Colorado will resume issuing ratings of schools and districts this year after a two-year pandemic pause, but the accountability clock won’t pick up again until the 2023-24 school year…
Meet Congressional District 3 Democratic Candidates at ‘Virtual Forum’
“The majority of voters haven’t had a chance to meet any, much less all, of the Democratic candidates. This might be our best chance to educate everyone about their choices…”
‘Future of Snow & Water in a Changing Climate’ Webinar Tomorrow, February 25
Carolyn says if recreationalists have floated the Rio Chama, it is most likely the section between El Vado Dam and Abiquiu Reservoir…
Survivors, Congressional Leaders Reflect on Japanese Internment in Colorado
“The memory of Amache isn’t only for the survivors and descendants to bear. It’s the responsibility of every American to remember what happened there…”
EDITORIAL: Real Estate Sale Stops the Proposed Gravel Pit? Part Three
The email does not clearly identify “The Gravel People”, but we might assume Mr. Lemon is referring to the Urbanczyk family, who purchased the Dutton Ranch in 2021…
OPINION: Why We Need to Embrace Traffic Congestion
We have spent trillions making it easy to drive everywhere, so much so that we made it difficult to walk anywhere…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Crazy Mass Paranoia
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…