Schools had government-mandated prayers, and biology classes didn’t mention evolution. Buying a cocktail or lottery ticket was a crime. Birth control was illegal in some states…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Two
Due to a fairly steep slope, the winding half-mile-long trail will cover less than a quarter mile as the crow flies. The estimated cost is about $1.5 million…
OPINION: Wild Horses Help Protect Against Climate Change
Due to the combined effects of wrong-headed politics, greed and ignorance, our native north American species herbivory has been decimated…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Imposter Syndrome
I would certainly prefer to have ‘imposter phenomenon’ but I realize I don’t deserve that particular label. So I’m stuck with a syndrome…
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Announces 2021 Season
The historic steam railroad, owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, will offer all new route schedules…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Mightier Than the Sword’
Sometimes, it’s some way something’s said by someone. Or, it’s words in a song, a poem… or news and commentary…
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Confirms Finding of COVID Variant
It is important that all individuals within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation follow the safety guidance in place to help slow or stop the spread of the virus…
Colorado Native Plant Society Lecture Tomorrow, March 2
In exchange for food in the form of nectar and pollen, pollinators help plants reproduce by moving pollen from flower to flower…
Independent Investigators Will Assess Colorado Judicial Branch Allegations
The Supreme Court will make public the results and recommendations of the independent investigations…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part One
The idea of “sustainability” dates back to at least the 1600s, when Europeans looked around and noticed that their forests were quickly disappearing…
VIDEO: Colorado Big Game Hunting License Applications Open March 1
“It’s very important all hunters read the 2021 Colorado Big Game brochure, which is available at all CPW office locations and online…”
Xcel Energy Plans to Double Renewables
“Colorado is getting cleaner air, more good jobs and savings for consumers with more renewable energy,” Polis said…
HMPRESENTLY: Miles Apart, But Much in Common
But even when we’ve had heavy snowfall up in the mountains, for one reason or another, in past years, annual snow survey results have been disappointing…
Is Colorado’s School Accountability System Working?
“What are we measuring with the tests?” Gonzales-Gutierrez asked. “Are they taking into consideration language, the history of oppression in the school system?”
EDITORIAL: The Joys of Owning a Vacation Rental in Pagosa Springs, Part Six
“There’s certainly a need for balance when it comes to tax laws…”
EDITORIAL: Dragons, Unicorns, and Colorado’s Water Crisis, Part Eight
The taxpaying public — the folks who ultimately paid for the Wilson Water Group report — deserves to hear all sides of a public policy issue…
OPINION: What We Can Learn from the Skinniest Home in London
Building places with many hands from the bottom-up is messy and fraught with challenges, but it also gives us the capacity to evolve and adapt…
ESSAY: A Blizzard… A Power Outage… A Failure of the Heart
For days, 2.5 million residents in Texas were left without power, killing at least 17 people…
Healthy Minds and Hunger Free Campus Checklists Released
“At a time when too many of Colorado’s students worry about how they can afford to eat or pay rent, and struggle with mental health, these checklists are a welcome resource…”