We write about ‘averages’ here in the Daily Post, on a pretty regular basis. The average wage in the local hospitality industry, for example…
HMPRESENTLY: All This Stuff is Giving Me Religion
“The election technology company, Dominion Voting Systems, with main offices in Denver and Toronto, filed $1.3 billion defamation lawsuits…”
Colorado Environmentalists Call for Investigation Following ‘Whistleblower’ Complaint
The emails show APCD air-quality modelers growing increasingly concerned about the legality of its practices…
‘Drug Take Back Day’ Scheduled for April 24
With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential…
Governor Polis Extends Statewide Mask Order for Another 30 Days
“Right now across our state, 1 in 207 people are currently contagious with COVID-19, and only an estimated 27% of Coloradans are already immune through either vaccination or prior infection…”
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Three
The ditch improvements and repairs suggested by the WEP survey appear to total nearly $5.5 million…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Interview with the Easter Bunny
“Yes, I know; that’s hard to believe. 50 billion colored eggs. And that doesn’t include the chocolate eggs or the marshmallow chicks and ducks…”
Open Letter to Secretary Haaland Regarding Wild Horse Policies
Relocating wild horses from areas where they are in conflict with livestock interests via humane methods… is both economically and ecologically appropriate…
‘American Rescue Plan’ Will Support Veterans
The coronavirus economic relief package for Americans allocates $17 billion in support of the VA’s nationwide response…
New Suicide Dialing Code
On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting READ MORE
New Area Code Dialing Requirement Will Facilitate Suicide Dialing Code
In order for 988 to work, customers in many area codes across the country, including 719 and 970 in Colorado, must be transitioned to 10-digit local dialing…
Blood Drive Tomorrow, April 6
Our next Vitalant Blood Drive will be held at Centerpoint Church, 2750 Cornerstone Drive, from 10am to 3pm…
Free Annual Training This Month for Chimney Rock Volunteers
After training, new volunteers will receive extended training with a veteran volunteer at the site until they are comfortable in their new positions…
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Two
Here is a slight close-up of Ms. Purcell’s map, showing the area surrounding downtown Pagosa Springs, with some identifying words added. Hatcher Lake. Walmart. Downtown. Wolf Creek Pass…
REVIEW: Busy McCarroll is Making Good Trouble
“I’m not so naive to think that a song can fix all of this,” says Busy. “These are systemic problems we’ve had in this country for a long time…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Totally Missed April Fools Day
It got so bad that the First Day of Spring was being celebrated on April 1. That’s when Pope Gregory XIII decided he’d had quite enough of this nonsense…
HMPRESENTLY: In The Same Boat?
And then I’m thinking… Heaven help us! We may be going down similar paths. Or the same collision course with an iceberg, the doomed ship…
Colorado Aims at Expansion of Public Lands
“It sounds nice as a slogan, and that’s helpful, but if you look at all the science and the data that’s out there, you can understand the need behind it…”
Durango’s COVID ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots
“You can’t throw a stone around here without hitting a Texan,” explained Scott Perez, the man in the marshal get-up…