CDOT’s educational videos will serve as entertaining reminders… for safe winter driving…
HMPRESENTLY: Banishing the Traitors
Or maybe it was juntas, in other parts of the world, where folks, saying things that authoritarian rulers didn’t like, were left out in the cold — were banished — so to speak….
Colorado Department of Natural Resources Announces Collaboration with Department of Corrections
“The devastating 2020 fire season taught us that the status quo of our forest health and wildfire mitigation programs were no longer going to cut it…”
Dems to Host ‘Meet & Greet’ in Arboles on Saturday, Nov. 20
Unaffiliated voters are welcome to attend. Masks will be required, and social distancing will be practiced. Lunch will be served…
US 160 Wolf Creek Pass Closure Set for Tomorrow Morning, Thursday Nov. 18
The lengthy closure is needed to allow for helicopter operations and preparations of avalanche mitigation equipment for the upcoming winter season.
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Five
“I think you are all surprised at the number of services that are available through SJBPH — but they’re not visible… And we are not communicating well enough…”
Colorado Resiliency Office Coordinating Statewide Actions
“The Colorado Resiliency Office is committed to bringing together state agencies, local governments and communities to creatively implement forward-thinking solutions that are sustainable…”
CHAMBER NEWS: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… That Time of Year
There are lots of activities and deadlines happening in November and the beginning of December. Businesses, nonprofit agencies and individuals need to make some decisions READ MORE
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…