The Online Market will continue to feature the Growers and Producers involved in our food supply…
EDITORIAL: A Conceptual Map of Pagosa Springs, March 2021… Part One
Although COVID data is fairly easy to find in March 2021, several things related to public health have not been tracked. Maybe we’re too busy tracking COVID?
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Don’t Even Trust Myself
I might be the only one around who is admitting that my columns are fake news, which in a sense makes me the only honest person in the room…
HMPRESENTLY: The World’s Next, Best Cuss Word
Cuss words have evolved, over the years. In the 18th century, ‘bloody’ was considered a nasty word…
EDITORIAL: Toward a More Responsible, Meat-Free Future
The Colorado meat industry’s alarm over the global observance of ‘Meatout’ on March 20, offers a splendid opportunity to discuss the merits of eating animals…
Hunter Education Class for Youth on March 20
This class is limited to 10 students, 12 years old or younger, who have successfully completed the Internet course…
EDITORIAL: County Government Increases Vacation Rental Fees
“I think that we’re trying several different avenues to try and remedy a situation that may be impossible to remedy, as far as housing availability and affordability…”
REAL ESTATE: The Riley Report
Normally I include a Featured Home at the end of my monthly newsletter, but for the second month in a row, I don’t have any homes or condos available…
KSUT Will Not Move Forward with Pagosa Folk N’ Bluegrass Festival This Year
At this time, we cannot, in good conscience, move forward as initially planned with the Pagosa Folk N’ Bluegrass Festival, Jam Camps, and Workshops…
Wolf Creek Sees Eleven Fresh Inches
We’re all in this together. Please take ownership in your part to keep us open – remember to Mask Up and Practice Social Distancing to keep the ski season going….
OPINION: Oil Industry Warning of Underfunding is Unfounded
LWCF, for those who may not know, is the most successful conservation program in the United States, enacted by Congress in 1965…
‘Proudly Pagosa’ Community Celebration Video Begins March 8
How do you pick just one person, one group, one business that didn’t face challenges, didn’t have employees on the front lines, didn’t go over and above what is normally expected…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Five
Some of us are expecting a total of about 14,000 full-time residents in Archuleta County when the 2020 Census numbers are released…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad News for the Highly Intelligent
This curve purportedly demonstrates the distribution of IQ Test scores in the general population. Most of us are somewhere in the middle, near the top of the curve…
San Juan Basin Public Health Urges Testing as COVID-19 Variant Cases Identified
“The presence of variants in Southwest Colorado is troubling and means virus transmission could happen more easily,” said Liane Jollon, SJBPH executive director…
HMPRESENTLY: God Help!… Perhaps?
I’ve always respected conservative Republican thinking, with regard to big government, states’ rights and spending. Years ago, I even received a very nice message, about an article I’d written…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Four
I agree that the Town government ought to be helping us decide what “the right things” are — in terms of health and safety. We don’t want our buildings to be dangerous…
OPINION: Finding Our Way Out of the Pandemic’s Rubble
For example, we found that two in five Coloradans struggle to afford health care, housing, or food…
Wings Early Childhood Center Now Enrolling Ages 1-5
We are a nature-based, play-based center that focuses on the child’s interests and needs…