“The best solution for transportation funding that the state of Colorado has ever had in the last 10 years is before you today…”
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Five
“I would propose that a second home or an investment home is really a luxury. It’s not a necessity in life. It’s a great thing if you can do it, but it certainly shouldn’t be our priority…”
OPINION: Wild Horses, an Analysis of the Issues
After decades of emotionally-driven efforts and tens of millions of donation dollars spent, America’s wild horses are arguably worse off today than anytime in the past 30 years…
HMPRESENTLY: The Marlin & America
Wars, soldiers, democracy and freedom come to mind on this, and other, national holidays…
Colorado Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Establish Universal Pre-K
“With this bill, we’re laying the foundation for how we fund, coordinate, and address early childhood education…”
‘Colorado Comeback’ Stimulus Update
Besides that $3.8 billion from the feds, lawmakers have another $800 million worth of state money, largely from surplus income and sales tax revenue…
Durango Elks Lodge Announces 2021 Scholarship Awards
Recipients were selected based on leadership accomplishments, academic achievement and financial need…
Unemployed Coloradans Who Return to Work are Eligible for Incentives
“More than a year after this pandemic swept through Colorado, we know that many Coloradans are not completely back on their feet just yet…”
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Four
At the May 27 work session, businessman and activist Mark Weiler reminded the Council that the housing crisis has indeed been under discussion for more than a decade…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Painful Truth Revealed by Spain’s Anti-Racist Postage Stamps
I suppose the Spanish postal service had good intentions, when they valued a black-colored stamp at only .70 cents and a light-beige stamp at 1.60 euros…
The Deadliest Season for Young People Approaches
The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the season when more young people lose their lives in car crashes, as well as through other destructive decisions…
OPINION: Reconsidering National Dairy Month
This week, NPR reported that New York dairy farmers, who are blaming slumping sales on the pandemic, are expecting more subsidies…
Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in COVID Long-Haulers
The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with covid-19 in October, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad hangover…
‘Dancing With The Pagosa Stars’ Announces 2021 Contestants
“I had a great childhood, how can I not be involved to help these kids have the same?”…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Three
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ms. Holt earlier this month, to discuss this ambitious plan, which she had priced out at the BOCC work session at $565,000…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The 2021 World Happiness Report
Much of the 2021 report seems to be focused on one very specific point, which the authors struggled to explain using various economic theories and postulates…
Governor Polis Signs Rent Control Bill, HB 21-1117
“This act corrects an unfortunate decision by the Colorado Supreme Court in 2000 and restores local control over land use…”
HMPRESENTLY: Learning Dr. Evil’s Laugh
I’m not nearly as good at evil, maniacal laughing as Mike Myers was, playing Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series…
Logging Projects Set to Begin on Pagosa Ranger District
Jackson Mountain Stewardship Contract operations will reduce hazardous fuels, restore forest conditions, and improve forest health in ponderosa pine…