Today’s information environment is complex and confusing and we often find ourselves unprepared…
EDITORIAL: A New and Improved Community Plan for Archuleta County? Part Three
Something that’s impossible to predict accurately: how a community will grow, or not grow. Not only “how much it will grow” but also “in what ways it will grow”…
INTERVIEW: Ryan Dennis on the History of American Agriculture
Growing up on the farm, he witnessed firsthand the detrimental effect of the “get big or get out” ethos of federal agriculture policy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What I Like Most About Winter
The reports from the climate scientists have been predicting that, soon, winter will vanish completely…
Trump Administration Cutting Public Health Funding for Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has not received official notification…
OPINION: Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy
Under the U.S. Constitution, our decentralized structure is a guardrail, making it harder for any one person or party to seize control of the process nationwide…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Those Who Portray Other People As Animals
Condemnations of the video by Republicans and Democrats… show we’re smart enough to figure out this is wrong…
Youth Voices Drive New Tobacco Prevention Effort in Archuleta County
As a result of that work, participating students chose to form a youth leadership group dedicated to tobacco prevention…
Presentation by Habitat for Humanity at Democratic Club Luncheon on Monday
Habitat for Humanity of Archuleta County partners with future homeowners and volunteers to build affordable housing…
EDITORIAL: A New and Improved Community Plan for Archuleta County? Part Two
Please forgive me if I express some skepticism about the upcoming February 17 event…
Colorado Sheriffs Seek Better Reimbursement for Holding People Sentenced to State Prison
The so-called jail backlog fluctuates as the Colorado Department of Corrections empties or fills available beds…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Divorce Your Phone
To start out, you need to admit certain things about your relationship…
A Debate Over Black Civil Rights in Colorado’s Final Territorial Legislature
Language protecting racial equality in CU admissions drew opposition from Democratic lawmakers…
Free ‘Babysitting’ Classes for Youth Start Next Week
A series of free classes aimed at youth 12-18 years who want to learn the skills needed to be a competent babysitter…
Floral Renegades Invited to ‘Decadent and Dangerous Floral Design’ Event
Pagosa Springs… step into the glamorous underworld of floral design on Thursday, February 19 during ‘Pagosa Mob Wives’…
Special ‘Patsy Cline Preview’ Performance at Coyote Moon, Feb. 14
A warm, candlelit evening, beautiful music, and a perfect atmosphere to celebrate Valentine’s Day…
Photography Club Meeting Tomorrow Will Feature ‘Iceland in Winter’
Anderson’s presentation will include photography and description of a trip he took to Iceland last year…
Court Backs Trump’s Mass Immigrant Detention
“This decision will wipe out the availability of release through bond for tens of thousands of people,” one critic noted…
EDITORIAL: A New and Improved Community Plan for Archuleta County? Part One
Those legislative concerns resulted in Senate Bill 24-174… a 45-page law that you can download here…