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We write today about a friend. He won’t like it but, regardless, here it is. Pagosa Country is not without major characters and personalities. We go back in time and…
Time for a bit of fun
Folks in Pagosa Country deserve a good time. It was a tough June here — tough on residents, on a lot of businesses, on the brave souls called in to…
Time to rev the engine
An article in last week’s SUN included comments made during a meeting of the board of education that were critical of district leadership, noting a lack of “vision” and strategy…
Caregivers: our better angels
“You have cancer.” Doesn’t matter what kind of cancer; doesn’t matter which doctor delivers the message. Nothing prepares you to hear the words. “You have cancer.” The statement is like…
A new, lesser way to connect
A conversation with visiting friends last week began with reminiscences concerning letters written by ancestors a century or more ago. The things those letters had in common are striking, and…
Creative capital, cultural destination
Going to the “morgue” at The SUN is an informative experience. A morgue book is the bound volume of a year’s newspapers. It is one of the only enduring records…
Clean up the corridor, now
Clean it up. The Denver Post is bringing its Ride the Rockies bike tour through Pagosa Country, with thousands of cyclists and a great many support personnel set to roll…
Money for public education
Colorado voters will be asked in November to approve a ballot measure designed to provide funding for Senate Bill 13-213, which would update Colorado’s school financing formula for the first…
A right long overdue
We hear and read many comments about freedom, but seldom do they include note of the addition of an overdue right. Usually, the chatter involves a perceived loss of freedom…
All fluff and no muscle
There are times when the game must be called. Such is the case with our county commissioners. The trio has become increasingly chippy in their personal relations, the dysfunction more…
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