If his bill passes, Bennet said he hopes the local news commission also examines the role of social media platforms, which he believes have become “too large and too powerful”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chicken Little, During the Pandemic
“I just look at the graphs, in the COVID section. Who can keep up with all the articles?”
EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part One
Only 40% of Colorado’s third graders are meeting expectations on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success tests in English language arts…
VIDEO: Liane Jollon Delivers a Warning
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) moved Archuleta County to COVID-19 Dial “Level Orange: High Risk”…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Three
“Someone who has just escaped from a fire may dream about the actual fire a few times, then may dream about being swept away by a tidal wave….”
Give a Gift That Grows: Plant-A-Tree
The U.S. Forest Service established the Plant-A-Tree Program in 1983 to allow donors to contribute money toward reforestation on National Forests to memorialize loved ones or commemorate births, weddings or special events…
LETTER: Unprecedented Un-presidenting
“His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Unaffordable Land Prices in Archuleta County
It’s not just the ‘working class’ who are priced out of the Pagosa/Archuleta housing market, it’s becoming so for professionals as well…
EDITORIAL: A Country Going to Pot
On Election Day, November 3, 2020, a majority of voters in five states — mostly red states — passed ballot measures that legalized marijuana…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Letter to Santa
“For security reasons, potential adopters must be vetted by going through a short registration and ID verification process…”
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Two
Humans are competent and successful, not because we perceive reality accurately, but precisely because we can simplify the world into discrete intellectual elements that have helped us survive…
Watershed Moment for Oil & Gas Regulation in Colorado
After taking full control of state government in 2018, Polis and his fellow Colorado Democrats sought to end the “oil and gas wars” with SB-181…
HMPRESENTLY: What’s Their Game?
Are persuasive folks — lobbyists and others — whispering in politicians’ ears? Or, is it something else influencing spending decisions?
The Wolves of Moffat County
“As recently as last week we have confirmed the presence of wolves in Moffat County via pictures and recorded howling. Staff will continue monitoring the area…”
OBITUARY: Jesus Jose Villalobos
Jesus enjoyed spending time with his family and loved ones. He will be missed by all those who knew and loved him…
EDITORIAL: Happy Thanksgiving… or Maybe Not
“Historically, Thanksgiving celebrates the generosity and assistance Native American tribes provided to English colonists from the Mayflower…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, Mr. Spaceman
All of which suggests that the US Space Force will not be sending a bunch of hot-shot space pilots into low earth orbit to conduct battles with hand-held laser pistols…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part One
I have my own ideas about what the word ‘consciousness’ means. And I think I know what an ‘illusion’ is….
With No Federal Help Expected, Colorado Legislature Heads for Special Session
“And yet states will be left with no additional federal resources to combat the rising tide of infections, unemployment, and human services needs…”