Please register before March 24 to help us with planning…
LPEA Cancels Director Election, as All Four Directors Run Unopposed
Members are still encouraged to attend and participate in LPEA’s 2022 Annual Meeting at the LPEA headquarters in Bodo Park…
LIBRARY NEWS: Find New Books That Match Your Interests
We suggest you go to our NoveList database where you’ll find a multitude of options to enrich your reading life…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Makes No Decision Regarding Public Health District, Part One
“At the last work session — I think it was two weeks ago — it was suggested that perhaps a new citizens committee be formed?…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Eleven
The application was 39 pages long. 27 of those pages consisted of an Operating Agreement for Aspen Village Ventures LLC, a company registered with a Bentonville, Arkansas mailing address…
Please Consider the Summer Phillips Pierce GoFundMe Effort
Summer and her husband Chris Pierce have a long row to hoe…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Extending Operations to Easter Sunday
The midway base depth is at 109 inches and Wolf Creek’s year-to-date snowfall is 357 inches…
HMPRESENTLY: Given a Choice of Nations…
In warfare, there are atrocities, and I’m now realizing there are atrocities in communication, as well…
Colroado’s Black Democratic Legislative Caucus Promotes New ‘Juneteenth’ State Holiday
“In many ways Juneteenth represents how freedom and justice in the U.S. has always been delayed. Juneteenth is for all people, not just African Americans…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Ten
According to Smart Growth America’s calculations, our community will wind up $78 million in debt over the next 20 years by continuing our ostentatious, sprawling growth pattern…
Rising Gas Prices Prompt Legislation to Limit Oil Company Profiteering
“Big Oil raked in $174 billion in profits last year — and as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine drives up gas prices, they’re on track to make even more…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Taking a Hard Look at the Dunning-Kruger Effect
The theory put forward in their 1999 peer-reviewed paper is that people who know very little about a topic or process are least capable of knowing what they don’t know…
Fun Races at Wolf Creek Ski Area
The race course was immaculately groomed with the new snow from the storm last week which, along with the cooler days, made the base almost perfect for racing…
Colorado House Passes Reproductive Rights Bill
HB-1279 would not create any new reproductive rights in Colorado, a state where people already have access to abortion later in pregnancy…
Some Colorado School Districts Nervous About Preschool Requirements
As Colorado prepares to launch free universal preschool, lawmakers are taking up legislation that could reshape Colorado’s early childhood landscape…
Registration Open for Thingamjig’s Summer Theatre Camp for Kids
This super fun and wildly popular summer camp is in its 11th summer at the Center for the Arts…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Nine
I bring up these two terms, because this editorial series has concerned itself with a $3 million “affordable housing” grant submitted by the Town Planning Department to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs…
‘Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the World’ This Saturday, March 19 in Pagosa
The congregation of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church encourages everyone in the community to come celebrate our patron saint…
LETTER: Poor Road Maintenance Decisions
While we understood this to be a town largely dependent on tourism when we moved here, we did not expect that meant residents would receive second class treatment…