“Yeah, I think the answer — I can see on everyone’s faces — you asked a really big question that I don’t think any of us have an answer to….”
OPINION: Wasting Time, Wasting Money
“Plans to put the property to use have been underway in some form or another since the city voted to begin working to create a formal downtown area in 2009….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Valentine’s Day, It Ain’t What It Used to Be
These are just some of the ways Valentine’s Day can be enjoyed safely while adhering to pandemic-related safety guidelines…
OPINION: An Open Letter to President Biden
There is a common-sense scientifically-supported Plan to accomplish wildfire reduction and save wild horses…
In-Person ‘Enrollment Open House’ at Pagosa Peak Open School Tonight & Thursday
Pagosa Peak Open School was started by a group of local parents and grandparents to bring an innovative educational choice to our mountain community…
OPINION: Colorado Should Act Boldly on Climate
Yes, the state has taken some positive steps in the right direction by setting benchmarks for reducing pollution and investing in renewable energy…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Three
If we look at this image of the Zoom meeting on January 28, and we think about the people currently serving on the Town Council…
Budget Axe Set to Strike, as Demand for Mental Health Care Spikes
“Everybody right now is just trying to protect and make sure we don’t have additional cuts,” said Doyle Forrestal…
OPINION: Colorado Water Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session
Colorado’s recent three largest wildfires’ impact on watersheds and more than five million Coloradans living in drought elevates the importance of resilient water resources — for people and birds…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerns About Bank of America
Thomas Jefferson said “I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies”…
HMPRESENTLY: What ‘Good’ Is It, Actually?
Just the word, itself, of course, means something is good. Maybe really, tremendously, fantastically good…
LETTER: The Nation Needs Accountable Voting
I’m proud that Colorado makes use of hand-marked paper ballots, and I support a national requirement for 100% hand-marked, hand-counted, verifiable elections…
OPINION: The Dollars and Cents of America’s Wild Horses
What is the real value of an American wild horse?
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Two
“Buyers are hungry and looking for something to buy with not much left on the shelves. There’s a lot of pent-up demand….”
ESSAY: Celebrating the Nation’s Remaining Wetlands
The US Fish and Wildlife’s National Wetlands Inventory determined that between the 1780s and 1980s, the ‘lower 48’ of the United States saw a net loss of about 53% of its total wetlands…
READY, AIM, FIRE: Less Than Zero
Try as we might, we cannot see ‘nothing’. Everything around us seems to be… ‘something’…
OPINION: National and Human Security
Finally, they pepper spray the handcuffed child. Her screaming intensifies…
Conflicting CDC Studies About COVID in Schools
The latest estimates suggest that about 60% of American students have access to in-person instruction of some sort — the highest figure since November…
FIELD NOTES: Is Ice Fishing the Perfect COVID-19 Sport?
“That’s one thing I’ve noticed, everywhere I’ve gone in the state, is that there’s so many people ice fishing now, because it’s so simple…”