“But other than that, I want to move on to the other items about short-term rentals, so we can give staff some more guidance…”
OPINION: America’s Eviction Mess, Part One
A colossal number of Americans owe back rent due to the pandemic. We are not in a normal situation…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Do You Spell ‘Colorado’?
After Chaitra misspelled ‘neroli oil’, Zaila won the big trophy by correctly spelling ‘murraya’ — a genus of Asiatic tress with pinnate leaves…
COVID-19 Outbreak at Nissan of Durango Updated, 12 Positive Cases, 3 Fatalities
The first case was identified on June 19. Five cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed in association with the outbreak…
Colorado Receives Federal Emergency Funds Following Polis Administration Request
“CDOT’s maintenance teams have made great progress in recovery operations, allowing our engineers to make similar strides in developing a plan to reopen I-70…”
Possible ‘Serious Breach’ of Voting Security in Mesa County
The investigation could result in the decertification of Mesa County’s voting system…
Democratic Club to Hear From Food Coalition on August 17
The goals of the Food Coalition are to expand awareness of community based food sources, to work to provide food access and equity…
Free Admission to Pagosa’s Annual Car Show This Weekend
Start your engines for the 12th annual Pagosa Springs Car Show to be held August 13 & 14, 2021…
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Three
“Are we ready to get rid of the Lodgers Tax and funding for external marketing? And do we want to put an excise tax on short-term rentals?…”
POEM: Monsoon
When the sweet monsoon in the afternoon sweeps down from mountain to plain…
HMPRESENTLY: Leashing Out, At Typos
Speaking of typos, there’s actually one humdinger of an amusing typo in pictures of Trump Cards, the cards that Mr. Trump wants his supporters to carry…
‘Infrastructure Bill’ Falls Short on Climate Goals
“We’re going to do things to reduce climate emissions, but we’re going to spend more in ways that we know increase them,” Osborne said…
Firms Selected to Investigate Alleged Misconduct within Colorado Judicial Branch
“We will make public the results and recommendations of the investigations, including steps to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency…”
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Two
The six Town Council members had lots of options to discuss on Tuesday, August 3, for dealing with vacation rentals…
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Hopefully we will start to see some of the spec homes that were started this spring hit the market soon…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Satan Chairs the Meeting
Certain scholars, who claim to be able to understand Paradise Lost in spite of the challenging spelling and grammar, have argued that Satan manipulated the vote…
HMPRESENTLY: Disasters, and Precious Advertising Moments
And the journey begins, when you hear newscasters saying they’ll be back in a moment, after a few words from their sponsors…
Smoke Warning for Western Colorado, August 8-9, 2021
If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors…
LETTER: Certain Town Council Members Should Recuse from STR Discussions
I am writing to express my disagreement with the Town Attorney’s opinion that, if there is a conflict of interest, it is up to the Council member to recuse himself/herself…