The scholarship committee of BPOE No. 507 congratulates all 2020 graduating seniors and invites upcoming 2021 seniors to apply online for the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest…
‘Colorado Partnership For Quality Jobs And Services Act’ Passes Senate
Low pay and high turnover rates have led to under-staffing and state employees working multiple jobs — which in turn negatively impacts critical state services…
Colorado Governor Polis Seeking Input on Upcoming Health Orders
With the knowledge of the latest modeling data, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is soliciting input from industry and key stakeholders on the draft guidance…
EDITORIAL: Personality Conflicts at Town Hall, Part One
Which brings me around to the Town’s new Urban Renewal Authority — the URA — and the ongoing political controversy surrounding it. You might even classify it as a ‘personality conflict’…
EDITORIAL: Dying Alone in a Nursing Home, Part Two
In an article on the FREOPP.org website, reporter Gregg Girvan referred to the nursing home crisis as the “most underappreciated aspect of the novel coronavirus pandemic…”
OPINION: Concerning the Colorado River
However, during this time the Imperial Valley was no sacred cow as Mr. Hudson’s editorial suggested. We were the sacrificial lamb…
OPINION: The Endgame for Small Towns
My hometown of Brainerd is a ward of the state. So is nearly every small town in America….
OPINION: The Pandemic Underlines America’s Ingrained Racism
We are now reaping the harvest of the seeds of racism and discrimination; the devaluation of black life in job opportunities, in buying and lending, in wages, positions, and treatment…
EDITORIAL: A Season of Educational Confusion, Part Three
“In some of your schools, it might be that almost everybody needs to be back, because they’re working parents, they’re single parents; they need the schools…”
Senator Bennet Discusses RESTART Act with Business Owners
“We have yet to receive a PPP… We applied at the beginning when we were all let loose to do so. It is very tough…”
HMPRESENTLY: Some Things Powerful and Hopeful, Over These Past Troubling Days
I’m making notes about some powerful, hopeful news, even as there’s almost unrelenting unrest in American cities…
EDITORIAL: A Season of Educational Confusion, Part Two
“Unfortunately, we’re just not going to have the answer very soon around, you know, if we can start school in the fall, as normal, or what precautions will be in place…”
EDITORIAL: Dying Alone in a Nursing Home, Part One
CMS — the federal bureaucracy that certifies nursing homes and writes the checks — has forbidden family members from visiting… certainly a cause for depression and feelings of abandonment…
Pagosa Peak Open School Receives ‘Colorado Health Foundation’ Donation
“Charter Schools, by the nature of their geographic placement in Colorado, often lack equitable access to needed resources…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Those Crazy COVID Theories
I was too young, in the early 1960s, to have any memory of the original Twilight Zone TV series — but I did enjoy the “revival” of the series that ran on CBS in the mid-1980s…
COVID-19 ‘Antibody Tests’ Causing Confusion
“To give people a false sense of security has a lot of danger right now,” said Dr. Travis Riddell, the health officer for Teton County, which includes Jackson, Wyoming…
Self-Guided Tours Available at Chimney Rock Starting June 1
Archaeological ruins and artifacts, abundant wildlife and its setting in the breathtaking San Juan National Forest make Chimney Rock a must-see this summer…
PHOTO ESSAY: Memorial Day at Hilltop Cemetery
The quiet sunny morning had the fragrance of blossoms in the air. Gravesites were adorned with flowers and American Flags…
EDITORIAL: A Season of Educational Confusion, Part One
This past Tuesday, May 26, members of the news media were invited to listen to a Zoom presentation by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), featuring Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes…