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Pagosa Museum Receives Colorado Humanities Grant
As the state affiliate of NEH, Colorado Humanities sought to provide emergency funding to the smallest organizations, including local museums, historical societies and historic sites…
Students, Parents Encouraged to Take OSHA Training, Dec. 10-11
Every person who signs up and attends a two-day, 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training will earn their OSHA card…
TROOPER TIPS: Buckle Up the Little Ones
When your child is less than 1 year old and less than 20 pounds, they should be in a rear-facing seat in the back seat only…
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Four
“We’ve reached out to you, to try and understand your services, your structure. I think we’ve spent quite a bit of time on our own, and you’ve provided us with some documents…”
Colorado to Receive Billions from Infrastructure Bill for Climate-Resiliency Projects
The bill includes approximately $50 billion for infrastructure resilience to climate events, preparing for incidents like wildfires, floods and storms….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lower Your Expectations, Before It’s Too Late
“If expectations are unrealistically high they could be the basis of disappointment and low life satisfaction,” wrote the authors…
HMPRESENTLY: When PR Becomes HA-HA
“We’re raising awareness of the company’s products and services,” we’d say. And when the term ‘brand image’ became popular, we’d talk about raising awareness of that, too…
EDITORIAL: The Ongoing Mysteries of COVID Data
Why would the hospitalization rate in one of the most successfully-vaccinated places in the U.S — northwestern New Mexico — be three-and-a-half times the hospitalization rate in the country’s southern states?
SJBPH Updates Local Public Health Advisory, Calls for Statewide Mask Order
“The entire state of Colorado has been formally declared a high-risk, high-transmission area, therefore SJBPH calls on the State of Colorado to enact a statewide mask order…”
Selected Colorado Hunters Will Participate on Big Game Survey
CPW is randomly selecting approximately 160,000 big game hunters to participate in its annual harvest survey…
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Three
We don’t want to neglect that particular remark, because “environmental health” and “performing inspections” might actually be at the center of this controversy…
Patients Can Bid on Beautiful Wreaths at Pagosa Springs Medical Center
There are two sizes of wreaths this year, 24 inch and 36 inch. All proceeds for this event will be used to to benefit the PSMC Foundation cancer fund…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Virus That Just Keeps On Running
“Louis, I know you’re trying to be funny, but this is serious. Why are you implying, in your columns, that you’re not vaccinated?”
OPINION: American History, in a Ziploc Bag
“I am a garbage collector,” he explains. “Racist garbage. For three decades I have collected items that defame and belittle Africans and their American descendants…”
Program Will Connect Youth to Free Counseling Sessions
“We recognize that the pandemic has amplified the need for mental health services, particularly for young people,” said Primavera…
Archuleta County Democratic Club Will Meet Nov. 16 via Zoom
The speaker this month will be Cole Buerger, a candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Congressional District 3…
Firewood Permits Available on the San Juan National Forest
Each permit costs $20 and allows firewood cutters to gather two and a half cords of dead and downed firewood from the San Juan National Forest for personal use…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Medical Civic Action Project in Nakon Phanom, 1973
Our focus was twofold. First to provide primary care to the children. Second came pregnant women. Treatment for other adults was usually limited to dental care….