Compared to other regions of the country, the Western United States saw the biggest increase in reservable camping activity, although the trend of increasingly full campgrounds was consistent…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Eight
At the conclusion of the discussion, Council member Mat deGraaf volunteered to meet with the citizens who’ve proposed two ballot questions…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Really, Really Hate China
I gather, from Senator Bennet’s remarks, that he hates China as much as I do, but for slightly different reasons…
HMPRESENTLY: One Screwy Thing After Another
I started writing this column, featuring ‘screwy,’ late Wednesday, with something about reality shows in the first draft…
SJBPH Will Begin Administering Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Booster Doses Starting Today, Oct. 22
The FDA and CDC now approve eligible individuals to “mix and match” and get a different vaccine type for their booster than the vaccine they originally received…
ESSAY: Learning a New Language is Exhausting
They had not yet learned to speak English, making it difficult to learn much in any of their classes…
Colorado Supreme Court Denies Tina Peters’ Appeal Regarding Mesa County Elections
Peters has been under scrutiny since she allowed an unauthorized person to attend Mesa County’s “trusted build” software update…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Seven
“Massive” is right. The County tax collection from the first quarter alone was more than the entire year in 2015. And it’s all being spent to subsidize the tourism industry…
LIBRARY NEWS: Fun and Free Halloween Activities at Your Library
Our in-person annual pumpkin decorating contest and Halloween party takes place on Friday, October 29 from 2-4pm…
Sweetwater Lake to Become Our Newest Colorado State Park
“This is the first of its kind partnership in Colorado to create a state park on U.S. Forest Service land, and we look forward to working with our partners and Coloradans…”
LETTER: The True Purpose of Zoning and Land Use Codes
Do our land use codes and building codes really protect anyone… other than real estate agents, the tax man, and the wealthy folks who are offended by looking at the poor from their deck?…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Six
According to the discussion yesterday, there are approximately 300 RVs in the Aspen Springs subdivision, that appear to be year-round residences. So maybe 500 people… living illegally?…
Bremer, Aadland Take Early Fundraising Lead in Crowded GOP Senate Field
Eli Bremer, a former Olympic pentathlete and Air Force Reserves officer from Colorado Springs, led the field with $253,837 raised in the third quarter…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Does God Exist? … Or, a 13-Year Visit to Saturn
The 20-year project featured a weird-looking space probe the size of a school bus that spent 13 years orbiting the big planet, doing research that will make life better for all of us…
Significant Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections Detected in La Plata County
In SJBPH’s jurisdiction, cases of syphilis were four times higher in 2020 than in 2019, with the trend continuing to increase in 2021…
HMPRESENTLY: Does Anyone in Particular Come to Mind?
“Nearly every cult is headed by a single controlling leader,” a top expert on cults explains, in a novel I’m reading…
Your Questions About Colorado’s New Early Childhood Department Answered
“We’ve been moving from fire to fire to fire, and all of these fires have a huge impact in the field,” she said. “Time is money…”
Colorado’s ‘Free Application Days’ End Tomorrow
Colorado Free Application Days began yesterday, October 19 and continue through tomorrow, Thursday, October 21…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Five
“Second, there has never been a better moment to invest in vacation home rentals than now. With a fast-growing market and several booking platforms, finding tenants for your short term rental is easier than ever…”