“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…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Myths About Your Stimulus Check
A couple who makes $160,000 a year would be able to do something truly useful with $1,400. Like, say, a trip to Costa Rica…
Road Crews Begin Work on Wildlife Crossings on US 160
“This project will span for two miles in an area that has been identified as a critical migratory corridor for both mule deer and elk,” explained Julie Constan…
‘Colorado Humanities’ to Host Online Conversation About Rural Colorado, March 3
After the panelists present, the conversation opens to questions and comments from our live audience…
EDITORIAL: A Conceptual Map of Pagosa Springs, March 2021… Part Eight
Between 2008 and 2018, our construction industry produced 838 new single-family homes outside of the Town limits…
Southwest Region Chooses Tony Bonacquista as ‘Wildlife Officer of the Year’
“Tony can be found working tirelessly day and night throughout the year to help protect Colorado’s wildlife resources…”
HMPRESENTLY: Legislators, Mucking Around?
‘Muck around’ is an idiom, defined in the Free Dictionary as “doing something without much purpose….”
OPINION: Mental Health, and a Nation on Edge
Sometimes, I look back fondly on those manic episodes of a dozen years ago — the seemingly inexhaustible energy and flashes of brilliance…
BLM Offering Online Reservations for Canyons of the Ancients Museum
“This service will help BLM staff operate safely, as well as safely accommodate public visitation to this incredible venue to the public…”
OPINION: The US Government, and the General Welfare
By contrast, the Constitution of the United States declares clearly, in its Preamble, that a key purpose of the U.S. government is to “promote the general welfare…”
Colorado’s Last Standing Coal Plant?
What will be Colorado’s last standing coal plant? It’s an open question. Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, wants it to be Comanche 3…
EDITORIAL: A Conceptual Map of Pagosa Springs, March 2021… Part Seven
Five years ago, a gentleman named Eddy Dunn — a recent transplant from Portland, OR — was beginning work on a cozy duplex on South 6th Street. Here’s that duplex, in a photo I took last weekend…
Colorado Democrats, Insurance Carriers Prepare for a Fight
“We know that we’re up against a very profitable, unfortunately, and very well-financed industry,” said Adam Fox…
Deb Haaland Appointed Secretary of the Interior
“Secretary Haaland brings an important and unique perspective to the position, understands what public lands mean to our economy, and will be a key partner as we work to finally pass the CORE Act into law….”