“Many stakeholders expressed regret that the town and county did not move faster to implement housing solutions before costs were this high and the gap so wide….”
Secretary of State Proposes ‘Money-in-Politics System’ for Colorado Campaign Finance
“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…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Very Tangled Supply Chain
Now many of us are learning that there’s a very complicated web of industrial and agricultural industries located in various counties, all dependent upon one another…
Firewood Permits Available on the San Juan National Forest
Each permit costs $20 and allows firewood cutters to gather two-and-a-half cords of dead and downed firewood from the San Juan National Forest…
Audubon Society Meets Wednesday, Oct. 20
In what is becoming an annual tradition, the October meeting will highlight the excellent wildlife photography and storytelling abilities of our members…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Two
“The Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board is projecting, in their draft budget, similar collections for 2022. About $1.2 million….”
HMPRESENTLY: Basic Spin vs. Calculated Spin
When you hear a former U.S. president saying; “They’re making windmills all over the place, to ruin our land and kill our birds… to kill everything.” What’s he getting at?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Lovely Day to Land Your Space Capsule in the Desert
William Shatner? The guy who pretended to travel around the galaxy in the Starship Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk?…
KSUT Awarded Colorado Health Foundation Grant for ‘Widening the Circle’
“Learning from the unique experiences and perspectives of Indigenous and Native American youth enables us to keep health equity in focus…”
Pagosa Springs Medical Center Earns ‘Digital Health’ Recognition
A total of 36,674 organizations were represented in the 2021 Digital Health Most Wired program, which includes four separate surveys…
The Archuleta Democratic Club Will Meet on Tuesday, October 19
The speaker this month will be Liane Jollon from San Juan Basin Public Health…
Colorado Colleges, Universities Promoting ‘Free Application Days’ Oct. 19-21
“Colorado is building back stronger and by eliminating this cost barrier, more Coloradans will have the opportunity to pursue those dreams…”
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part One
“I just want to know, if we see an anomaly in our numbers, I just want to know — is it us? Or is it everybody? Especially when we’re going to be goofing around with our Lodgers Tax…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cute Republicans
Of course, once you scroll past all the baby stuff, way down the page, you can actually find some cute Republicans…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Collects 1.1 Million Brown Trout Eggs
It took just three working days at those two brood stock bodies of water to meet the quota of fertilized eggs that get sent to CPW’s Mt. Shavano Hatchery…
ESSAY: I’m Passionate About Teaching. Here’s Why I’m Not Returning to the Classroom
While I had hoped that the past two years would have been a wake-up call, the data and accountability framework persists…
Tensions Rise as Affordable Housing Subpanel Seeks $400 Million Solution
The stakes are high as the ideologically-divided subpanel has weeks remaining to develop initial recommendations for spending the $400 million…
EDITORIAL: A Casual Glance at Amendment 78
Increased transparency? An attempt to disrupt government and create uncertainty? Is the measure even legal?
Colorado Climate Standards Meet Opposition from Some Local Officials
“…it’s essential that each region of the state actively takes steps to meeting these targets in the near-term horizon…”