And let me say, I am especially proud of Archuleta County. I don’t know what we did to deserve such a low incidence rate…
HMPRESENTLY: Just Be Cool and Quit Messing Around, Says God
“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Maybe you’ve let that one, in the Ten Commandments, slide?…
Coloradans Will See Increase in SNAP Benefits, October 1
The resulting cost adjustment marks the first time the purchasing power of the plan has changed since it was first introduced in 1975, reflecting notable shifts in the food marketplace…
Fading, Off-Color Pine Needles Normal in Autumn
In Colorado, ponderosa and lodgepole pines, as well as some spruce and fir species, are the trees that are most commonly reported to be shedding needles in September and October…
EDITORIAL: The Best Things in Life are Free? Part Three
The commissioners allocated $280,000 to build a covered walkway connecting the County’s new $15 million jail to their new $6 million courthouse…
Wildfire Preparation, in the Fall
Most of our local forests have not seen a significant wildfire for over 100 years. That is a lot of time for unchecked growth of potential fuel…
‘Smoke Screen’ Plaguing Colorado Air Quality Board, Part Two
Polis himself twice refused to answer direct questions from Newsline about ETRP’s withdrawal at a September 1 event on transportation and climate policy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Fear of an Electric Overload
I did an online search to find this picture of Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos. The vehicle shown behind him is not one of the new all-electric delivery vans…
Colorado Secretary of State Proposes ‘Money-in-Politics’ Tracking System
“People are asking a lot of questions about what types of clients are hiring lobbyists and are those clients also supporting legislators via campaign contributions…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Searching the Gabby Petito Case
The media trumpeted a “retired Dade County detective”, not involved in the investigation, who publicly criticized the police department in North Port, Florida…
Public Demand for Firefighters is High
The increase in public demand and expectations placed on wildland firefighters to respond to ever larger and more intense wildfires is far from abating…
LPEA Offering ‘Member Appreciation Lunches’ in Pagosa and Durango This Week
Food provided by Smoken Moe’s Unreal BBQ and live music will be performed by Tim Sullivan…
EDITORIAL: The Best Things in Life are Free? Part Two
But as we know, the regulation and subjugation and restraint is often practiced on an ‘unequal’ playing field…
‘Smoke Screen’ Plaguing Colorado Air Quality Board, Part One
During the Front Range’s smoggiest summer in over a decade, its embattled air-quality watchdog has gone quiet. Ex-employees say they’re not surprised…
OPINION: A Reminder of Our Hollowed-Out Democracy
According to a number of recent polls, more than two-thirds of Americans (69 percent of likely voters) favor a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants…
Night Closures of Highway 160 Start Tonight
“Keeping the traveling public safe during these crane operations is a priority and dictates the need for the closure….”
EDITORIAL: The Best Things in Life are Free? Part One
“The conservative sensibility finds the lack of design and lack of control of a spontaneous-order, free market society to be exhilarating…”
Kids in the Mountain Education Program Creates ‘Garden to Table’ Connections
Each week, the education program served between 15-20 children along with a family member…
Senators on the River
On Colorado River Trip, Bennet, Romney collaborate on a bipartisan western approach to building climate resilience…