Road crews and engineers completed repairs while Monument staff shoveled mud and rocks out of parking lots and pathways…
PAGOSA UU FELLOWSHIP: Celebrating the Web of the Harvest
Mabon: Celebrating the Web of the Harvest is the title of the Sunday, September 20 program, at the Pagosa Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship. Mabon a READ MORE
ESSAY: 20th Anniversary of ‘Rights of Nature’
In 1972, a small California law journal published professor Christopher Stone’s seminal article, “Should trees have standing?”
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part One
We would expect this from the framers of the Constitution, because they lived in a different time and with different beliefs…
New Plan to Conserve Colorado River Water Has Farmers and Ranchers Concerned
Members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the state’s lead water agency, voted 9-0 to conditionally approve a “near-term contribution program”…
CHAMBER NEWS: Pagosa’s Annual Colorfest Starts Tomorrow, Sept. 18
Colorfest returns Sept. 18–20 for a weekend of balloons, food, music and celebration…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Socialism is Dead — Long Live Socialism!
Does my friend mean the same thing, when he uses the word “Socialism”, as I mean when I use the word “Socialism”?…
Chimney Rock National Monument Closed Due to Heavy Rains
Due to the threat of additional heavy rain in the coming days, the Monument will remain closed until the threat of flash flooding passes…
LIBRARY NEWS: We’ve Built a Community Center
Other news stories talk about library branch closures or reduced hours…
ARCHULETA SENIORS: Protein is Important for Health
Good sources of protein include lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, beans, lentils…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Three
Every two years, we elect one or two of our County commissioners, and each newly-formed Commission talks about roads, but struggles to solve the core problem…
Sandbags Available for Archuleta County Residents
Please bring your own shovels and be prepared to load your own vehicles…
Pagosa Peak Open School Celebrates ‘Performance Ranking’
“This single year of growth hitting the 75th percentile highlights the ongoing progress our students are making…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Still Dreaming of Fusion
The first successful test of a thermonuclear bomb was conducted by the United States on November 1, 1952…
ESSAY: A Young Generation Living in Fear
Only 39% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll…
Colorado Educators Can Get Homebuying Help Through New State Program
The Schools to Home program launched July 1 to provide assistance to educators and other public school employees who are first-time homebuyers…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Most Democracies Allow Mail Voting
There are plenty of countries who don’t have voting by mail on IDEA’s map. They’re just called authoritarian countries…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Two
I was told, for example, that government grants were used to install fiber optic cable throughout the Industrial Park a while back…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Restrictions on Mail Ballot Voting
“Today is a good day for democracy, the rule of law, and the American people looking to exercise their Constitutional right to vote…”