“I suspect it is simply decomposing biomass in the lake, kind of that hydrogen sulfide odor, a byproduct of bacterial decomposition that’s released as a gas…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Decade of the Brain
President George H.W. Bush announced The Decade in 1990, as an effort “to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Do Political Conventions Help Swing a State Toward Their Party?
Four years ago, the Democrats located their convention in my birth city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was a smart move, as they were able to retake that state that they lost in 2016…
LETTER: Thoughts About the Upcoming Artist Studio Tour, Aug. 23-25
Artists participating in the tour work in virtually every medium of art — ceramics, painting, photography, leather work, sculpture, mosaics, fabric art, glass, resin cast, metal fabrication…
BOOKISH: Writers and Podiums
I don’t know why they make students do this, stand at a podium and recite their unfinished work. Everyone is terrified…
LETTER: Pagosa Kindness, and Honesty
A couple of weeks ago I stopped at Sonic for a milkshake. That evening, I received a text asking if I had lost my wallet and I.D. …
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Small Town Government, Part Two
How to best use the money we have? That’s something we’ll never agree on, even among the town residents who serve on the Pagosa Springs Town Council…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Quick Refresher on Freedom of Speech in America
As I’ve written before, the United States Supreme Court long ago held “that speakers are protected against all government agencies and officials”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Inflation’s Crucial Threshold
That threshold is actually very important, if you’re rich, because it means that the Federal Reserve now has an excuse to lower the interest rate…
‘Cone Zone’ CDOT Update Today at The Springs Resort Conference Room
This gathering provides a great opportunity for our community to stay informed, ask questions, and share ideas…
Informational Meeting About Commissioner Medina Recall Process
The meeting will be held Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 9:30am at the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library, located at 811 San Juan Street…
OPINION: The Collision of Medicaid World Views
The idea that Medicaid is welfare is not the majority view…
A Long Campaign to Gut Planned Parenthood, Part Two
“The evidence I am gathering deeply implicates Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country in multiple felonies…”
Governor Polis Calls Special Session to Build on Success of Bipartisan Property Tax Relief
On Thursday, August 15, Governor Polis called a special session of the General Assembly to deliver further property tax relief to Coloradans…
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Small Town Government, Part One
The Town of Pagosa Springs has a curiously privileged financial position in our community…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Brilliant Young Surgeon
Jayebird was taken to the Heart Hospital of New Mexico, one of the finest heart surgery facilities in the Southwest…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weird Sisters
I’ve been coming across the word “weird” in the news lately, applied to a certain political party, by a competing political party…
PAGOSA FARMERS MARKET: Spicing It Up with 4 Corners Spice Company
Jennifer Martin has been selling gourmet spices to Pagosa Springs customers for over 11 years…