No, I actually don’t know how to spot the Delta variant from 100 yards away. I wish I did….
HMPRESENTLY: And So It Goes…
On TV a couple of days ago, an architect and a filmmaker couple, in Vermont, were preparing food an age-old Peruvian way…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Seven
Fully 100 respondents picked “Shipping Container Home” as their second-best choice, making that option the most popular one, as a ‘second choice’….
Local EV Charging Corridor Completed with Purgatory Resort Installation
Other fast charging stations are already available at Centennial park in Pagosa Springs and at the Durango Transit Center in Durango…
Colorado Springs Settles Racial Profiling Lawsuit Brought by ACLU
“What Corey Barnes endured is just one example of unconstitutional racial profiling and humiliation that Black individuals face on a daily basis…”
Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival Scheduled for October 2-3
This family-friendly cultural event will bring a taste of the Scottish Highlands to the southwest…
Colorado Lawsuit Filed to Strip Mesa County Clerk of Election Authority
Wayne Williams, former secretary of state, would be named new head of elections in Mesa County…
OPINION: Protecting the Pagosa Riverwalk Wetlands with Setbacks
Setbacks provide three main kinds of protection to wetland wildlife: 1) protection from pollutants, 2) protection from invasive species and 3) protection from nearby disturbances…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Six
Here’s the Town zoning map. We’ll look more closely at some details in a moment, but what we can see in the overall map is a dotted line outlining the Town limits…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Personal Struggle with Artificial Intelligence
In a sense, those of us interested in AI are rubbing shoulders with the computer nerds at Facebook and Google, who are also interested…
Changes Pending in Colorado Child Poverty
Before the pandemic, 11% of children in Colorado were living in poverty. A new report indicates that number is expected to grow…
LETTER: Where is Our Representative, When We Need Her Most?
This drought and climate change are wreaking havoc on the people of the West, but Rep. Boebert is busy elsewhere becoming famous…
Tomorrow is Deadline for Outdoor Equity Grant Board Applications
The Board members will be selected in collaboration with the Outdoor Equity Coalition…
LPEA Approves Cooperative Approach to Broadband Development
“After a thorough process of examining our options and the impacts of these options, the LPEA board is excited to have a clear path forward on broadband…”
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Five
The Town Planning Commission, this week, recommended that the Pagosa Springs Inn & Suites be permitted to convert all of its motel rooms into long-term rental units…
HMPRESENTLY: If We Could Just Tune In…
My inner voice was swearing like a sailor…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Big Bang… and Then, Pagosa Springs
This image, above, might illustrate the first moments of the Big Bang, when the ‘singularity’ woke up and decided to blossom into a full-blown universe…
Public Presentation Will Focus on Workforce Housing Solutions
The meeting starts at 9:00am at the Ross Aragon Community Center, South Conference Room. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served…
OPINION: I Quit Teaching at the University Over COVID-19
I’ve been chronically underpaid, overworked and short-resourced. I’ve faced harassment, discrimination and inflated egos…