I have some legal questions here, because we have a right as taxpayers to have transparency from our government officials…
Colorado Earns Top Marks for Voting and Election Confidence
Colorado, Maryland and Washington received the highest scores in a study from the Democracy Initiative Education fund released April 13…
Ignacio 9Health Fair Scheduled for May 7
A blood chemistry screening ($45), along with many other screenings are available…
TRAFFIC ALERT: US 160 McCabe Creek Culvert Replacement Project
Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, April 20 and 21, crews at the US 160 McCabe Creek project will be placing concrete barriers on the north side of the road…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Reviews Servitas Housing Projects… Part Four
A perfect storm, you might say. A perfect payoff for wealthy and upper-middle-class investors, and a perfect disaster for working families…
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association to Host ‘Major Lunar Standstill’ Lecture on April 19
CRIA invites the public to learn about the Major Lunar Standstill and the practice of naked eye astronomy with lecturer Ron Sutcliffe at 7:00pm at the Methodist Church…
LOCAL FOOD HERO: Lucy Gonzales of Lucy’s Tamales
“I arrived here in Pagosa in 1976 and over these years have had the great blessing to be of service to my community in many ways…”
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Another major change in the market is higher interest rates. The average 30-year mortgage is 5%, which is up from 3.5% earlier in the year…
State Senator Don Coram to Face Rep. Lauren Boebert in Republican Primary
Coram thanked people who signed his petition for what he called a “grassroots campaign”…
Colorado Legislators Seek Changes to School Discipline
Several of the bill’s provisions deal with the use of seclusion and restraint, practices that overwhelmingly affect students with disabilities…
Pagosa Peak Open School Hosts ‘Community Heroes’ Dinner
The students considered the local heroes in their lives: the people of Pagosa Springs who support them and their community each day…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Reviews Servitas Housing Projects… Part Three
However the building might look… it might, or might not, be located at the northeast corner of South Pagosa Park…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Three Reasons Why I Dislike Vladimir Putin
I know I’m not the only thoughtful commentator willing to speak up and express my deep dislike for Russia’s dictator…
Women Take Power in Colorado
The state has a comparatively high percentage of women serving in municipal and legislative office…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Reviewing Mr. Bryant’s Version of U.S. History
I was intrigued by Archuleta County Sheriff candidate Wayne Bryant’s chronicle of American history, which he claims to have to have learned from his grandfather…
‘Locavore’ Menu Featured at the GGP Film Festival This Weekend
The Film Festival menu will include local greens empanada made of a mix of greens grown in Centennial Park grow domes, Greenhouse beet hummus with Mountain Mama, Ryeman Rye Crackers…
Archuleta County Democratic Club Meeting Tuesday, April 19
The speaker will be Adam Frisch, a former city councilman in the Roaring Fork Valley, who is one of the candidates running to represent us in the US Congress…
LIBRARY NEWS: Salute to Library Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
As William James said, “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does…”
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Reviews Servitas Housing Projects… Part Two
“But having housing for our workforce is key for us. For paramedics, for nurses. Every week, we have someone turn down a job offer because they just can’t find afford to live here…”