Temperatures will rise. Wildfires will become larger, more unpredictable. Welcome to the age of megafires…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Three
Of course, these numbers will be dramatically different in 2021. Everything is different in 2021. The housing market. Rental rates. Summer traffic. Wait times at local restaurants…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Joe Says Facebook is Killing Us… Like, Duh
I guess technically, the President wasn’t saying that Facebook is killing everybody. Only certain people…
OPINION: Tear Out Your Turf
Colorado residents have conserved water well. They have to do better…
OPINION: A Plan for Parking, That You Can Use
We have a bizarre amount of parking: the data we’ve now gotten a look at affirms that we rarely use even 70% of the public parking…
US Representative Ken Buck Heading Up ‘Anti-Big-Tech’ Caucus
“If you think Big Tech is bad now, just wait until Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google are working in collusion with Big Government….”
How the 1619 Project Ignited the ‘Critical Race Theory’ Backlash
By February, Republican lawmakers in Iowa, Georgia, and Arkansas have filed bills to block the use of The 1619 Project and critical race theory in the classroom…
OPINION: In the Midst of Water Emergency, Nestle Seeks to Export Chaffee County Water
“Do people on the Western Slope know that while they are put on water restrictions, a corporation is paying to have their water sent across the divide for millions of dollars in bottled water profits?…”
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Two
“One of the questions we’re asking now is, what percentage of of local taxation is on the shoulders of the locals, versus the tourists…”
EDITORIAL: COVID, the Delta Variant, and What We Don’t Know
This chart came from the San Juan Basin Public Health website, on July 18, 2021…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Sperm Parameters, Before and After
Some sperm swim in a straight line, aiming for the target, like Harvard undergrads majoring in Business Administration…
PAWSD Board Votes to Implement Mandatory Watering Restrictions
Under the Drought 1 State there is mandatory water use restriction limiting irrigation to the hours after 6:00pm in the evening through 9:00am in the morning…
HMPRESENTLY: Disrupting the Housing Market?
The growing number of homes that are becoming short-term rentals (STRs) – vacation rental properties — seems to be exacerbating the housing crisis…
Colorado Law Requires ADA Accessibility for Government Websites
Ortiz led efforts to incorporate some federal protections for people with disabilities into state law, making it easier for them to sue the government for discrimination…
HomesFund Increases Mortgage Assistance Available in Archuleta County
We know that when you live and work in beautiful southwest Colorado, it is hard to find a home that you can afford…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part One
“Crested Butte has pulled its summer ads as businesses struggle to accommodate crowds. A Telluride councilwoman wants to redirect tourism funding toward housing….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Death of the 40-Hour Work Week
I assume this phenomenon has been accompanied by a sharp increase in Netflix subscriptions…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Solution to the Housing Crisis?
We’ve xeriscaped our yard, using native foliage requiring no irrigation or chemicals… which doesn’t necessarily make for HGTV dream home “curb appeal”…
HMPRESENTLY: PR-ologists… Not to be Confused With ‘Proctologists’
The stadium tours will feature O’Reilly’s “conversations with Trump”… which “will not be boring,” said O’Reilly…