In terms of vaccination requirements within health care settings, we can look at the issue from different angles…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Shame of My Carbon Footprint
Her intentions were good, of course. She didn’t like dirty floors… and removing my shoes at the door certainly would have helped the situation…
HMPRESENTLY: Brain Health and Belly Fat
Paunch… or Belly fat… whatever you choose to call it… I’ve got some of that, even though I walk a lot and ride a bike…
Closure Planned on North Pagosa Boulevard, Starting June 7
Road closures will be placed on the south end of the project at Lakeside Drive and on the north end of the project at Edgewater Drive…
Free Family Friendly Festival at Chimney Rock This Weekend
Step back in time at CRIA’s annual Life at Chimney Rock Festival on Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30, from 10:00am to 4:00pm each day…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Three
We don’t often consider, I suppose, that “remote work” has exploded in many other places around the globe. And that other people, in other lands, are also trying to figure out how to make this whole thing blend…
Governor Polis Launches ‘Colorado Comeback Cash Vaccine Drawing’
“Isn’t it wonderful to be giving out $1 million dollar prizes along with protection against the Coronavirus?!” said Governor Jared Polis…
OPINION: Consumer Health Protection in Pagosa During COVID, Part One
In spite of the threat this virus posed to human life, I also found joy and solace in music, reading, renovating my home, taking short day trips on weekends to breathe in the beauty around Pagosa…
Congress Warned of ‘Drought Crisis’ in American West
“Current conditions require us to take bold and unprecedented steps to conserve and stretch our existing water supplies…”
Experts Declare Youth Mental Health ‘State of Emergency’ in Colorado
“Now we are seeing our pediatric emergency departments and our inpatient units overrun with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other forms of major mental health illness…”
Colorado Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Wildlife Corridors
Without ecological corridors to connect important habitat, protected areas become isolated ‘islands’ that are unable to sustain wildlife populations…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Two
“People come to Pagosa from these bigger cities, and they assume they can work from anywhere. Then they realize that the internet here is very ‘subpar’ across the area…”
EDITORIAL: ‘News Matters’ Documentary; Watch It Free Through May 28
“When a business is dying, those that really understand it, don’t want to be there to conduct the funeral. Somebody is going to have to turn out the lights on all of these newspapers…”
OPINION: ‘Black Swan’ Drought Proving Glen Canyon Dam Critics Right
In fact, today’s predicted inflow is so low that the figure used by the federal government’s Record of Decision for Glen Canyon Dam doesn’t even include numbers that low on their chart…
Colorado Supreme Court Rules on School Funding Reform
“Today’s groundbreaking announcement from the Supreme Court represents a monumental step toward repairing our state’s broken education funding system…”
HMPRESENTLY: Gadzooks!
In several dictionaries, ‘Gadzooks’ is defined as a mild oath. But in at least one dictionary, it’s “an explanation of surprise”…
OPINION: ‘Strong Towns’ Files a Lawsuit Against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure
Following the hearing, the Board of Licensure issued what would be a final order on March 17, 2021. The order’s findings omit key facts in a way that is prejudicial to Marohn…
More Business Perks If You Get Vaccinated in Durango
Coupon sheets with free and discounted items at local businesses will be available to all residents receiving COVID vaccination at select SJBPH clinics…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part One
“There was a migration coming into rural areas; a lot of people hoping to hide out in rural areas. Decentralization was going on in some of the cities and tech hubs…”