“We write to express our support for federal legislation to support election workers, including the recently introduced Election Worker Protection Act….”
Early Childhood Council Forms in Pagosa Springs
The Early Childhood Council of Archuleta County will be assessing the current needs of its families regarding early childhood services…
Colorado Experiment Aims to Expand Teacher Pipeline, Stem Turnover
This year, 35 prospective teachers and seven districts, including Aurora, Adams 12, and Durango, are participating in the project…
EDITORIAL: Extraordinary Changes, Part Four
Professional campaign manager Beth Lamberson was sharing images, via Zoom, related to Ballot Measure 1A, which the BOCC has placed on this November’s ballot…
Polis, Ganahl Debate the Future of Colorado
It was the first time Polis, a Democrat, and Ganahl, a Republican, faced each other this election season…
Chimney Rock National Monument Closes for the Season on October 2
Hiking into the site is allowed, as long as visitors stay on the roads and the trails. Biking is allowed on the roads within the park…
Update on Archuleta County Health Equity Assessment
The group heard the presentation and acknowledged that healthcare providers are rarely in the same space to work together towards collaborative changes that may be needed…
LIBRARY NEWS: Free Lifelong Learning Lecture Series Begins October 13
An all-new free Lifelong Learning lecture series begins October 13 and runs every Thursday through November 17 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. – our first READ MORE
Senior Center Celebrates Successful Fundraiser
We saw so many familiar faces and new faces that night that we couldn’t be more thankful for living in this special community…
More Pagosa Springs Events Coming in October
Following the fireworks, you can then just walk over to Pagosa Springs High School, where Curtains Up Pagosa will be performing the musical “The Addams Family” at 7:30pm.
Time to Rope in Some Volunteers, to Help with New Habitat Homes in Pagosa
You don’t need experience or a big group to come help out. Our lead volunteer, Larry Parks is happy to show you the ropes…
EDITORIAL: Extraordinary Changes, Part Three
But Archuleta County decided, decades ago, that they wanted to be a suburban paradise, with lots of roads and infrastructure needs — but without the municipal revenues that typically support this level of development…
ESSAY: Community Organizing Helps People Thrive in Challenging Times
When people see how they can create real political changes as part of communities, amazing things can happen…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Talk About Conspiracy Theories (Without Getting Hurt)
Few conversations are more likely to get you punched in the face than a conversation about conspiracy theories…
ESSAY: Creating Belonging in Colorado Classrooms
In the work we support across Colorado, educators see the most dramatic change when combining strategies that build strong teacher-student relationships with strong peer-peer relationships and group identity…
Ridgway Smallmouth Bass Classic a Record-Setting Success in 2022
Chase Nicholson of Ridgway was crowned the champion for a fourth consecutive year, as he caught 3,036 smallmouth bass to win $3,000…
OPINION: A World Beyond War… or Else!
Militarism is a paradigm that needs to go into the dustbin of history alongside slavery, child labor, and treating women as chattel…
EDITORIAL: Extraordinary Changes, Part Two
We might see some more changes in the coming months, regarding the vacation rental industry…
OPINION: Facebook Fascism? Part Two
A definition of Facism is “A way of organizing a society in which a government controls the lives of the people – and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government…”