When I did a bit of research into “rising electricity rates”, I came across basically three explanations for price increases that generally exceed inflation rates…
Pagosa Community Invited to Dec. 10 Open House to Help Shape the Future of Recreation, Conservation
For the past year, the Pagosa Area Recreation Coalition (PARC) has been laying the groundwork for a stronger, more coordinated recreation landscape…
Schools Adopting 4-Day Week, Without Clear Supporting Data
In Colorado, two-thirds of districts are on the altered schedule…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Demise of the American Penny
There are approximately 300 billion pennies already in circulation…
Plan for Holiday Fun at ‘Old Fashioned Christmas’ Coming Dec. 20
Sip hot chocolate or cider as music drifts through the air, enjoy the hot air balloon glow and live music… and don’t forget to bring the little ones to meet Santa…
School District Invites Public Input Tonight on Proposed New School Building
To ensure community and staff voices help inform the decisions, the Board of Education will host two listening and work sessions…
Shop Local This Season, and All Year Long
One of the joys of the season is finding thoughtful gifts for the people you care about…
BOOKISH: A.I. is a Bad Friend
Cue what will one day be known as the first of The Great AI Lawsuits: Bartz v. Anthropic…
EDITORIAL: Sewer Fees, as a Potential Slap in the Face, Part Three
Very few of the elected leaders who sit on our local governing boards have experience in governing multi-million-dollar organizations…
Southwest Region Seasonal Public Land Closures Will Protect Vulnerable Wildlife
Winter can be hard on wildlife, and every calorie counts as deer and elk try to survive until spring…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Is There an AI Bubble? And Do We Care?
Normally, most people don’t notice financial bubbles until they pop. But we sometimes hear warnings before that happens…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Sees 10 Fresh Inches
The year-to-date snowfall total is 43 inches…
19th Annual Festival of Trees at Ross Aragon Community Center, This Friday, Dec. 5
Live Music with Steve Blechschmidt… Dinner provided by Archuleta Seniors Inc, with cash bar… Door prizes will be awarded….
CDOT Tribute to Senator Faith Winter
She has left us too soon, but leaves a meaningful legacy that will continue to improve lives…
Highway 151 Resurfacing and Culvert Improvement Project Completed
“By improving the condition of this rural route, we are enhancing the quality of life for all highway users that depend on this route…”
Housing Costs Rise as Corporations Buy Up Single-Family Homes
“For first-time homebuyers, it’s a double whammy. Units are being removed from the marketplace, and investor competition is driving up prices…”
LETTER: We’re All Paying for Trump’s Corruption
Even under the lower tariff, you and I pay more for auto parts and steel while Trump lines his pockets…
BIG PIVOTS: Refusing to Follow Illegal Orders
At Sand Creek, on November 29, 1864, Captain Silas Soule and Lieutenant Joseph Cramer refused to allow their men to participate in the massacre of women and children…
EDITORIAL: Sewer Fees, as a Potential Slap in the Face, Part Two
“At a very minimum, we should hold the fees flat, and look seriously at never increasing them again…”