Those of us in elementary school in the 1950s remember “duck and cover”. We were told that in the event of nuclear attack we should crawl under our desks, with our arms over our faces…
Help Wanted: Leader for Colorado’s Early Childhood Department
The executive director of Colorado’s new early childhood department will be paid $155,000 to $170,000…
HMPRESENTLY: Stopping Those Rocks, and Such… Takes a Lot of Grit
It does take a lot to be heard, and to alter the course of things…
Southwestern Water Conservation District Announces 38th ‘Southwest Water Seminar’
How do we keep agricultural producers in business, protect the environment, provide water for our communities, and maintain water-based recreational opportunities?
Community Award Winners Announced at Chamber Annual Meeting
Being in business for 28 years, this organization has built 28 homes in the community with the intent to build 15 more in just 5 years. ..
EDITORIAL: County Clarifies the Gravel Pit Rules and Public Hearing Protocols, Part Two
According to a search on the County Assessor’s website, all of the (rather large) properties immediately adjacent to the Oakbrush Hill site are zoned ‘Agricultural Ranching’… except for one property zoned “Agricultural Estate”…
Colorado Preparing for ‘Treacherous’ Road Conditions
This NOAA map shows the most severe impacts expected in the southwest corner of the state — especially in the San Juan Mountains…
EDITORIAL: Steep Drop in Pagosa COVID Cases Since Mid-January
As we see, the peak of confirmed infections on a single day took place on January 12, 2022, when SJBPH reported 54 cases in Archuleta County…
OPINION: Prescribed Burning a Second-Class Option
According to wildfire forensics reported for hundreds of wildfires at InciWeb, the predominant fuel in a majority of western wildfires is grass and brush, which is now overgrown virtually everywhere in western states…
Dollars Talk, But Great Leaders Keep Their Employees from Walking
Companies need to set expectations for how they want their leaders to lead. Few companies do this and it’s the biggest gap to building a great culture…
ESSAY: ‘Time’ vs. Pagosa Springs High School Girls’ Swim Team
In October, both the coaches and the athletic director of the school district were scrambling to find a pool, in order to save yet another season for this newly added sport…
EDITORIAL: County Clarifies the Gravel Pit Rules and Public Hearing Protocols, Part One
“We know the County is fully aware that this issue is very important to so many of us, but it appears they really do NOT want to hear from us that oppose of this location…”
EDITORIAL: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly… Housing Solutions… Part Four
Fortunately, Rose Mountain is nothing like the monstrous, crime-ridden ‘public housing projects’ that were constructed in urban areas during the 1950s and 1960s…
READY, FIRE, AIM: All’s Fair in Love and War
I visited the TASS.com website yesterday — the Russian News Agency — thinking they might have photos of Vladimir Putin’s expensive watches…
Demand for Service Dogs Unleashes a ‘Wild West’ Market
“It’s so easy to defraud people over the internet. There’s a lot of money to be made here,” said David Favre…
Tri-State Generation Files for New Transmission Lines
“Our electric resource plan before the CPUC identifies the need for an additional 2,000 megawatts of renewable resources across our interconnected system…”
LETTER: Another Hill We Climb
I’m also a proud veteran, but regardless of veteran status, I consider most Americans to be humble, patriotic and anti-war…
Coloradans Convicted of DUIs Could Get Licenses Reinstated Sooner
After a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Coloradans aren’t supposed to be able to drive for at least 30 days…
EDITORIAL: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly… Housing Solutions… Part Three
“We did this because we care. Despite our community knowing for many years that this is a community-wide problem, nothing has materialized as a solution….”