“Thanks to the efforts of all Coloradans, the moment for extraordinary executive action has passed,” Polis wrote in the order…
EDITORIAL: When Sewage Pumps Fail, Part One
At the conclusion of the interviews last night, the Council voted unanimously to appoint current Town Planning Commission member Jeff Posey to fill the vacancy for the next 30 months…
OPINION: Will We Have an Infrastructure Bill? Who Cares?
Absent any serious conversation about substantive reform, does it really matter if the legislation funds repair of 12% of highway miles or only manages to fund 8%?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Adventures in Disorganized Complexity
Nowadays, you can easily find a drawing of a jet engine online. If you’re lucky, it will be animated…
Four Possible Reasons Why Schools are Facing Crippling Shortages
“The system can’t operate without their support staff, without their school aides, without their classroom aides…”
OPINION: I am a ‘Dreamer’; My Reality is Complicated
My mother and I came to the United States in search of a better life when I was just 10 years old. I remember my excitement…
LETTER: The Return on Infrastructure Investment
Congress is currently considering two infrastructure spending bills totaling $4.5 trillion. The dollars will be spent over a 10-year period…
EDITORIAL: A Drought is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Part Three
“The State of Colorado’s irrigated acreage assessments… shows that irrigated acreage has decreased by 6 percent over the past 25 years in the San Juan basin….”
Public Invited to Attend ‘East End’ Multi-modal Plan Open House, Tomorrow, Oct. 6
A multimodal transportation plan is in the works for the Pagosa Springs East End area that will assess pedestrian sidewalk and trail connectivity…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Watching the Clock
This photo, above, is slightly outdated. The current federal debt is closer to $28 trillion. About $225,000 per family…
Celebrate Nation Astronomy Day with ‘Out of This World’ Activities
Saturday, October 9, 2021, is National Astronomy Day sponsored by the National Astronomical League…
HMPRESENTLY: That’s Communication, for You
Let’s use the word — ‘clarifying’ — as an adjective to describe communication…
SJBPH Hosting Winter Clothing Drive in Archuleta and La Plata Counties
Those interested in donating will find collection boxes placed in the lobbies of the SJBPH offices and at select SJBPH vaccine clinics…
OPINION: Sen. Bennet Can Help Save Local News in Colorado
Public support, you might ask? How on Earth can newsrooms take money from the government?
A Colorado Town, Just About as Vaccinated as Possible, Struggles with COVID
“We kept thinking it was going to end before this summer. Then we were thinking in November. Now we’re like, ‘No, we don’t know when’…”
EDITORIAL: A Drought is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Part Two
“This, when coupled with the La Niña forecast for the coming winter, suggests the ongoing Southwestern U.S. drought will very likely last well into 2022…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Brief Message from My Congresswoman, Lauren Boebert
Luckily, Congresswoman Boebert has numerous supporters. (I think this photo is her with some of her supporters, in Washington…)
Oct. 8 is Deadline for ‘Old Fashioned Christmas’ Applications
There are multiple levels of participation: performances, volunteering, serving hot chocolate and adopting segments of the route…
Fentanyl, Colorado’s Drug of Mass Destruction
Holder regularly drove to Mexico in 2017 and 2018 and picked up tens of thousands of fentanyl pills manufactured to look like oxycodone, according to investigators…