We now live in a so-called ‘post-industrial’ society, but the obsession with averages and percentages has only become more and more damaging…
BIG PIVOTS: What Fenberg’s Energy Bill Does — and Does Not Do
Proposal would trim Xcel’s sails and start pushing back on natural gas expansion, but falls far short of a major overhaul…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I’m a Real Nowhere Man
I was just cracking open a can of Bud Light the other day, when I heard about the controversy…
Register Now for May 3 Small Business Conference in Ignacio
Don’t wait! The Conference is next week! Join the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and The Fort Lewis College Center for Innovation for the READ MORE
OPINION: Give Colorado Cities the Choice to End Overdoses
Colorado stands at a crossroads, and the path we choose next is one of life or death for countless people in our communities…
Colorado Moves to Enhance Its Child Welfare System
“We are grateful for all the participation thus far to set up a new Child Welfare Family Advisory Council…”
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part Four
Why did San Juan County, NM, report 44,000 COVID cases per 100,000 population, when neighboring La Plata County, CO reported only 29,000…?
Municipal Leaders Remain Opposed to Colorado Land Use Legislation
The current amended version of SB-213 will likely not be the final product…
New Digital Products Available to Colorado Small Game Hunters
“We’re excited to add more products to the myColorado app in order to provide an extra level of customer service to our small game and combo license holders…”
OBITUARY: Bruce Dryburgh
Bruce served as President of the Archuleta School Board for 8 years from 2005 to 2013 and accomplished many improvements…
HMPRESENTLY: A Weighty, Perhaps Amusing, Statistic?
“Just hearing it on audio and coming from our elected officials’ mouths in a meeting, it made my stomach turn…”
San Juan Regional Medical Center No Longer Requiring Masks
San Juan Regional Medical Center is a non-profit, acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center with 198 licensed beds…
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part Three
According to Mr. Uzunian’s slide show, 90% of the world’s data has been created in the past two years, and only 0.5% of the world’s data has been analyzed…
CO Hwy 151 Now Open South of Chimney Rock Monument
CO 151 is open south of Chimney Rock National Monument. Paving and repairs will be needed in the near future…
OPINION: How Colorado Newsrooms Are (or Aren’t) Using ChatGPT
This week, I asked ChatGPT to flag any inconsistencies with Associated Press style for news writing…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chinese Balloon Technology
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered a high-altitude surveillance balloon on February 5…
Pagosa’s ‘Plaza Liquor’ Announces New Website and App
The website features will allow shoppers to see inventory, and order and pay online for curbside or in-store pickup…
HMPRESENTLY: All of a Sudden… Goodness?
How will I continue welcoming goodness into my life, if I’m not slamming the door on current events?
OPINION: The Special Importance of the 53rd Earth Day
This raises the question: “Can we navigate fast enough the seemingly impossible transformational changes that a viable human future requires?”