Maybe your parents or relatives talked about the Great Depression, about people struggling to get by when the global economy crashed in the ’30s…
OPINION: Further Steps Needed to Protect the Incarcerated
The legislation includes funding for federal, state and local corrections systems to counteract the spread of COVID-19…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Seven
“Flattening the curve buys society time, which hopefully is used well to ramp up medical facilities…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Six
The occasion was a special “Seniors Only” shopping event, from 7-8am…
First Positive COVID-19 Case Reported in La Plata County
“San Juan Basin Public Health has been preparing for weeks, as a case in our jurisdiction has been expected…”
OPINION: US Park Service Selling Out to Telecom Giants, Part Three
“The root of the problem is a Park Service embrace of cellular coverage without any critical analysis…”
HMPRESENTLY: Rough Notes During Coronavirus Briefings
“When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time……”
EDITORIAL: Polis Orders Businesses, Agencies to Reduce ‘In-Person’ Workforce
“If we don’t abide by these simple, common sense protocols, you will be jeopardizing lives,” he claimed…
Outdoor Etiquette in a Trying Time
Breathing in phytoncide, airborne chemicals produced by plants, increases our levels of white blood cells and helps fight off infections and diseases…
Senators Request Clarification on Apparent DACA Policy Changes
“We are gravely concerned that the Trump Administration is preparing mass deportations of Dreamers, young immigrants who grew up in the United States and know no other home…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Five
“We were about $400 million dollars behind where we should have been on the unemployment insurance trust fund…”
OPINION: US Park Service Selling Out to Telecom Giants, Part Two
“That is the trend. That is where we are going as a society,” he said. “And the Park Service wants to enable that…”
EDITORIAL: The Quest for a Test
Denver’s drive-through experiment was shut down after less than a week of sporadic testing, with no announced date for re-opening…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Brighter Side of a Virus Epidemic
There’s always a silver lining. I saw on the news yesterday, that arrests are way down…
LETTER: The Answer is Simple
Businesses that close for safety will open again with employee guarantee positions when displaced…
LETTER: Unprecedented Times Require Unprecedented Measures
We don’t want families choosing between food and medicine or paying property taxes…
Colorado Parks Remain Open; Limited Access to Visitor Centers
Despite restricted public access, most offices will remain staffed and able to serve customers via phone or email…
La Plata County Opens Temporary ‘Drive-Through’ COVID Testing Site
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is opening a temporary drive-through testing site today Friday, March 20, and tomorrow, Saturday, March 21…