Despite restricted public access, most offices will remain staffed and able to serve customers via phone or email…
La Plata County Opens Temporary ‘Drive-Through’ COVID Testing Site
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is opening a temporary drive-through testing site today Friday, March 20, and tomorrow, Saturday, March 21…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Four
All this was before international borders were closed, and every spare roll of toilet paper disappeared into hoarders’ closets…
OPINION: US Park Service Selling Out to Telecom Giants, Part One
The Trump administration, in concert with telecom lobbyists, has made the installation of new cellular and broadband infrastructure a priority…
LETTER: K-12 School Funding History
What I presented at the board meeting was an historical representation of the change in per-pupil funding from the state of Colorado…
Colorado Will Cancel This Year’s Standardized Testing
“Many teachers are feeling anxiety around preparing their students for these tests, as well as the implications of the test scores on their own evaluations…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Three
Colorado restaurants and coffeehouses are currently allowed to serve carry-out orders only…
POLIS: Colorado Schools Unlikely to Reopen This School Year
At the same time, the state public health and human services departments have asked child care facilities to stay open…
DOJ Asked to Addressed ‘Price Gouging’ During Pandemic
“According to research by the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), 24% of Americans have witnessed price gouging on public health products like hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, and non-perishable foods…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Two
“If anything kills over 10 million people in the coming decades, it’s likely to be a highly infectious virus, rather than a war…”
New CDC Guidance Recommends Cancellation of Group Events
SJBPH’s recommendation has been made to implement the most effective strategy against the spread of COVID-19…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part One
We know that the vast majority of people who contract the novel coronavirus will fully recover, and go on with their lives as healthy citizens…
OPINION: My Students Will Meet This Moment
“Why aren’t we all getting tested if we want to track this thing?”
LETTER: CT’s Automotive Has a COVID-19 Plan of Action
As we appreciate each and every one of you and always put our customers’ quality care first, we feel it is important for us to err on the side of caution…
Archuleta School District to Close Schools on Tuesday
“Our staff and our community are working incredibly hard to ensure the safety of our students and all members of our community. We are all in this together…”
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 in Colorado, in Perspective… Part Seven
“I think they shouldn’t be jumping to get the test unless it’s necessary, but I think they have to listen to their doctors,” the president said…
READY, FIRE, AIM: For Lack of Honest News
So I finally give up, and switch to a classic music station. I hear the voice of Barry McGuire…
Wolf Creek, Other Ski Areas Announce Closure, Mar. 15-22
The Governor of Colorado has issued an executive order directing this suspension of operations…
HMPRESENTLY: Lurking Somewhere Inside the VEEP
People being interviewed try their best to manage their facial expressions, and the vice president sure seemed to be doing that…