States that won additional Congressional seats include Texas — which gained two seats — and Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon, each gaining one seat…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Four
“It is imperative that ‘small businesses’ be a part of how we as a community, endeavor to address the issues of housing at all levels of the spectrum….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sir Isaac Newton Ruined My Life
Here’s a oil portrait of my (distant) relative, posing in his bathrobe at age 46…
LETTER: Vacation Rentals… the Tail Wagging the Dog?
The realtors who participated in the discussion basically wanted to object to everything…
SJBPH Announces Multiple Vaccination Clinics in Archuleta and La Plata Counties
With cases rising locally, SJBPH urges residents to protect themselves, their families, and support schools and businesses by receiving the COVID vaccine…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Three
“I’m in the process of buying a house there [in Pagosa Springs] and I’d like to bring my family there, my wife and children, and spend a few weeks there each year…”
‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Get Another Look After Indiana, Colorado Shootings
Most gun deaths in the U.S. are suicides, and Smart said about two-thirds of red flag cases regard somebody as at risk for self-harm…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Through a Glass, Darkly
Here is the “Global Trends” logo, that appears on page 2 of the report, and which I personally think would make a great logo for a video game…
VIDEO: Ready to Go All-Electric?
On Tuesday, April 20 — in honor of Earth Day — La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) hosted a webinar on how you can benefit from the electric technologies on the market today…
Free Gardening Advice, Tonight, with Ron Chacey
Choosing appropriate products and knowing when to implement are decisions that make the difference in the growth of vegetable plants…
Prescribed Fires Planned on Dolores and Pagosa Ranger Districts Begin This Week
The San Juan National Forest’s Dolores and Pagosa Ranger Districts are planning to conduct prescribed fires starting the week of April 26. Burning operations will READ MORE
More Pagosa Events Ahead…Indoors and Outdoors…
Outdoor events have very few restrictions at this time…
Pushback Against ‘COVID Passports” Puts Colleges in a Quandry
Along with NSU, at least 33 colleges across the country have announced plans to require a COVID-19 shot for the fall semester, according to a tally by the Chronicle of Higher Education…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Two
If you bought a home in 1950 for $20,000, you might have sold it for $30,000 in 1973. Taking inflation into account, you probably lost money on the sale…
OPINION: How Local Leaders Should Adapt to the American Jobs Plan
Resist the siren call to build that new road, add that new interchange, put in another bridge. Don’t be suckered into annexing new land, running new pipes, and expanding your reach…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greenest State in the Known Universe
I’ve never been to Vermont, but I’ve been to a lot of other states, and I’ve always thought Colorado was the “Greenest State”. WalletHub, however, ranked Colorado as number 17…
LETTER: A Poem for the County Commissioners
Who’s more important, locals that live here and try to survive? … Or often non-resident investors who have short-term rentals, and thrive…
HMPRESENTLY: A Little Nuts?
You can spend your whole adult life and career working at shaping opinion, without really knowing, for sure, if you’re succeeding…
Governor Polis Signs Bill to Transform Behavioral Health System
“We need a system that can deliver timely, affordable and responsive services that truly put people first. I am proud to sign this landmark piece of legislation…”