As 2025 begins, we thought it a good time to chat with Barb about her experiences here so far and her priorities for the future…
SENIOR CENTER NEWS: Pagosa Springs Scrapbooking & Crafters Club
This creative tradition has been happening since 2005 and we invite all creative individuals to come and share ideas, connect with new and old friends…
‘Durango Wine Experience’ Grant Open to Area Nonprofits
This is the third year Durango Wine Experience has incorporated the grant into the event, which helps support the foundation’s mission…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two
Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…
Biden Administration Bans Medical Debt From Credit Scores
The regulations fulfill a pledge by the Biden administration to address the scourge of health care debt…
Thingamajig Theatre Production ‘A Walk in the Woods’ Opens Jan. 16
This production holds special significance for Thingamajig Theatre…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My New Year’s Resolution
I don’t normally make any new year’s resolutions. But this year will be different…
Archuleta County Officials to be Sworn In on Jan. 13
The 2025 Inauguration Ceremony will be unlike years past, taking on a more formal twist…
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part Two
“If you want to keep this from becoming a human pandemic, you focus on protecting farmworkers, since that’s the most likely way that this will enter the human population…”
Colorado Joins Justice Department in Suing Six Large Landlords
“We look forward to learning more about the Cortland settlement and are always willing to consider collaborative solutions…”
Wolf Creek Gets 4 Fresh Inches
Sunday, January 12, is Wolf Creek’s 85th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt… Find as many stickers hidden throughout the mountain as you can…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One
“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…
Colorado School Districts Facing Tighter Budgets?
This story by Melanie Asmar was originally published by Chalkbeat on January 6, 2024. Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the READ MORE
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part One
“Probably the biggest mistake from the USDA was not involving the boots-on-the-ground veterinarians,” Russo said…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Map of My Brain
The obvious prediction — as offered in media reports of this scientific achievement — is that a fruit fly brain map is just the beginning…
BIG PIVOTS: An Eddy in the Colorado River
Division had deepened by December when the water buffaloes of the Colorado River Basin assembled in Las Vegas…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Trump Must Not Abandon the Battle Against ISIS
As long as ISIS is still around, it is our fight….
BOOKISH: Your Editor, Yourself
Invariably, editors are also writers, with their own file cabinets bulging with short stories and novels and novelettes…