These are great clinic for never-evers, beginners and intermediates. Learn how to make these outdoor winter activities even more enjoyable…
OPINION: A Year of Living with Intention
Those lavish efforts were essentially a joint project between the titans of industry (let’s just call them “corporations”) and those who had the ability to change public policy (let’s simplify and call them “government”)…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Celebrates 125 Years of Wildlife Conservation
CPW has grown from that one-man operation in 1877 into a dynamic agency of 900 or so wildlife officers, park rangers, aquatic and terrestrial biologists and researchers…
Marshall Fire Destroys Nearly 1,000 Homes in Boulder County
By Friday afternoon, the blaze had finished with its destruction — a swath of incinerated suburban homes and businesses a half mile wide…
EDITORIAL: Running Out of Gas
“We are in search of a propane company that is willing to do whatever it takes to supply its customers with propane, even if it means working on the weekend or holidays…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Hamster Drank Me Under the Table
The contest was unfair from the beginning, and I knew it. But after a couple of drinks, you sometimes start doing stupid things…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What Are the Limits of Free Speech?
The need to be protected from ideas that offend, or make you uncomfortable, is a symptom of mental illness…
INSIDE THE NEWS: A New Normal in Colorado’s Media Landscape?
In December, the West Virginia company Ogden Newspapers announced it would buy the Nevada-based Swift Communications newspaper chain that runs about a dozen papers in Colorado…
Great Decisions Program Kicks Off 2022 with ‘Russia’ Discussion
Great Decisions meets every other week thereafter, for a total of nine sessions, usually on Tuesdays, from 11:45am to 1:45pm…
EDITORIAL: At a Loss for Words…
But then I learn about another program, or plan, that seems destined to serve those in our community who are struggling the most…
Federal Marijuana Law Still Creating Headaches for States
But 36 states plus the District of Columbia allow either full legalization for adult use or wide scale medical use, putting them at odds with federal law…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Ten Things I Didn’t Get for Christmas
The following year, I didn’t get a G.I. Joe Spaceman with various essential space exploration accessories. Probably a good thing, even though I was disappointed for a while…
First Case of Omicron Variant Confirmed in La Plata County
Although the extent to which Omicron is circulating in the community has not yet been identified, SJBPH believes it is significant based on a recent spike in local COVID-19 cases…
The Next ‘Peak’ in Avalanche Danger Will Lineup with the New Year’s Holiday
“We recorded over 200 avalanches in a three-day period, eight people were buried in avalanches, and one backcountry skier was killed…”
EDITORIAL: Interesting Situations in Archuleta County, Part Five
The other ‘data trends’ graphic I found was from Grand County. It showed a significant increase in ‘new daily cases’ since the end of October…
LPEA Round Up Foundation Approves $118,754 in Grants to Local Non-profits
Round Up Foundation grants are made possible, in part, by the generosity of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) members who choose to round up their electric bill…
LIBRARY NEWS: T-Shirt Design Contest Open for Submissions
We’re looking for creative help in designing a t-shirt for this year’s Summer Reading Program. The theme will be “Oceans of Possibilities…”
New Behavioral Health Program for Kids Can Make a Difference
In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth…
HMPRESENTLY: Suddenly… Precipitation
Looking up at — and relishing — dark winter clouds, could this be a sign that a whole lot of other things will be looking up?