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OPINION: Coloradans Deserve a Transformation of Our Behavioral Health System
For far too long, Coloradans have struggled to get the care they desperately need…
EDITORIAL: Attorney Todd Starr at the December 7 BOCC Meeting, Part One
“There is absolutely no evidence in the record, whatsoever, that this unit has ever been rented. What there is, and what you saw, is a screenshot of an advertisement to rent…”
Education Secretary Urges Schools to Use COVID Funds to Hire, Retain Staff
Cardona highlighted a California district offering $6,000 signing bonuses to teachers, and a Utah district that’s raising pay for bus drivers to $21 an hour…
READY, FIRE, AIM: In Defense of Dead Voters
Apparently, Ms. Griswold provided the group with a spreadsheet from ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, that contained the records the department uses to maintain a list of deceased voters…
OPINION: An Unhealthy Consolidation of Political Power in Archuleta County
This political monopoly is how the Sheriff’s Office is allowed to go $302,000 over budget (and counting) on renovations to a house now used for an office…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Common Sense and Criminal Justice
The op-ed by Quentin Young that appeared in the Daily Post on December 20 is an example of political rhetoric posing as scholarship…
Saguache Ranger District Seeking Proposals for Outfitting, Guiding Services
The Rio Grande National Forest is interested in providing new activities and services to help visitors enjoy the outdoors through permitted recreational activities, including climbing. OHV, and non-motorized trail-based activities…
INTERVIEW: ‘Thingamajig’ Costume Designer Adrienne Young Conjures the 1940s
“So the 1940s is one of my favorite time periods, and it’s been a dream to do a ’40s show. And I actually have time, with this show, because of the smaller cast…”
EDITORIAL: Misleading COVID Information Regarding Colorado Hospitals?
“We have a very big disconnect between the accuracy of what’s reported and the decisions that are being made…”
Colorado Board of Education Recommending Resumption of Standardized Testing
The 2022 ratings would not automatically move schools or districts on or off the state’s watchlist for low performance, according to the board’s recommendations…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Become a Genius
On the road to learning how to become a genius, I did what most budding geniuses do. I cracked a beer, and logged in to YouTube…
Colorado Housing Task Force Works to Finalize $400 Million Plan
Most money would go to low-interest loans for developers; grants to nonprofits, local governments…
OPINION: A Dubious Crime Wave Report
A recent report by two former prosecutors about what they called “The Colorado Crime Wave” purports to chart rising rates of violent and property offenses in Colorado…
HMPRESENTLY: Conniving… or Coldly Scheming?
A little conniving in politics, out in Washington DC, and in state and municipal governments… we’ve come to know that occurs, and maybe we’ve gotten accustomed to some conniving…
FARMERS MARKET ONLINE: Muffins and Toffees and Pies, Oh, My!
“When we first started the business, I had never really made candy before. And I certainly am not the first person to make flavored toffee…”
EDITORIAL: Is Pagosa Going to Pot? Part Seven
Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment indicated that an average of 4.2 Coloradans fatally overdosed each day during the first eight months of 2020…
Storm Brings 14 Inches to Wolf Creek Ski Area
The snow depth is 63 inches at the summit and 51 inches at the midway. Conditions are Powder and Packed Powder…
READY, FIRE, AIM: December is ‘National Impaired Driving Month’
For some odd reason, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to pile yet another special event onto our busy December schedules…