Every year, Rodale Institute welcomes a select group of students to its headquarters to train for careers in regenerative organic agriculture…
Community Choir Rehearsals Begin Next Tuesday for Annual Christmas Concerts
If you enjoy singing, please join us. It is helpful, but not necessary, to read music to participate in the choir. Our music director, Dan Burch, is a wonderful vocal coach…
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Three
“So if we start to look at those segments, and start to maximize those types of visitors, we can quiet that noise with all the visitors creating all the negative impact….”
Governor Polis Signs Property Tax Bills; Ballot Initiatives Withdrawn
The bill will cut property taxes by about $255 million in the 2026 tax year and save the average homeowner less than $100 in the 2025 tax year…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part Two
But you can’t properly maintain 500 miles of road with a small population scattered over 1,000 square miles. The tax base is simply too small…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Three
So I went to the definitions provided for Article 18 in general (Subsection 24-18-102), and there was no definition for “shall not” there either…
10 States, Including Colorado, Where Voters Will Decide on Abortion Laws in November
Since 2022, voters in states with both conservative- and liberal-leaning electorates have either rejected abortion restrictions or secured the right to an abortion…
How Voter Ballot Verification Works in Colorado
In the 2020 general election, 11,085 ballots with signature verification issues were cured via the TXT2Cure program statewide…
LIBRARY NEWS: Special Events with Author Anne Hillerman Coming to Pagosa
We are proud to host New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman next weekend for four special events, one free and three set up as READ MORE
SENIOR CENTER NEWS: The Healthy Aging Yoga Series Continues
Classes will be educational for participants to utilize practices in daily life and are meant for all levels of experience with yoga…
OPINION: Meet the National Monuments Disinformation Brigade
This network of groups and individuals is bending the truth to derail public land conservation…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part One
“The efforts to recall Commissioner Veronica Medina took the work of many volunteers from employees of the county, to longtime residents, to local business owners…”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Two
“I have an affinity for data analysis. I love looking at data and trends. I use it in my day-to-day operations at The Springs Resort…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Two
Many law schools still require first year students to learn legal research the “old way” before allowing them to use computers…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Poetry Will Not Save Us
When I was in elementary school, I got the impression that poetry was supposed to rhyme. But in high school, I learned that rhyming was rather old fashioned…
Celebration of Life for Ron Gustafson, Saturday, September 7
If you, dear reader, had a chance to study Ron’s lengthy obituary, you would have been amazed at the selfless contributions and altruism that made up his long life…
LETTER: Colorado Voters Can Stop the Senseless Killing of Big Cats
I urge all Coloradans who cherish native wildlife, including fair-chase hunters, to vote YES on Proposition 91…
Colorado Attorney General Files Brief to Protect Tenants from Deceptive Practices
“Landlords who take advantage of renters by mispresenting what is a lawful lease term are breaking the law,” said Weiser…