“We think ‘Shot and a Beer’ is a fun offer that will motivate some people who have been putting off their vaccine…”
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part Three
“The construction should go pretty quickly. Footings, piers, and then drop the can. It’s getting spray foam insulation, so I will need to shoot the bottoms before I stack them…”
‘Safe Boating Week’ Starts Tomorrow, Friday, May 21
The week starts on Friday, May 21, with “Wear Your Life Jacket To Work Day”. Boating professionals and outdoor enthusiasts aim to heighten awareness of different life jacket styles…
Colorado Bill Takes Aim at ‘High Potency’ Marijuana
“I’m on the side of having a child that utilizes medical marijuana, so this medicine has been a lifesaving intervention for him,” said Michelle Walker, a longtime medical marijuana advocate…
Vets 4 Vets Charity Golf Tournament Set for May 29
The format is a four-person scramble. The cost is $85 per person, which includes a Texas-style barbecue and music by the San Juan Mountain Boys…
Colorado Governor Polis Signs ‘The Very Best’ Budget for 2021-22
“There’s a long history and tradition over on the Joint Budget Committee to put aside partisanship and work for the people of Colorado…”
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part Two
Can we wrap our heads around this idea? 1.8 million acres of large-diameter Engelmann spruce, standing in our Colorado forests, slowly decaying?
Chimney Rock ‘Geology Tour’ Event Tonight, Wednesday, May 19
The Geology Tour is a 2.5 hour guided tour that explores local geology and its relationship to the daily lives of the ancestral Puebloans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Remember Stuff
The professor also suggests that you can improve your retention of important facts by sharing them with another person…
HMPRESENTLY: A Crick or Two
I mean… driving is great, and all, but not so much when things get crazy on the roads…
OPINION: Medicare For All Act of 2021, Liberal Benefits with Conservative Spending
As with our existing Medicare and Medicaid systems, patients would receive health care from their choice of physicians, clinics, hospitals and allied health care professionals…
OPINION: New Federal Policies Land America’s Wild Horses & Burros in the Slaughterhouse
The BLM’s attitude toward wild horses should be judged not by the agency’s soothing words on its websites, but by the photographs and videos taken during the roundups…
EDITORIAL: Log Cabins vs Cargo Containers, Part One
The Town Planning Department had, however, failed to provide sufficient notice for the April 27 public hearing, so the approval hearing has been re-scheduled for the May 25 Planning Commission meeting…
FIELD NOTES: Barr Lake State Park Educates Its Visitors
How do you teach ‘Leave No Trace’ principles? Sometimes you use a poop balloon. Barr Lake State Park borrowed the poop balloon from the Barr Milton Watershed Association…
First ‘San Juan Stargazers’ Event at Chimney Rock This Friday, May 21
There will be a Total Lunar Eclipse on the morning of Wednesday, May 26. Because it is a Lunar Eclipse, eye protection is not needed…
’19th Hole Concert Series’ Announces Four Non-profit Beneficiaries
“Our digital punch passes can be used by one person at four concerts, by two people at two concerts, or by four people at one concert…”
Colorado’s Independent Redistricting Commissions Prepare Preliminary Data
The preliminary maps will be prepared on 2010 census blocks, which means the geometry will not align exactly with the 2020 census blocks…
Colorado Begins Awarding New ‘Revitalizing Main Streets’ Grants
“Expanding this program helps communities of all sizes across the state of Colorado implement projects catered toward all modes of transportation…”
Prescribed Fires Successful in San Juan National Forest
The Pagosa Ranger District’s Brockover prescribed fire in the Turkey Springs area treated approximately 400 acres adjacent to the wildland urban interface…