The data show surrendered drilling permits and leases on national public lands…
Millions More for Colorado K-12 schools?
Democratic lawmakers are asking the Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether a proposed tax change that could generate millions for K-12 education is constitutional…
EDITORIAL: Pennies from Heaven, Part Two
That package includes about $128 billion for K-12 education… along with other provisions that will also affect school spending…
Pagosa Wetlands Partners Offering Training for ‘Volunteer Naturalist Program’
The training will also include information about program delivery, such as tour pacing, presentation skills, handling questions, managing children, use of optics, etc…
Colorado Legislators Discussing ‘Public Option’ Health Insurance Plan
“The two counties that I represent, Eagle and Routt, there’s only one option on the health insurance market for those who buy on the individual market,” Roberts said…
‘Watershed Enhancement’ Group Seeking Public Input on San Juan River Plan
The WEP’s three-phased process is designed to ensure there is ample time to gather public feedback, conduct analysis, and create a plan with local priorities…
Colorado Establishes Water Equity Task Force
“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….