While I was growing up, my family never owned a 500 Series wall phone, preferring the standard desktop model. In black…..
LETTER: Celebrating Black History Month
I value learning Black History as an effort to bring in parallel events and historical figures from America to create a bigger picture of our country…
Report Downplays Importance of Colorado’s Oil & Gas Industry
“As of March of last year, the industry represented less than 1% of total employment and less than 2% of total wages,” Stiffler said…
Pine Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Launches Unique Staff Assistance Fund
“Pine Ridge Rehab is grateful for our staff and to be able to provide additional means to support their well-being…”
LETTER: Comments About Archuleta County STR Task Force
The task force has been meeting at least every two weeks since September, plus additional subgroup meetings…
Colorado Treasurer’s Advice for Handling a Data Breach
“If you know what to expect, and you take a few simple steps to protect yourself, you can overcome the risks and hassles of a data breach…”
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Three
A significant portion of last night’s meeting dealt with upgrades to the PAWSD wastewater treatment facility…
Colorado Choice Advocates Praise FDA Abortion Medication Decision
A federal lawsuit filed just 10 days after the decision, challenging the FDA’s approval of the drug in 2000, has made the future of medication abortions uncertain…
Wolf Creek Hosting ‘Forever Young’ Ski Clinic Today
Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1, is Local Appreciation Day. Lift tickets will be $62 for adults, $43 for seniors and $32 for children…
Tomorrow is National Energy Assistance Day
“Recent data shows nearly 26 percent of Coloradans reported reducing basic expenses like food and medicine to pay their energy bills…”
HMPRESENTLY: Tuning In
What if we could tune into those thoughts, about the same as adjusting a radio dial?
Lengthy DACA Battle Puts Lives ‘On Hold’
“We know that immigrant youths who are turning 15, 16, who would otherwise be eligible for it, are no longer eligible…”
PHOTO ESSAY: Sledz on Rez, 2023
The youngest of the group made it all the way down with the most amazing big blue eyes…
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Two
My friend Glenn Walsh and I had published this monthly magazine for about 11 months, back in 2010, with my daughter Ursala handling the graphic design…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lying and Laughing
But mostly, I’ve been writing lots of little white lies. Not the whoppers like we get from U.S. Presidents…
Charter School Kindergarten Celebrates The Weather
Exploration with weather instruments and documenting local weather brought this project to life for these young students…
Colorado Begins Unemployment Program for Undocumented Workers
Colorado’s Office of New Americans selected a Denver-based company this week to administer its wage replacement program for unemployed undocumented workers…
Hickenlooper Cautions Federal Reserve on Rate Hikes
As the labor market cools, concern about a recession and long-lasting effects grow as the Fed is discussing raising interest rates for the eighth time…
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part One
Yes, there will be a public hearing on rate increases. And a public hearing on a rather large loan for the Vista Wastewater Treatment Plant…