The $3.9 million is slated to be “consumed” out of the Strategic Reserve in 2021. Unless some additional grants magically appear…
OPINION: When it Comes to Infrastructure, the American Jobs Plan is Business as Usual
Even stranger is the notion that, with 45,000 bridges in poor condition, we should focus on 10,000 “smaller” bridges…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Denizens of a Third World Country
This is not Pagosa Lakes. If you want to turn your acre in paradise into a rat-infested junkyard, you may…
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
“We had a couple fly in to get their vaccine from Denver that couldn’t get it in the Denver metro area,” said Marc Meyer, director of pharmacy services…
Black Hills Energy Celebrates Earth Day with Free Trees
Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, April 22, free trees will be available for Black Hills Energy customers to claim as part of our partnership wtih the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy Saving Trees program…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Pornography vs Online Shopping
One was carrying an Amazon package and said, “I’d be rich if my wife quit ordering from Amazon!”…
‘Drug Take Back Day’ in Pagosa This Saturday, April 24
With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day …
INTERVIEW: Looking Back on Last Year’s Bear Incidents in Colorado
“Most locations in Colorado are seeing an increasing number of bears…”
OPINION: Let’s Ditch the Draft, Once and For All
“If a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), co-sponsor…
OPINION: As Colorado River Shortages Declared, Upper Basin Declares ‘Drain, Baby, Drain!’
“It’s beyond irresponsible that the Bureau of Reclamation is failing to oppose new dams and diversions in the Colorado River basin…”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Seven
One problem with selling your courthouse is, where do you put the 16 or so employees who are still working there?
OPINION: The Half-Truth About Infrastructure at the Heart of the American Jobs Plan
Imagine one of those jesters who spins plates. They start out with one plate spinning. Then another. Then another. It’s really impressive…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Many T. Rexes Were There?
Here’s an imaginative illustration of a Tyrannosaurs Rex, in a bad mood…
ESSAY: Building Community, One ‘Little Free Library’ at a Time
Tor Hessman thought it would be a good project for the building trade students at Pagosa Springs High School, and they are currently building five…
LETTER: An Outsider’s View of Pagosa’s Vacation Rental Controversy
There were many valid concerns brought up in Mr. Hudson’s editorials; too much trash, overflowing septic tanks, loud parties, living in a motel district etc…
Videos Highlight ’30×30′ Resolution
A football field worth of natural area is lost to human development every 30 seconds…
Small-dollar Donations Drive Record-shattering Fundraising in 3rd Congressional District
With national spotlight on Western Slope race, Laura Boebert, Donovan raise a combined $1.5 million in first quarter…
Public Comments Sought on Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project
The project proposes fuels reduction activities such as thinning, mowing, and mastication, as well as tree cutting and removal activities such as improvement cutting, thinning, and salvage harvest…
EDITORIAL: County Ready to Address Vacation Rental Problems? Part Four
“Short-Term Rental Operations shall occupy no more than two percent (2%) of the available residential structures within the City of Manitou Springs which is currently capped at fifty-eight (58) potential permits…”