Under the direction and choreography of Pagosa favorite Melissa Firlit, this production promises to be a visual and emotional delight…
EDITORIAL: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part Four
I wrote yesterday’s editorial while sitting in row 23, seat F on Alaska Airlines Flight 654 from Seattle to Albuquerque, the second leg of my flight back to Pagosa…
Hopes and Fears at the U.S.-Mexico Border Following Executive Order
Immigration advocates expressed deep concern the order — issued after Congress failed to take action on sweeping immigration legislation…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Welcome to the Anthropocene
Geologists and stratigraphers don’t own the concept. People can just walk outside, and they recognize we’re in the Anthropocene….
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Lessons from the Judean Revolt
Roman legionnaires from Syria were ordered in to quash the revolt. But a united Judean people set an ambush for them and crushed their army at the Battle of Beth Horon…
OPINION: The PRESS Act Would Ensure a Free and Fair Media
The PRESS Act is necessary to ensure journalists will not have to worry “that under a future repressive administration federal law enforcement agencies…”
Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Lauren Boebert to Move Forward
“Defendant’s threats to sue Plaintiffs’ sponsors and donors are unprotected because they were neither made in good faith nor in serious contemplation of litigation…”
EDITORIAL: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part Three
Learn a few phrases of the local language, and make yourself familiar with local customs and manners…
Outside PAC Money Funding Colorado Races
Battles between wealthy conservative donors and far-right extremists over the future of the Republican Party are fueling millions of dollars in outside spending…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Colors of the Future
Pagosa Springs has become a bit more prideful these days, although we don’t yet have a Pride Parade like they have in most big cities…
ESSAY: Eating Right, and Frugally, in Pagosa Springs
One way to save is in knowing our grocers; I shop each one for different things and combine my shop days…
Governor Polis Signs Bipartisan Bills to Support Rural Health Care
“Throughout my district Coloradans living in rural areas rely on critical access hospitals for life-saving care,” said Senator Dylan Roberts…
‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Plays June 12-16 at PSHS
With a mute king, a manipulative queen, a droopy prince and a cast full of crazies, what could possibly go wrong?
Changes Coming for Falls Creek Conservation Area
Formerly known as the Falls Creek Archaeological Area, this valley is located 3 miles north of Durango on the San Juan National Forest…
OPINION: The Sanctity of War, Alive and Well
The only lesson I can draw is that we’re not going to succeed at abolishing war unless we first succeed at transcending our exploitative interests…
Colorado Environmental Groups Plan to Sue Suncor Refinery Over Air Pollution
The sprawling Suncor facility in Commerce City is Colorado’s only oil refinery and one of its largest single sources of air pollution…
EDITORIAL: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part Two
Maybe we’re looking for a “shared experience”?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dying to Get Elected
Politics have gotten a bit weird lately…
Pagosa Car Show Starts Today on Lewis Street
There will again be a beverage garden all day, delicious food vendors, retail vendors, and lots of interaction with the car owners…