Summer and her husband Chris Pierce have a long row to hoe…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Extending Operations to Easter Sunday
The midway base depth is at 109 inches and Wolf Creek’s year-to-date snowfall is 357 inches…
HMPRESENTLY: Given a Choice of Nations…
In warfare, there are atrocities, and I’m now realizing there are atrocities in communication, as well…
Colroado’s Black Democratic Legislative Caucus Promotes New ‘Juneteenth’ State Holiday
“In many ways Juneteenth represents how freedom and justice in the U.S. has always been delayed. Juneteenth is for all people, not just African Americans…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Ten
According to Smart Growth America’s calculations, our community will wind up $78 million in debt over the next 20 years by continuing our ostentatious, sprawling growth pattern…
Rising Gas Prices Prompt Legislation to Limit Oil Company Profiteering
“Big Oil raked in $174 billion in profits last year — and as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine drives up gas prices, they’re on track to make even more…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Taking a Hard Look at the Dunning-Kruger Effect
The theory put forward in their 1999 peer-reviewed paper is that people who know very little about a topic or process are least capable of knowing what they don’t know…
Fun Races at Wolf Creek Ski Area
The race course was immaculately groomed with the new snow from the storm last week which, along with the cooler days, made the base almost perfect for racing…
Colorado House Passes Reproductive Rights Bill
HB-1279 would not create any new reproductive rights in Colorado, a state where people already have access to abortion later in pregnancy…
Some Colorado School Districts Nervous About Preschool Requirements
As Colorado prepares to launch free universal preschool, lawmakers are taking up legislation that could reshape Colorado’s early childhood landscape…
Registration Open for Thingamjig’s Summer Theatre Camp for Kids
This super fun and wildly popular summer camp is in its 11th summer at the Center for the Arts…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Nine
I bring up these two terms, because this editorial series has concerned itself with a $3 million “affordable housing” grant submitted by the Town Planning Department to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs…
‘Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the World’ This Saturday, March 19 in Pagosa
The congregation of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church encourages everyone in the community to come celebrate our patron saint…
LETTER: Poor Road Maintenance Decisions
While we understood this to be a town largely dependent on tourism when we moved here, we did not expect that meant residents would receive second class treatment…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Kids, You Can Do Better Without College
Professors tell students what to think and reinforce it with biased grading. Intellectual curiosity, free thinking, and free speech are virtually non-existent…
HMPRESENTLY: Captains & the Kings
What a waste! … my father must have been thinking, while he was thinking some other things, I’m sure, about the person in charge…
Citizens Invited to Help Prioritize ‘Water Enhancement’ Projects
A draft list of projects and actions within the San Juan, Blanco and Navajo watersheds is available for review and feedback on the WEP’s website…
Drill, Baby, Drill? Not Likely in Colorado
Colorado oil producers have nearly 3,000 approved permits… but drillers downplay possibility of boosting production amid Russia-Ukraine crisis…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Discusses Significant Property Purchase East of Downtown, Part Eight
Here’s a map I drew, which shows a lake about twice the size of our existing Stevens Reservoir…