By Julie Marshall. Photo credit: Thomas D. Mangelsen. A new report by Jim Keen, DVM, PhD, a former USDA veterinarian and infectious disease scientist, reveals READ MORE
Special Legislative Session Considering Further Property Tax Cuts for Coloradans
The deal on the table would reduce residential and many non-residential property assessment rates beginning with the 2025 property tax year…
LETTER: Is Pagosa’s Growth Real? Or an Illusion?
Let’s direct growth in a planned, sustainable way that supports what has always made Pagosa a place where people want to live and raise families…
BOOKISH: Consult the Experts
Emily is short and dark. Such women are dangerous. Everything is compressed into a small package…
You Might Not Want to Rush to Get the New COVID Vaccine
COVID has become commonplace. For some, it’s a minor illness with few symptoms. Others are laid up with fever, cough, and fatigue…
28th Annual Four Corners Folk Festival Feature Legendary Performers, Rising Stars
“Our lineup includes core artists like Sam Bush and Drew Emmitt alongside up-and-coming acts like Lizzie No and the Fretliners…”
EDITORIAL: Two Views of Pagosa’s Future, Part Four
The sales pitch seems to be, “If the County becomes our anchor tenant, then we promise to build some workforce housing on the parcel next door…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Will Not Be Reading ‘Project 2025’
I’m not running for President, so I assume it’s safe for me to read the document. But I’m not going to. I’ve never read anything 900 pages long…
Colorado Republicans Vote to Replace State Party Chair
About 160 people, those physically present and via proxy, voted to oust Williams after three hours of deliberation in a Brighton church…
Applications for Vacant PAWSD Board Seat Due by Wednesday, Aug. 28
PAWSD is governed by a five member Board of Directors who must be electors of the District as defined by state law and are elected to overlapping four year terms…
Colorado Attorney General Backs Justice for Renters
According to the lawsuit, RealPage enables collusion between landlords and distorts the housing market for millions of Americans who rent…
Older Adults May Qualify for Help Paying Medicare Part B Premiums
Very low-income individuals qualify for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program, which pays the Medicare Part B premium as well as the Medicare Part A and B deductibles…
LETTER: ‘A Failure of Humanity’
No Palestinian-American was afforded a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention…
EDITORIAL: Two Views of Pagosa’s Future, Part Three
We sometimes envision private, for-profit businesses keeping the American economy going. In fact, here in Pagosa Springs, most of the best paid employees are working for local governments…
OPINION: Colorado Democrats Master the Art of Dark Lawmaking
Democrats at the Colorado Legislature are increasingly hostile to open government, and they have learned that they will pay little price for drawing a curtain around their work…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About the Dodo, Revealed
The professor feels that the idea many of us have about the dodo — that it was “this dumpy, slightly stupid bird that kind of deserved to go extinct” — is inaccurate…
Court Rules in Favor of Pueblo Needle Exchange Program
Judge says ordinance passed by Pueblo City Council in May cannot be enforced….
Colorado Abortion Funds Struggle to Cope with Increased Demand
Karen Middleton, president of Cobalt, said the fund’s board originally committed to meeting “every request we’ve received without limits” in fall 2021…