“Normally, our staff would support students to complete their FAFSA by working with them in person,” said Natasha Garfield…
HMPRESENTLY: Who’s Running the Show?
Sometimes writing speeches, speechwriters, themselves, may be actually determining — rather than just reflecting — the key messages in a speech…
Recreation Department Accepting T-Ball Registrations
Cost is $35 includes hat and jersey. Tee-Ball season will be held during August…
EDITORIAL: Independence Day, Part One
But no parade took place this year, unless you wanted to count the seemingly endless stream of SUVs and pickup trucks and RVs with New Mexico and Texas license plates that crept through town, eastbound and westbound on Highway 160…
HUMOR: Business Hospice Opens in Stinkwater Springs
“We have to take our clients step by step through the death and grieving process until they can see the possibilities for life after business death….”
HMPRESENTLY: Let’s Hope Not!
According to the dictionary, “Something that is described as smoke and mirrors is intended to make you believe that something is being done or is true, when it is not.”
OPINION: History of a Crime
The first commissioner of the FDA was Harvey Wiley, the head of the Department of Chemistry. Even before he took office, the food and drug manufacturers were trying to get rid of him…
A Safe and Healthy Fourth?
Is it safe for friends and family to gather during a pandemic? The answer is personal: you must weigh the risk versus the reward and have a plan to minimize exposure…
EDITORIAL: Council Makes No Final Decision on Masks… Part Three
“The only people that we’ve really heard from are people who go and visit Durango for a day, and then come back and say, ‘Oh, it’s roses and daisies over there’…
Four Corners Folk Festival Cancelled
Although we won’t be able to gather on Reservoir Hill to wrap up summer as we’re accustomed to, rest assured we’ve invited the same lineup of artists to join us next year….
LETTER: Voters Deserve the Right to Approve URA Tax Subsidies
The approval of Ballot Question A in the upcoming Town election may be the only method for voters to control the amount of spending by the URA…
OPINION: Community Development or Corporate Welfare? Taxpayers Should Decide
Currently, Town voters have no control over these massive tax giveaways. But a group of downtown residents petitioned the Town Council to place Ballot Question A before the Town taxpayers…
65% of Colorado Households Have Responded to 2020 Census
The Census Bureau plans to send an additional reminder postcard to households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. The postcard is scheduled to arrive in late July…
Colorado Governor Issues Latest COVID-19 Orders
“We are making some much-needed investments in our local public health agencies, so they can contain and quell an outbreak before it gets out of control….”
EDITORIAL: Council Makes No Final Decision on Masks… Part Two
“I saw people, from other places, coming to my community and having what I viewed as a complete disregard and lack of respect for our community members, and our local businesses….”
VIDEO: A Somewhat Unusual Fourth of July Schedule
According to Tourism Director Jennie Green “We’re still trying not to encourage large gatherings, so hopefully the tubes will keep them separated and people will just kind of do it throughout the day….”
Non-Resident COVID Cases Now Being Reported on SJBPH Data Dashboard
As tourism destinations, both Archuleta and La Plata counties are seeing an influx of visitors from potential hot spots, including Texas, Arizona and Utah…
Colorado’s Record-Breaking State Primary Shows Success of Vote-by-Mail Model
“In midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado just set a record turnout for a state primary. A total of 99% of voters cast a mail ballot, and there were not lengthy lines or wait times…”
Division of Water Resources Releases Decennial Abandonment List
“The Decennial Abandonment is an important feature of Colorado water law that is beneficial to water users by providing more certainty,” said Kevin Rein, State Engineer…