“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year … we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives … …
Despite the fact we’ve spent the last several weeks dreaming of a white Christmas like the ones we used to know without much luck, the Christmas spirit is in the air, and we’re hopeful we’ll …
This week is one of those weeks where several pages in the back of The SUN are filled with public notices. For many, it may be easy to disregard this part of the newspaper as boring or not …
A disturbing, sad headline hit our inboxes this week: “Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds.” The headline from Editor and …
Thanksgiving is officially behind us, the snow is falling, festive lights are popping up throughout the area and the holiday shopping season is well underway. While the challenges the world is …
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward. We love this time …
With any luck, the rain we’ve been having will soon turn to being just snow, Wolf Creek Ski Area will be able to open the entire mountain to snow enthusiasts, and Pagosa Country will welcome …
Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. sharp, the phone rang. While not unusual, this call was different. It was a representative of the U.S. 160 reconstruction project, and they weren’t happy. …
“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” — Gen. Douglas MacArthur. As we approach …
This week’s sports section features some great storylines, like it does most weeks. It includes student-athletes excelling and advancing to the playoffs (which also requires keeping their …
As you may have noticed from the articles in The PREVIEW, purple ribbons around town, touches of purple at Pirate sporting events or a number of other events and things that have taken place already …
Simply put: Thank you. Thank you to all of the emergency managers and personnel, governmental agencies and private entities and their staffs, elected officials, volunteers and community members …
In August, we implored the Archuleta County commissioners take the time to carry out a transparent and thorough hiring process to find a professional, experienced county manager who can set a …
This issue begins a new chapter for us at of The SUN as we roll into Volume 118. That means another year of bringing our community news and entertainment is in the books — and what a 52 issues …
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) calls suicide one of most urgent mental health issues of our time, and each September is a time to draw additional awareness to the issue with Suicide …
Last week left us feeling down, sad, angry, ashamed and wanting to hug and be with our loved ones. We’re sad and angry at the continued escalation of political violence in our country, and …
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that changed the world. Many who were old enough remember exactly where they were when they heard a plane had hit a World Trade Center tower. We distinctly …
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” — Princess Diana. As our students and …
We thought getting caught in United Airlines’ Aug. 6 ground stop and spending a sleepless night in the airport tracking down our luggage (which was somehow states away) would be our biggest headache of the week.
OK, I think it’s officially time to put on our dancing shoes and do our rain dances. The forecast for the coming days predicts continued warm temperatures, low relative humidity and little …