The supply of COVID-19 vaccine is very limited with Colorado receiving approximately 70,000 doses of vaccine each week for a population of 5.8 million residents…
ACLU Appeals to Colorado Supreme Court, Wants Governor Polis to Decrease Prison Population
“Governor Polis is the only person with the power to reduce prison density to save lives,” said Mark Silverstein, the legal director for the ACLU of Colorado…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Hears Some Good News
“I just love it when the community comes together for important things. And this is an important thing…”
Will Congress Reverse Last-minute Trump Rule on Migratory Birds?
Migratory Bird Treaty Act would not be available to prosecute companies for accidental bird deaths…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Waking Up From The American Dream
Had a dream a couple of nights ago. I was sitting on a rock wall, at the edge of a large farm — maybe a plantation — next to a young man who was perhaps 14 years old…
HMPRESENTLY: Corny… or What?
Why post broadsides on bulletin boards, when we have a community website, and we can also blast-email folks, to keep them informed? I’ll tell you why…
ESSAY: The Hill We Climb Together
The rhythmic recitation by poet Amanda Gorman at the inauguration, her words counterpointed by her twirling hands, awoke a pleasant rush of what the Buddhists call sympathetic joy…
OPINION: If We Want to Make Things Better, We’ll Have to Do It Ourselves, Part Two
The crossing of a Rubicon is also important because it can’t be uncrossed. A norm breached is no longer a norm…
EDITORIAL: No, Arnold… Jan. 6 was Not America’s ‘Kristallnacht’
I found the Governor’s overall message to be encouraging. One segment, however, struck me as alarmist…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Well-fed Mice of Melbourne
“It’s actually a lot of them!” she tweeted, sharing video proof of her tiny roommates…
Some School Staff Eligible Now for COVID Vaccine
School nurses, health technicians who assist them, occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, campus security guards… are among those whose names have been submitted by school districts…
Shed-antler Collecting is Prohibited through April 30 in Colorado
“The purpose of the closures is to reduce disturbance of wintering wildlife during the time of year they are most vulnerable…”
Environmental Lawsuits Seek to Overturn Trump’s Fracking Leases
“The time has come for BLM to take stock of the monumental danger caused by its entire oil and gas program…”
VIDEO: ‘The Hill We Climb’
“But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated…”
EDITORIAL: Shoot Me Up, Scotty… Part Four
You probably wouldn’t suspect, standing outside the house at 3013 Bridle Path in Friendswood, Texas, that its home theater had been designed to emulate the control room of a Federation spaceship…
OPINION: If We Want to Make Things Better, We’ll Have to Do It Ourselves, Part One
The fact that we live with injustice should not prevent us from seeing where people are broken…
OPINION: What Kamala Harris’ Ascension Means for Girls of Color
“This is something achievable, it’s attainable, and it’s not something that has to happen in the next century. This is something I can do now….”
San Juan Basin Public Health Confirms First COVID-related Death in Archuleta County
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of this community member,” said SJBPH Executive Director, Liane Jollon. “The virus remains a real threat in our communities…”