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READY, FIRE, AIM: The Extraterrestrial House of Cards

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Extraterrestrial House of Cards

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Louis Cannon

In 1960, Frank Drake organized the first SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) conference and presented his famous Drake Equation…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

Colorado Lawmakers Try Again to Provide Eviction Protections

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Post Contributor

“We worked very hard over the past several months with stakeholders and other legislators to incorporate some of the changes…”

Posted in News/Politics

SENIOR CENTER NEWS: ASI Recipient of DOLA Funding

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Rosa D. Chávez

Archuleta Seniors Inc is a recipient of $14,000 in DOLA funds to support the development of a five year strategic plan…

Posted in Community

LIBRARY NEWS: February Brings New Programs

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Library Staff

February brings new free programs for adults and preschoolers plus first 2024 book sale…

Posted in Community
EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part Three

Posted on January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 by Bill Hudson

On one side, we had community members who fully supported the rather draconian policies put in place by Governor Polis and his administration…

Posted in News/Politics
OPINION: Creative Thinking Needed to Save Rural Hospitals

OPINION: Creative Thinking Needed to Save Rural Hospitals

Posted on January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 by Post Contributor

Over the last 15 years, approximately 150 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. What does it mean?

Posted in Education/Health
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where's My Vanity License Plate?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s My Vanity License Plate?

Posted on January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Last year, Colorado drivers kept the Division of Motor Vehicles busy reviewing personalized license plate applications in 2023.  Vanity plate applications…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BIG PIVOTS: Solar Industry Seeks Changes to Electrical Grid Planning

Posted on January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 by Allen Best

“We have a mid-20th century way of doing things as we hurtle through the 21st century…

Posted in Business

NM Congressional Delegates Criticize FEMA for Delayed Payments to Victims

Posted on January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 by Post Contributor

Letter says more than 100 victims have waited at least 180 days, with “many more” approaching the legally required deadline…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: A New Preschool in Pagosa?

EDITORIAL: A New Preschool in Pagosa?

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Bill Hudson

PPOS currently serves grades K-8. But that might change in the near future, with the inclusion of an on-site preschool…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part Two

Posted on January 23, 2024January 24, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“If you look at this graph visually, you might come away thinking, ‘Oh, we really have a horrible problem in Archuleta County with suicide…’ “

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Older Americans Feeling Trapped in 'Medicare Advantage' Plans

Older Americans Feeling Trapped in ‘Medicare Advantage’ Plans

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Post Contributor

“I have very little control over my actual medical care,” he said, adding that he now advises friends not to sign up for the private plans…

Posted in Education/Health
GROWING PAINS: The Downfall of 'Frontdesk' STR Management Company

GROWING PAINS: The Downfall of ‘Frontdesk’ STR Management Company

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Hank Lydick

Frontdesk’s arbitrage business model was to strategically acquiring real estate property units, including building leases and apartments…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

STRONG TOWNS: Where Do Infrastructure Projects Come From?

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Charles Marohn

The question the council is being asked is overly simple: do we want ostensibly free money from the state and federal government to address one of our many problems?

Posted in Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: What Happened to DeSantis?

INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: What Happened to DeSantis?

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by John Tures

Now pundits are making all kinds of claims that DeSantis lost because of style points… an annoying laugh… a delay until late Spring of 2023… too many staffers…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

Staff Shortages in Colorado Prisons Leave Basic Needs Unmet

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Post Contributor

“I have been incarcerated for 25 years and have never seen prison this bad,” one person said in the survey. “We are basically being warehoused…”

Posted in News/Politics

Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch Survives GOP Caucus Vote… Barely

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Last week it came to light that Lynch was charged in 2022 for speeding, driving under the influence, and being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part One

EDITORIAL: The Five-Year Plan for Better Health, Part One

Posted on January 22, 2024January 23, 2024 by Bill Hudson

During the discussion about the assessment, BOH President Jon Bruss expressed some concerns about the data, as presented by SJBPH…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
OPINION: An Ardent Supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr

OPINION: An Ardent Supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Posted on January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 by Post Contributor

I am an ardent supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with deep knowledge in matters relating to his candidacy. I work strictly as a volunteer READ MORE

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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