I’ve never been to Vermont, but I’ve been to a lot of other states, and I’ve always thought Colorado was the “Greenest State”. WalletHub, however, ranked Colorado as number 17…
LETTER: A Poem for the County Commissioners
Who’s more important, locals that live here and try to survive? … Or often non-resident investors who have short-term rentals, and thrive…
HMPRESENTLY: A Little Nuts?
You can spend your whole adult life and career working at shaping opinion, without really knowing, for sure, if you’re succeeding…
Governor Polis Signs Bill to Transform Behavioral Health System
“We need a system that can deliver timely, affordable and responsive services that truly put people first. I am proud to sign this landmark piece of legislation…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Refuge in Aspen Springs
When I die, spread my ashes on this land; and when you hear the wind gently blowing through the pines, it is my voice, singing to you from afar…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part One
It’s the same problem that stretches across America, from sea to shining sea. We are digging ourselves into a hole made of money…
OPINION: The American Jobs Plan Delays Necessary Infrastructure Reform
The things we most urgently need to do, don’t require more money, and a wave of federal funding run through these legacy programs makes local reform more difficult to accomplish…
EDITORIAL: Portrait of the Artist as a Former President
“I set out to accomplish two things: to share some portraits of immigrants, each with a remarkable story I try to tell, and to humanize the debate on immigration and reform….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Am I Suffering From Cave Syndrome?
Yes, I will admit, I’m “attached to the anxiety of uncertainty.” That’s not an entirely new thing…
Colorado Senate Unanimous in Vote to Approve ‘Anti-Blackmail’ Legislation
HB21-1057 will expand protections that prevent a person’s immigration status from being leveraged as a form of extortion…
Haaland Seeks Funding to Fight Climate Change, Aid Native Americans
In her first congressional hearing as the leader of the Interior Department, Secretary Deb Haaland fielded questions from members of a U.S. House spending panel…
Earth Day, Pagosa Style
The route will be one-way directional and celebrants will be asked to maintain safe social distance…
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Eight
The $3.9 million is slated to be “consumed” out of the Strategic Reserve in 2021. Unless some additional grants magically appear…
OPINION: When it Comes to Infrastructure, the American Jobs Plan is Business as Usual
Even stranger is the notion that, with 45,000 bridges in poor condition, we should focus on 10,000 “smaller” bridges…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Denizens of a Third World Country
This is not Pagosa Lakes. If you want to turn your acre in paradise into a rat-infested junkyard, you may…
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
“We had a couple fly in to get their vaccine from Denver that couldn’t get it in the Denver metro area,” said Marc Meyer, director of pharmacy services…
Black Hills Energy Celebrates Earth Day with Free Trees
Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, April 22, free trees will be available for Black Hills Energy customers to claim as part of our partnership wtih the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy Saving Trees program…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Pornography vs Online Shopping
One was carrying an Amazon package and said, “I’d be rich if my wife quit ordering from Amazon!”…
‘Drug Take Back Day’ in Pagosa This Saturday, April 24
With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day …