The Archuleta BOCC and the La Plata BOCC each voted on November 15 to approve an orderly dissolution of the San Juan Basin Public Health district…
OPINION: Is Servitas The Baddie?
At UC Boulder the rent for half of a 250-square-foot studio, after subtracting the meal plan, is $1400 per month, or $2800 per studio…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Try Not to Get Too Excited About Mushroom Therapy
The law isn’t clear about whether these state-appointed board members are required to have experience with mushrooms, but I would hope so…
Colorado Lawmakers Form Caucus for Gun Violence Prevention
So far, the caucus has 16 state representatives and six state senators, all Democrats…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Danger Inherent in Police ‘Theories’
If you want to know what the evidence actually is, you have to hear it from the prosecutors…
SJBPH Offering Free Well Testing for PFAS Chemicals
La Plata and Archuleta County residents can now have their private wells sampled and tested at no cost…
Bipartisan Support for Marriage Equality in U.S. Senate
The Senate bill garnered support more than the 60 senators from both political parties needed to move past a legislative filibuster…
New Archuleta Fund Awards Its Initial Grant to Habitat for Humanity
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado works to increase sustainability and success for nonprofits…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Six
We were probably justified in laughing out loud, except it was not actually funny…
Frisch Concedes to Rep. Boebert in Race Still Destined for Automatic Recount
During a live announcement Friday morning, Frisch said he had conceded the race, which remains exceedingly close but not likely to change in Frisch’s favor…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What I Want from COP27
Even if I wanted COP27 to achieve something, who am I to tell them how to save the world? I don’t even know how to change the oil on my car…
LETTER: Servitas Out of Touch with Pagosa Springs Housing Needs
Why is Town Staff trying to “Boil the Ocean”, and hire the same architects who were hired to design Bootjack Ranch, and the Village at Wolf Creek?
HMPRESENTLY: Little Nuggets, Sometimes…
Business firms, on the other hand, often seem to eschew little nuggets in their communication, which sometimes is necessary, for legal or other reasons…
Colorado Driver Handbook, Audiobook, Now Available Online
The latest edition of the Driver Handbook is now available in the myColorado app as an English audiobook as well as English and Spanish digital versions…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Five
On Mr. Clark’s recommendation, the Town Council directed Mr. Scharton to bring back a new pro forma, showing a cash flow model based on 5% and 7% vacancy rates…
Colorado Legislators Question Polis Budget Proposal
Budget proposal for the 2023-2024 fiscal year requests $46 billion in spending, including a $16.7 billion general fund request…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Love Affair with the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
I actually didn’t know much about her daily life. Not the intimate details, anyway…
ORBITERS: Mischief
“You didn’t smoke, did you?”