“2020 has highlighted the need to fundamentally address deeper societal issues — including equity in water policy decisions,” Gibbs said…
ESSAY: A Plan to Re-Open the Liberty Theatre, Part Two
“And eventually, we’d also like to try to do movie festivals. I know Durango and Telluride have movie festivals. Why can’t we have something in Pagosa, as well?”
EDITORIAL: Pennies from Heaven, Part One
Instead of flying somewhere in a plane, for a vacation — wearing a face mask in a crowded airplane cabin, breathing recycled air — families and individuals were looking for exotic places they could drive to — in their own SUV…
READY, FIRE, AIM: To Meat or Not to Meat, That is the Question
We can wipe the carbon out of our footprints, any day of the week and twice on Sunday. And we can prevent animal cruelty, if we happen to be suffering from “meat guilt”…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part Two
It is also very important to avoid making comparisons, as each person will experience trauma and recover from it differently, at their own pace…
Colorado Lawmakers Approve Affordable Housing Measure
House Bill 21-1117 would let cities and counties require new rental developments to include some affordable housing units, a policy known as inclusionary zoning…
HMPRESENTLY: Selling a Bill of Goods?
Let’s see if we understand Don Jr’s jabs at the current President of the United States…
Colorado Investing $20 Million in State Park Improvements
This conservation-focused legislation will help direct funds to outdoor projects in Colorado that protect irreplaceable public lands and expand outdoor recreation opportunities…
Doctors Found Jet Fuel in This Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.
“There are black spots that are burns, particles all over; there’s metal. It was all scarred,” said Szema, a pulmonologist and professor who studies toxic exposures…
ESSAY: A Plan to Re-Open the Liberty Theatre, Part One
Last week, I had a pleasant Zoom conversation with two local business owners and community activists, Sherry Phillips and Evelyn Tennyson, about the historic Liberty Theatre…
EDITORIAL: A Conceptual Map of Pagosa Springs, March 2021… Part Ten
Where childhood poverty is concerned — and childhood malnutrition — public schools have been instrumental, since the 1960s, in providing at least one daily meal for school-age children…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part One
About two-thirds of female assault victims do not report to the police and many victims do not tell anyone. Sexual assault is a terrifying and humiliating experience…
HMPRESENTLY: Knowing What’s at Stake in Pagosa Springs
I remember small shops near residential neighborhoods, with vegetables for sale, and butcher shops and bakeries, and small restaurants….
Bicameral Legislation Would Plant 1.2 Billion Trees on National Forests
“Our forests create jobs, provide clean water, and combat climate change by sequestering millions of tons of carbon. Yet, millions of acres are being ravaged by climate-change induced wildfires, droughts, pests…”
‘Working For Racial Equality’ Launches Storytelling Project
Some of us began to meet weekly to process our experiences with racism and to explore ways to dismantle it and to build racial equity into the foundations and systems of America…
More Coloradans Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine
Eligibility now includes Coloradans age 50 and older, people with high-risk conditions, and workers in food and restaurant services, manufacturing, the US Postal Service…
OPINION: ‘Zoning Snowball’ Finally Heading Downhill?
An essential reform for the prosperity and resilience of American cities is on the agenda in more places than ever…
EDITORIAL: A Conceptual Map of Pagosa Springs, March 2021… Part Nine
Our government planning documents, written over the past couple of decades, tend to define “character and atmosphere” in terms of overall architectural design…
Colorado Lakes, Reservoirs Still Free of Invasive Mussels
More boats requiring decontamination because of infestations of destructive mussels entered Colorado in 2020 compared to previous years…