Hurricane Laura is the seventh system to hit the US, a record for this time of year, with three more months of hurricane season to go….
LETTER: Healthcare in America Depends Upon the Post Office
This is a call to action for our community, state and country. I’m asking that all of us come together and work toward the benefit of all and to protect our most vulnerable citizens…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Three
The question currently begging for an answer seems to be, “Do we restart our ‘paused’ tourism marketing in the fall? Or when?”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Feminist Robots in Our Future? Not Likely
Who couldn’t love a cute little robot like this? Looking up at you — its parent — with big, hopeful eyes. “I can’t wait to obey you!” he seems to be saying…
Global Indigenous Council Endorses Colorado Wolf Reintroduction
“In the name of our ancestors and our future generations, we will be honored to participate in returning the wolf and ecological balance, and sharing our Traditional Ecological Knowledge to achieve this…”
Veteran’s Appendectomy Launches Excruciating Battle Over the Bill
This article first appeared on the Kaiser Health News website, on August 25, 2020 In late August 2019, Shannon Harness awoke to serious pain in READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Two
“With all of that said — and this will be a topic of conversation tomorrow, during the [Tourism Board’s] budget retreat — we still are in extremely uncertain times…”
Back to the Wild
At Frisco Creek, CPW’s wildlife technician cleaned the bear’s paws, applied salves to treat the burns and wrapped its feet…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Fashion World of Government Leaders
Then we look closer and notice that the Governor is wearing a polo shirt, with a blazer. Who wears a polo shirt, with a blazer?
Pagosa Christian Women’s Retreat, with a New Format
We’ve invited Kathy Koy and Lisa Kraetsch to speak, in addition to other local Christian women, to share from their hearts on 2 Chronicles 7:14…
LETTER: The Power to Turn the Tide
Young voters, we are better than this. As the new voice of our democracy, we must make our cry to be heard louder than ever…
ESSAY: Poison… Part Two
Japanese beetles were our most common target. When I was younger, my granddad would drive me out to the farm that was to be sprayed. After I turned sixteen and got my license, I drove Dad’s truck…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part One
“The city’s vacancy rate for rentals is actually negative; people are signing leases on units that haven’t been built yet….”
Governor Eager for Schools to Reopen, But Half of Colorado Students will be Online
It’s not clear when students learning at home might get back in the classroom or whether students now in the classroom will stay there…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Power of Negative Thinking
“In the midst of a raging pandemic and widespread social unrest, these days it can feel as if reassuring platitudes are inescapable….”
VA Partnering with OnStar to Provide Suicide Prevention Services
Suicide prevention is a top priority and VA has made great strides in veteran suicide prevention, especially in crisis intervention…
LETTER: Trump’s Disastrous Response
Taiwan, just 81 miles from China, had far less warning than we did. But they acted sensibly … so their outcomes were far better: of 23 million people they had only 487 cases, 7 deaths…
ESSAY: Poison… Part One
Dad had his own airport with three small hangars filled with planes and a couple more staked out on the grass. In addition to the crop-duster, he always had a few other airplanes, sometimes a helicopter or gyrocopter…
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part Three
“Honestly, sir, I don’t think either are good options. I think that, in effect, the Town would be going against itself, and against its voters and constituents, and that wouldn’t be a good decision…”