In connection with that question, we have certain services that a county public health department is required to provide, according to Colorado law…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Five
Hoarding is a fascinating aspect of human character, not exclusive to any particular sex; hoarders can be men, or women. Or people in a gender transition..
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Three
There’s more than one way to skin a cat… but municipal governments don’t always choose the sharpest knife…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Quest for Guilt-Free Fried Food
Of course, I immediately went home to check and see if this same Ninja Air Fryer was available online, for a lower price…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Seven
The drawing shown, by Reynolds Ash & Associates, shows a person standing in front of the architects’ office, next to a bicycle rack…
FOOD SECURITY: 2023 Off to a Great Start
One of our funders who regularly checks in with us to share and learn alongside us is the Colorado Health Foundation…
Public Meeting Tomorrow Will Address ‘Older Americans Act’ Programs
Planning issues that will be discussed will include Meals on Wheels, meal sites, transportation, snow shoveling, home repair, legal assistance, ombudsman support…
‘Healthy Archuleta’ Food Drive Set for Tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 21
Community food-sharing opportunities allow us to gather together to support our community as a whole…
EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Seven
At this week’s Town Council meeting, the Council members heard a presentation about a potential $20 million ‘workforce housing’ project…
EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Six
The Colorado Universal Preschool Program is expected save families an average of $4,300 per year on child care…
EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Five
Just to be clear, I am definitely not using the word ‘entitlement’ in a purely derogatory sense…
READY, FIRE, AIM: And Now for Some Good News
I’m not the kind of idiot who goes around looking for good news. But when I was at the library…
EDITORIAL: An Oversized Building? Part Four
Take ‘smaller scale buildings’, as one example. Three words, written in a certain pattern, and open to interpretation…
PHOTO ESSAY: The Golden Age of Hollywood a ‘Peak’ Fundraising Event
The event raised over $24,000 in cash with over $15,000 of event expenses covered by in-kind donations from local vendors and businesses…
ESSAY: Phyl Has Left the Building!
Her fiery Letters to the Editor were legendary. She thought that the coming of a big-box store was the beginning of the end of life as we knew it…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Event Appropriately Named ‘Black Friday’
On Black Saturday — my clever name for the day after Black Friday — the online search engines were ablaze with exciting news about the American economy…
EDITORIAL: Werewolves of Pagosa, Part Two
Now, 29 years later, Ursala was experiencing Mesa Heights with her own children, ages 8 and 12…
Community Invited to Help Design New Public Playground
Pagosa Peak Open School is partnering with the Colorado Health Foundation to build a playscape that will be open to the public during non-school hours…