The law provides new motorists with a thorough understanding of defensive driving, right-of-way rules, and road risks before they ever take the driver’s seat…
Colorado High School Students Particpate in Statewide Walkout to Protest ICE
“What ICE is doing is just unconstitutional, unlawful. It’s inhumane, and I just don’t want to sit back and just watch it happen…”
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part Two
“…AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $6,700,000 ANNUALLY TO REPAY THIS DEBT…”
HIGHWAY 160 UPDATE: Week of Sept. 8-12
Crews will begin traffic pattern changes after the Labor Day holiday. Motorists need to slow down and be on the lookout for traffic shifts…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Meta Makes Its Escape from the Oakland Courtroom
Seems to me Meta got off easy when they settled the Oakland case…
BIG PIVOTS: Government Highline Canal, Running Dry?
As for Green Mountain Reservoir, according to the Bureau of Reclamation, yesterday it was 14.8% full…
Governor Candidate Victor Marx Facing Fines Over Fundraising Violations
The division’s filing lists a total of $83,560 in excess contributions from over 100 individual donors since Marx launched his campaign…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Authoritarian Government, and Academic Freedom
Nazis and Communists and the “Visitors” were right: to steal everyone’s freedom, you start with the academics…
BOOK REVIEW: The Art of the Steal
How do leaders persuade people to support policies that ultimately enrich the powerful while leaving themselves more divided, insecure, and vulnerable?…
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part One
“On September 1, the Archuleta School District Board of Education voted 5-0 to place an approximately $79.9 million bond measure on the November 2026 ballot…”
OPINION: The Absurdity of the Colorado River Crisis
Nearly half the river’s water goes to growing livestock feed and low-value exports…
LIBRARY NEWS: Join Us for Our Grand Opening on Sept. 12
The Ruby M. Sisson Library will be closed September 4-11, to prepare for our Grand Opening on September 12…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Live Free or… You Know… Like, Die
Like I said, freedom comes in various shades. I suspect Major General John Stark would agree…
CHAMBER NEWS: Colorfest Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Sept. 18-20
The weekend begins Friday, September 18, with Passport to Pagosa, scheduled from 6 to 9pm with live music from Maxwell Miller…
High Fertility Costs Push Americans Abroad for IVF Treatment
Their family and friends thought the adventure-loving couple was on another jet-setting vacation, but they were keeping something else under wraps…
HEALTHY ARCHULETA: Fall is the Ultimate Season for Your Garden
If you want a thriving garden next year, the work begins right now…
ARCHULETA SENIORS: Back to School
Children can be unpredictable and may suddenly step into the street, so drivers should slow down, stay alert, and avoid distractions such as cell phones…
EDITORIAL: A Week in Alaska, Part Three
The final day of the Hudson-Haas-Hope-Kalman-Salas family reunion in Juneau, Alaska, included a cold plunge in icy Gold Creek…
Archuleta School Board Votes to Place $80 Million Bond Issue on November Ballot
“The Board’s responsibility is to make decisions about what’s best for our students….”