A Monday headline from The Atlantic rose above the rest: “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans.”
Editor’s note: Angel Westen is an eighth-grader at Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS). According to PPOS’s middle school English language arts advisor, Alison Beach, for the first half of the …
I scrambled for something to write about for the next deadline. I’d been in the hospital for four days from this horrible respiratory syncytial virus. Time to pull myself up by the strings …
“The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” Blaise Pascal’s quote sheds illumination on the interconnectedness of all life. He precedes this with, “The least …
Nearly 80 years ago, Bernard DeVoto, the Utah-born writer and historian, wrote an essay titled “The West Against Itself” for Harper’s Magazine. DeVoto summed up the platform …
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s U.S. 160 reconstruction project is a few short days away, with work anticipated to start Monday, March 24. We hope your patient pants are ready. …
Politics continue to be a rollercoaster at several different levels, at times explosive and ugly and difficult to stomach, and often difficult to predict. We never know what will hit our inbox …
Stress. Who doesn’t encounter it? At times, we can have it on speed dial. We all know that famous saying, “If it doesn’t kill you, it only makes you stronger.” Although true …
Here in New Mexico, our growing season has lengthened since the 1970s, even as stream flows have decreased. Fire season starts earlier, lasts longer and, in some years, ignites the forests into …
Love brings struggle. Life is hard at best. But, God is love and He draws us to Himself in love. So, two loves struggle to become one. Poets speak of love. “It’s better to have loved …
On Oct. 7, 2023, pictures of devastation flashed across the television screen. Hamas militants launched a massive surprise attack against Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking civilian hostages. We …
Imagine a million-acre wilderness: Mountain peaks. Rushing rivers. Bears and wolves. Now imagine a city the size of, say, Chicago. In my corner of Montana every summer, those two things …
As we reported last week, and as many in our community can attest to, a number of illnesses are continuing to make their rounds. Local health officials have reported high levels of flu and RSV, …
Have you ever wondered why you’re here or why so many disasters are happening around the world? Why is there sadness or anger, sickness, and pain? You might not like this …
Have you faced a moment you couldn’t explain? God has propelled me out of my comfort at times, and I knew the heavens were raging and were agitated. I could sense the outburst from God …
It’s finally almost here. For years we’ve been hearing talk of a major Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reconstruction project on U.S. 160 through downtown Pagosa Springs.
The stories are heartbreaking. U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and other federal workers — some of them within weeks of ending probationary periods — fired. And not for cause; …
The family called, excited over a feel-good film they had just watched. My Sweet Al and I must see “The Hill” with Dennis Quaid. “The Hill” is a 2023 American …
Donald Trump’s platform was clear when he was running for president. He promised to make bold improvements — quickly raising revenue by imposing tariffs on foreign goods, slashing prices …
What an absolutely heartbreaking and wild week. Many in our community have been left frustrated, heartbroken and confounded over the last week, and we’re right there with them.
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