Elam Construction manager Thomas Leffew had used the word “horrible,” to refer to the poor construction of some of our paved roads….
EDITORIAL: Of Jails and Roads… and Trash, Part One
“So about half of our operators have never plowed snow. So that’s a little bit scary….”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Four
“What I see is just the lack of education here in the US. In other countries, they start with the science. It’s very practical…”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Three
But we Americans were still saving money each year. About $6,000 per year, in retirement accounts and college funds and maybe an account for a future down payment on a nicer home…
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Blues Box’ Dance Raises $20K for Pagosa Peak Open School
Dozens of volunteers and hundreds of volunteer hours went into making this event wildly authentic and successful…
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Two
“I asked Courtney to work with staff and really take a look at those square-footage needs. Keeping in mind that it’s going to be difficult to plan for 50 years into the future…”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part One
It’s not inexpensive to build new government facilities, or any type of building, in 2018, and we will be talking about the reasons why in this editorial series…
HUMOR: Zombies Ate My Jack-O-Lantern
Anyway, it kind of ruined Halloween for me this year. The neighborhood kids had apparently taken notice of the half-eaten pumpkin on their way to school…
ARCHULETA COUNTY RESULTS: ‘Yes’ to Teachers, ‘No’ to Jail
Republican candidates Alvin Schaaf (County Commissioner), Elsa P. White (Treasurer) and Richard Valdez (Sheriff) coasted to victory in this Republican-dominated county…
EDITORIAL: Police in the School Hallways, Part Two
Archuleta School District will nevertheless be placing police officers in our school hallways, to prevent a crime that will likely never happen…
EDITORIAL: Police in the School Hallways, Part One
In addition to being ineffective, Fox said increased security measures of these kinds can do more harm than good. He called the suggestion to arm teachers “absurd”…
EDITORIAL: The Cleanup at 187 Bill’s Place, Part Three
Three County taxpayers offered comments on the proposed law, with two raising questions about how the law might negatively impact current residents…
EDITORIAL: The Cleanup at 187 Bill’s Place, Part Two
Occasionally, the Board of County Commissioners took actions that benefitted only a select few community residents, or perhaps even the Commissioners themselves…
EDITORIAL: The Cleanup at 187 Bill’s Place, Part One
Andy Davis was expecting a contractor to arrive at his gate on Monday morning at 8:30am, presumably accompanied by one or more Sheriff’s deputies…
ESSAY: Two Allocated Bottles of Beer
Candlelight. Placemats. A plate of ‘Ambrosia’ apple slices and Tillamook Pepper Jack cheese. Two slender souvenir beer glasses…
EDITORIAL: Broadband, Across the Great Divide, Part Five
Why does this rural and fairly isolated Census Block have very-high-speed Internet available? More than ten times faster than our Town Hall and our premier mineral springs resort?
EDITORIAL: Broadband, Across the Great Divide, Part Four
The FCC has apparently broken down the entire US into neighborhoods — Census Blocks — and catalogued each Block in terms of which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are available…
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Ninja Warrior Challenge’ Raises $10,700 for Pagosa Charter School
“Everyone who completed the course and hit the buzzer at the end was awarded a ‘Ninja Warrior’ headband, and the students were motivational [to each other] because some of the kids didn’t want to finish the course…”
EDITORIAL: Broadband, Across the Great Divide, Part Three
In 2019, costs of projects for towers, the carrier neutral building space, broadband manager and grant writer and other items total $307,500…