyond the initial purchase price…
Latest Drought Stage News from PAWSD
To conserve water in Lake Hatcher, water is pumped 7 miles and 700 vertical feet, from a pumping station along the San Juan River south of downtown Pagosa Springs…