“We do what we can where we are… Lean into community and focus your energy on your friends and neighbors…”
Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Reduce Housing Costs
“Land is expensive in my corner of Colorado, and it is stifling rental opportunities that hardworking people can actually afford…”
Prescribed Fires Scheduled for Today, Tomorrow
Smoke may be visible from U.S. Highway 84 and portions of Pagosa Springs…
EDITORIAL: Will Our Workforce End Up Living in RVs? Part Five
Obviously, the housing situation has sunk to a point where the County imagines families living in RVs for at least five years…
Request to Expand Colorado Prisons Denied by Legislature
“…adding more beds is only going to make things much worse…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Politicians, Making Jokes, and Cussing
We all need a good joke, now and then, to help put things into perspective, and keep us from doing things we will regret later…
No Wolf Releases Planned in Colorado This Winter
“Right now, there’s a political effort to try to make this program fail…”
LIBRARY NEWS: Our Expansion Fueled by Donations, Grants
There has been no ballot issue to raise taxes for your library’s capital projects…
‘Guidestone Colorado’ to Present on Food Sustainability in Pagosa Springs
Guidestone Colorado, a community-based organization located in Salida, Colorado, is focused on sustainability through community participation…
OPINION: Colorado Municipal League Opposes State Control of Local Land Uses
General Assembly continues to preempt municipal land use authority with new legislation aimed at circumventing local planning…
SENIOR NEWS: Combating Isolation & Depression
As policymakers and advocates call for more mental health resources for older adults, centers like ASI continue to serve as vital community anchors…
EDITORIAL: Will Our Workforce End Up Living in RVs? Part Four
“However, the issue at hand is more important than an off-hand dismissal using the universal excuse: ‘We don’t have the money’…”
Colorado Democrats Plan Ballot Measure to Raise Money for Schools
“I think voters and people in the community are really concerned that they are seeing their kids’ favorite teachers leave the profession year after year…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Quitting Drugs
According to reporter Paula Span, writing in KFF Health News last week, older Americans are quitting drugs in droves…
OPINION: Making Colorado’s Beef Supply Chain More Sustainable
As with most human activities, beef production provides a valuable contribution to human health while also impacting the natural environment, sometimes in negative ways…
Abortion Care for Colorado Medicaid Recipients Now Covered by Insurance
Adequate Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion care providers will determine whether providers are actually able to serve patients…
Dems Luncheon Speaker to Address Immigrants’ Rights
PIRAC exists because our immigrant neighbors are not abstract policy debates. They are families, and workers, and parents of our children’s classmates…
Deadline Approaching for Largest Colorado ‘Civics Bee’ Program
With two weeks remaining before the essay submission deadline, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation is calling all middle schoolers to participate…
Healthier Colorado Launches New National Organization ‘Healthier United’
“The capacity we have to improve public policy to support the health of Americans should not be restricted to Colorado…”