So, let’s say you’re in the Gen X cohort. You were born between 1965 and 1980. Would ‘feh’ be familiar to you?
Announcements from The New Thought Center
We are open to new ideas, classes, playshops, tours, and growing our community in a bigger way to serve our community…
EDITORIAL: Town Manager Andrea Phillips Submits Her Resignation
“I anticipate my last day with the Town of Pagosa Springs to be August 4, 2023. Following that, I anticipate spending more time caring for family in Tucson, AZ and moving back to Mancos, CO…”
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part Four
A 60% increase in Pagosa Springs property taxes will mean a great deal to many property owners and renters. It will mean nothing at all to the funding of our local public schools…
OPINION: ‘Dobbs’ Has Been a Legal Disaster
A year ago, the Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to get an abortion. At least in Colorado, medical science and sanity still prevails…
HMPRESENTLY: Don’t Get Cute With Us
But differentiating politicians’ words from their actions, might tell a rather different story…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Problem with Hydrogen
Of course, most of us are already pumping a highly explosive liquid into our automobile tanks, called “gasoline”…
‘Rhetoric’ vs ‘Reality’ Regarding BLM Proposed Public Lands Rule
Reality: The oil and gas industry has abandoned thousands of oil and gas wells on federal lands without reclaiming them…
Get to Know Town Council Member Leonard Martinez
“Still, the deep personal relationships with family and friends were what I learned to value in Pagosa…”
FILM: ‘For the Love of Life’ Available Online This Thursday
The film will be followed by a conversation with David and Audrey…
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part Three
Unfortunately, the County does not provide us with any facts, or any reasons why we might vote “Yes”… or “No”…
At Least 1.7 Million Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections
Sharing plans do not guarantee payment for health services and are not held to the same standards and consumer protections as health insurance plans…
Online ‘Auction for the Animals’ Now in Progress, Through June 26
Virtual auction attendees can bid on hundreds of incredible items including jewelry, art, home goods, outdoor gear, gift baskets, Cumbre Toltec railroad train passes, dog sledding…
READY, FIRE, AIM: No One Should Be an Acronym
My father once told me that, like many Americans, I was descended from a long line of WASPs…
Interior Department Proposes Rule to Bolster Solar and Wind Development on Public Lands
New renewable energy projects approved since 2021 are expected to power more than 2.6 million homes with clean electricity…
ESSAY: Which States Celebrate Juneteenth?
Other states that weren’t part of the Civil War, like Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Idaho, New Mexico, and South Dakota, which do celebrate Juneteenth…
‘Summer Solstice Tours’ at Chimney Rock This Week
Experience the sunrise from the Chacoan Great House and learn why these events were important to the ancient ones…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act in 7-2 Decision
ICWA was enacted in an effort to rectify historical wrongs caused by a centuries-long campaign by the federal government of forcibly removing Native children from their homes…
BIG PIVOTS: Tribal Voices at the Colorado River Table
Native Americans were not invited to craft the Colorado River Compact in 1922. Now they insist they must be part of solutions…