“This hospitalization data is another example of how historical inequities negatively impact health outcomes. That fact is especially apparent during emergencies like the pandemic…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Bear Who Ate Garbage
He snarled at her. “Who are you, the garbage police?” That was not like him, to snarl at her. “I guess I can eat a little garbage if I feel like it…”
HMPRESENTLY: ‘You Gotta Clean Your Floors, You Gotta Clean Your Forests…’
“I see again the forest fires are starting,” President Trump said recently, during a rally in Pennsylvania. “They’re starting again in California…
LETTER: A Campaign to Ban Fires in Archuleta County from April through September
Things are different, and there is nothing much we can do about but live with. But… we can and must take action now to protect our piece of ‘Paradise’ here in Archuleta County, Colorado…
Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership to Sponsor Unique ‘Breakfast’ Fundraiser
What is a ‘Breakfast IN a Balloon’, you may ask? On September 3, the launch of a short video, Breakfast IN a Balloon, will explain this year’s Breakfast Event, Pandemic Version…
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part Two
“I’d be spending my money on my attorney, having him figure out how to align myself with my taxpayers, way more than I’d be spending my money on my attorney, trying to figure out how I can get around my taxpayers…”
EDITORIAL: San Juan Basin Public Health Makes a Request, Part Three
To put Commissioner Schaaf’s comments in some perspective, San Juan Basin Public Health has an annual budget of over $6 million, and is charged with serving 56,000 people in La Plata County and 14,000 people in Archuleta County…
Jitters, Optimism, as Colorado Students Head Back to School
“I’m tired, first of all. My stomach was hurting and also… Oh, I’m feeling better now,” he said. “Also, I’m just nervous….”
Elks Foundation Announces 2021 ‘Most Valuable Student’ Scholarship Competition
Applications are available online now. For complete details and to access the application, students should visit enf.elks.org/mvs…
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Begin Today in the San Juan National Forest
With minimal monsoon moisture received this year, Fire Managers on the San Juan National Forest are implementing Stage I Fire Restrictions (order) on all National READ MORE
EDITORIAL: San Juan Basin Public Health Makes a Request, Part Two
The funds “may not be used to fill shortfalls in government revenue to cover expenditures that would not otherwise qualify under the statute…”
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part One
“Is it within the purview of the Town Council to initiate filing for a Declaratory Judgment on the legality of the language in Ballot Question A?…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why We Must Wear Masks… or, Survival of the Species
In my imagination — because I have no scientific data to back me up — I can easily credit the survival of the human species to men and women deciding to sleep together in the same bed…
CDOT Shares Detour Information Regarding 1-70… Delays & Alternate Routes
Highway safety closures are in place due to active wildfires in several locations around the state. The closures are in response to wildfires that continue to burn…
OPINION: Denver Water, Trump Administration Threaten National Environmental Policy Act
Both Denver Water and Trump’s Department of Justice issued “motions to dismiss” in the lawsuit that Save The Colorado et al. have brought against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Oil & Gas Groups Block Briefing for Officials on Health Impacts of Drilling
“We expect Kristy to be invited back to present at a later date,” he added…
EDITORIAL: San Juan Basin Public Health Makes a Request, Part One
Some of the $1.6 million will be covered by various state and private grants and donations, but about $786,752 of the unexpected COVID costs will need to be covered by… the two county governments?…
VIDEO: ‘Center for Western Priorities’ Releases New Election-Season Ads
The Center for Western Priorities’ recent Winning the West 2020 poll shows that this year, outdoor issues will play an even more decisive role in the outcome of close races.
Governor Polis Provides Update on Colorado Wildfires
There are currently four large wildfires burning: the Grizzly Creek Fire in Glenwood Canyon, the Pine Gulch Fire near Grand Junction, the Williams Fork Fire in Grand County, and the Cameron Peak Fire near Redfeather Lakes…