In addition to incredible music, the virtual festival video captures a traditional Native American blessing and two live performances from the beautiful Reservoir Hill festival grounds we all miss so much…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Seven
“As of this writing, the Task Force feels that our community is still in a state of economic recovery and has not yet moved onto a stage of economic growth….”
New Rule Would ‘Streamline’ Oil and Gas Drilling in Colorado’s National Forests
Limited oil and gas drilling has also been approved in the San Juan National Forest in southwest Colorado, and in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests near the Wyoming border…
HMPRESENTLY: The People Who Kept the Babies Safe
I don’t want to sound all saccharine, all syrupy. But… caring about people and caring about principles – I’ve been thinking – is what strong, heroic people tend to do…
Colorado Announces ‘ALL IN’ Collegiate Voting Challenge
“The ALL IN Challenge creates a fun competition for our colleges and universities, and highlights the importance of college students to register and vote….”
LETTER: Support for Voting by Mail
The two institutions that can definitely be trusted are the County Board of Elections and the United States Postal Service…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Six
McDonald’s has closed down their indoor eating area, at least temporarily, and currently serves customers only through the drive-up windows. We could easily explain that closure as COVID-related…
‘Colorado Recreates Responsibly Week’
While the outdoor recreation industry has long been an economic driver for Colorado, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to record visitation and needs for maintenance on public lands nationwide…
Colorado Receives $41.6 Million to Address Opioid Crisis
“We know access to affordable treatment in their community gives Coloradans the best chance for recovery, particularly during these challenging times…”
Colorado Author Publishes ‘Grief Guidebook’
“Death is the most confusing, frustrating, and devastating reality any of us will ever experience…”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Five
“Liberty Theatre, the 4th oldest theatre in Colorado and the only movie theatre in Pagosa Springs, is available. It is located in the historic district of downtown Pagosa Springs…”
HMPRESENTLY: Humor, Love and… That Flaming Burr Under My Saddle!
I’m not sure why, but in my mind, early Saturday morning, I’m hearing a 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song, and I’m recalling the lyric… “You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Which Came First?
But scientists and philosophers, being who they are, were not content to leave well enough alone. They began to realize that the thousands of existent animal species could not possibly have fit into Noah’s Ark…
Colorado Fires, an Update
Amid hot, dry weather that has left 100% of the state under an official drought classification for the first time in seven years, the 2020 wildfire season is on track to be among the most active in state history…
Thousands of Colorado Students Remain Disconnected from School
“But now we have entered a new school year. We still have much work to do to close this digital divide….”
OPINION: Life Sentences for Non-Violent Crimes?
We might note that the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where Bryant is serving out his life sentence, was once the site of a slave plantation….
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Four
The volunteer Care-A-Vanners didn’t come to Archuleta County this summer. That’s a change from last summer, when about 50 of them came through town to help build a Habitat for Humanity-sponsored home for the Tusa family…
Great Sand Dunes Announces Public Closure of Areas around Sand Creek Lakes
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and National Park Service staff will work along the creek and lake shorelines to complete the treatment of the water. As a result, the water will temporarily be non-potable to drink or use…
HMPRESENTLY: The Screen Flickered, One Last Time
Yes…my old PC had served me well, putting up with all kinds of words I’ve been writing on it, for how long? For 10, maybe 12 years, or more?