“Some Asian Americans and immigrants wore masks readily. In a brutal election year, it made them heroes, targets, profits….”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Woman’s Right to Abortion, Considered
Last week, a California court ruled that a murder prosecution can proceed against a 19-year-old Kings County woman, Chelsea Becker, who had a still birth after using meth during her eighth month of pregnancy…
EDITORIAL: Happy Holiday, Happy Holiday…
One of the more uplifting movies of that period featured Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale, dancing and singing…
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part Three
Things had been going downhill, for many of the working families in Pagosa Springs, well before the coronavirus arrived on the scene…
OPINION: Restoring the Soul of America
The last time I heard a Democratic politician at the top of his party truly, vulnerably stand for restoring the nation’s soul was in 1972…
Colorado Lawmakers Promise ‘Lower Enrollment’ Won’t Hurt School Funding
Republicans introduced a similar measure during the recent special session. Democrats rejected it as outside the narrow purview of the special session…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Nine
Well, now, we have a couple of questions that pop right up… one being, where does the money (“the funding”) come from?
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part Two
If a person struggles with mathematics, does that mean they have trouble using the left side of their brain? Once again, a logical conclusion…
Colorado Biologists Concerned About Mysterious Trout Decline
‘This September, we surveyed four reaches of the creek and the results were troubling. They suggested up to an 80 percent decline in the adult population….”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: When Words Have Two Meanings
The Fifth Amendment to the United State Constitution mandates that citizens charged with crimes be afforded “due process of law”…
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Eight
The seven states that divert water out of the Colorado River Basin collaborated on a a drought mitigation plan back in 2007 — in hopes of preventing the federal government from taking control of the Colorado River…
ESSAY: The Doors of Perception, Part One
The first ‘thing’ a child typically learns to draw — the first recognizable shape that appears, usually accidentally, on their sheet of paper, or on the bedroom wall — is a circle….
Rising Rents, Stagnant Wages Leave Colorado Families Struggling
This article by Moe Clark first appeared on Colorado Newsline on December 17, 2020 When Laura Rodriguez’s lease was up for renewal in the middle READ MORE
Public Scoping Period for Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project
The proposed project area is west of Pagosa Springs and west of Pagosa Lakes in Archuleta County…
VIDEO: Tribes Offer Thoughts on Navajo Generating Station Demolition
The demolition of the three 775-foot-tall smokestacks at Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is hugely symbolic….
EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Seven
Americans each ate about 28 pounds of chicken meat annually back in in 1960, but this year each of us will likely consume, on average, about 94 pounds…
READY, FIRE, AIM: No News is Good News
Eventually, Pagosa Springs will come back to life and our local newspapers will, once again, have criminal activity and outrageous government blunders to write about…
Colorado Senator Bennet Addresses Ongoing Cyber Attacks
The hackers appear to have breached The Department of State; The Department of Commerce; The Department of Energy; The Department of Treasury; The National Nuclear Security Agency; and The Department of Homeland Security…
Colorado Community College System Awarded $1 Million to Reshape Law Enforcement Training
The grant will allow CCC’s Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum and Training project team to review current course objectives, program requirements, and instructor techniques…