“Problem gambling does not stop at the city limits. It shows up in rural communities, small towns, and households across Colorado,” said Sen. Byron Pelton…
OPINION: Climate Chaos, Part Two
If urgent and decisive steps are not taken to eliminate fossil fuel use, the future will not merely be warmer — it will be harsher, more unequal, and profoundly destabilized…
Town Government Seeking Council Applicants
If you are passionate about your community, interested in local decision-making, and meet eligibility requirements, this is a great opportunity to get involved…
EDITORIAL: Questions… About Pagosa Springs Medical Center’s TABOR Issue, Part One
The core of Dr. Webb’s message regarded — not staffing or housing — but TABOR. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, added to the Colorado Constitution by the state’s voters in 1992…
HIGHWAY 160 RECONSTRUCTION: Changing Downtown Traffic Patterns This Week
The team is planning on closing access to Hot Springs Boulevard (south side of the intersection to the bridge) to make utility and paving improvements…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Oh, Baby Baby, It’s a Wild World
So far, I haven’t changed my mind. About borrowing Bob’s lawn mower, I mean…
OPINION: Colorado Communities Cannot Thrive… Without Housing
Photo: Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and Attorney General Phil Weiser answered questions in a forum organized by Coloradans for the Common Good at READ MORE
Cell Phone Bans in Public Schools… Coming Down the Pike…
Over the next year, school districts must figure out how to store students’ restricted devices, because the bill doesn’t specify how schools must do so…
ESSAY: The Animal That Therefore I Am
By placing these animals at the threshold of the museum, Gibson transforms the act of entry itself… One is stopped. Addressed. Seen…
OPINION: Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold
“The Governor’s grant of clemency to Tina Peters is an affront to our democracy, the people of Colorado, and election officials across the country…”
PAWSD Remains in Drought Stage 1
The National Integrated Drought Information System has placed our area into a Severe Drought…
OPINION: Climate Chaos, Part One
“This climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. It’s not complicated. It’s the burning of oil. It’s the burning of gas…”
Hazy Outlook as Feds Embrace Medical Marijuana
“Our business is still very much in wait-and-see mode,” Hunter said. “There are a lot of positive gains here, but really more than anything, a lot more confusion…”
EDITORIAL: The Future of Our Public Schools, Part Five
Typically, government boards do not make final decisions during work sessions, but are more likely to “direct staff” to bring forward additional information at a future business meeting…
Colorado’s New Beetle Battle Is Underway
Government agencies can manage public lands. What no single entity can do alone is address an outbreak that moves freely across ownership boundaries…
STRONG TOWNS: Questions from the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to solve America’s housing crisis….
READY, FIRE, AIM: You Can Be Happy, But It’ll Cost You
Can I start a column that way? Confessing that the article, written by Amelia Tait, made me feel depressed?…
OPINION: How Billionaires Could Influence Colorado’s Governor’s Race
Will the independent and Democratic voters buck the trend of billionaires swaying elections… and elect Weiser…?
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Giving College Graduates Some Mustard Seeds
Just like in the Bible, their effort is likely to be small at first, but it will surely grow into something meaningful…