That experience taught me the way the “drug war” was, and still is, being “fought” is futile — if the objective is reduction of the availability of illicit drugs…
HMPRESENTLY: Getting My Tooth Drilled While Pondering Democracies, Republics, and the Weather
There was, long ago, Vlad the Impaler, for example, and with a name like that, he probably wasn’t an understanding kind of guy…
Kentucky Donations Collected by Cub Scouts
The Cub Scouts will sort and allocate the many donations on Friday at their weekly meeting at the Methodist Church on Lewis Street at 4:30pm…
New E-book on Reviving Small-Scale Development in Your Community
Who built your city? Who builds your city? …And are the answers to those two questions the same? Up until the past few decades, if READ MORE
LETTER: Open Letter to the Westminster City Council
The Equity Washers punch down, not up. Nature, which has no voice other than what you give it, is their favorite punching bag…
Colorado Colleges Graduate Hispanic Men at Low Rates — But They Can Improve
Many of those pushing for higher graduation rates are Hispanic men. Inevitably, the work feels personal…
EDITORIAL: Is Pagosa Going to Pot? Part Four
“Colorado’s drug overdose rate spiked 50% from May 2019 to May 2021, trending directly with a nationwide increase….”
Comparative Charts for COVID-19 in Archuleta County and Beyond
One overall depressing aspect of Figure 1 data is that all cumulative metrics of tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise without bending over to indicate the virus is under control…
Colorado Democrats Urge EPA to Place Risk Management Rules on Chemical Plants
“The RMP program is especially important in Colorado… where communities directly abut petrochemical and other industrial facilities…”
State Senator Don Coram Considering Run Against Lauren Boebert
“I’m concerned that we as a state and as a nation have extremes on both sides. The left and the right seem more hell-bent on dividing our nation rather than uniting our nation…”
EDITORIAL: Is Pagosa Going to Pot? Part Three
“And that’s my main concern now. If I were going to put all my eggs in a basket, that’s where they would have to go, because that is a very dangerous drug…”
‘Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration’ in Downtown Pagosa This Saturday
Participants entering at the key entry points will be provided with glow sticks and a scavenger hunt card to win a free ornament…
EDITORIAL: Work Hard
At the bleakest moment in the pandemic, when you felt your most stressed, most scared, least centered, you probably heard some variation of the phrase: “This is really hard…”
LETTER: Zoom Water Conference ‘Dam the Status Quo’ Today, Monday Dec. 13
The online event includes Save the Colorado board member, Daniel P. Beard, a former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation appointed by President Clinton…
OPINION: Open Letter to Governor Polis Concerning Behavioral Health
Our hope is that the BHA can help streamline our behavioral health system to make it more efficient, transparent, and accountable…
CDOT Welcomes Marsha Nelson to Lead Environmental Justice and Equity Branch
Nelson joins CDOT from the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure of the City and County of Denver…
Colorado’s Draft Plan for Universal Preschool
“Making sure that people are able to enter into this profession and turn it into a career is something that is going to be really essential,” Mares said…
EDITORIAL: Is Pagosa Going to Pot? Part Two
“I don’t know if you’ve had much of a chance to read through the [report] at this point; it’s a long read, so I’ll just summarize why we wanted to get it in front of you guys…”
HMPRESENTLY: In Theory… and The Real Thing
That same morning, also very early, I happened to be out on the road, experiencing in real time what the psychologist had been talking about…