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?
Colorado Sanctuary Leaders Receive 1-year ‘Deportation Stays’ from Biden Administration
“I want to be clear that my fight has not ended here and it has not ended today,” Vizguerra-Ramirez said. “It will continue….”
Vote for Chamber ‘Community Awards’
The Chamber will host community conversations beginning at 3pm. The conversations will be centered around what is being done in the housing and workforce development arenas…
Closures on Wolf Creek Pass Wednesday and Thursday, for Avalanche Mitigation
Crews will begin work at 6am. Westbound traffic will be stopped just west of the ski area near the pass summit (MP 167) and eastbound traffic will be stopped near Treasure Falls…
EDITORIAL: Interesting Situations in Archuleta County, Part Four
As Archuleta County Transportation Coordinator Laura Vanoni described the two options, she mentioned her desire to save as many of the tall pines as possible…
OPINION: In Law Enforcement, Community is Key
I began my career in a small town in a county much like Archuleta, and learned the importance of community. I experienced the joy of knowing and being a part of my community, as well as its sorrows…
Colorado Parents Invited to Sign Up for Child Support Services
Parents who seek child support services in Colorado will no longer have to pay the $20 application fee, starting on January 1…
EDITORIAL: Interesting Situations in Archuleta County, Part Three
“Upon information and belief, the issuance of the Amber Alert was in violation of the customs, practices, and procedures of the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Another Great Reason to Buy a Tesla, Spoiled
Vince Patton, who lives near Portland, Oregon, filed a complaint with NHTSA last month, after coming across a YouTube video posted by a fellow Tesla owner…
OPINION: Birth Control for Wild Horses, a Colossal Mistake
The USDA’s involvement with making Gonacon seems all the proof one needs to know this is not a genuine birth control drug but a sterility drug in disguise…
OPINION: Infrastructure Bill a Lifeline for Rural Colorado
Coloradans send us to Washington each year to get things done for every corner of the state. Our historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill delivers on that mission…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Considering the ‘Stop and Frisk’ Law
In Terry v Ohio, the Court recognized the police practice of Stop and Frisk, and pronounced it constitutional…
LETTER: Welcoming Sarah and Jessie, and Their Snowboards
Sarah Sanna and Alex Bricca founded the Wolf Creek snowboarding team in 2005 as high school freshmen…
EDITORIAL: Interesting Situations in Archuleta County, Part Two
The story, as related in the complaint, is rather interesting. We do not know if this story is accurate. Mr. Prescott has requested a jury trial, so a future jury may have the responsibility to determine its truthfulness.
READY, FIRE, AIM: No More Silver Bullets?
Metaphors can help us wrap our heads around complex and sometimes disturbing issues…
HMPRESENTLY: Klaxons and Concerns… but Happy New Year, Anyway!
With those gifts in mind, and needing to preserve them… watch out when people, sounding off from their bully pulpit, want us to believe they support liberty…
Ethics Complaint Filed Against DNR Director Dan Gibbs
The complaint provides evidence of ethics violations related to a $496,000 contract from Gibbs’ Department to his wife’s employer, in direct violation of state law…