Summer has barely begun, but we’ve already seen, heard about and reported on a number of dangerous situations that could have been prevented.
Barred owls, with their vivid brown stripes, are acting like bullies of the forest in the northwest, driving their smaller cousins, the northern spotted owl, to the brink of extinction. Once barred …
Our community is a rich tapestry, and we’re consistently amazed with the caliber of people who choose to call this place home. The tapestry is woven with all sorts of threads — some …
You probably don’t see wildland firefighters on the job because they usually work in remote areas. But, with wildfires moving from the backcountry to backyards, the public is becoming more …
Every year, we are afforded the pleasure of documenting the commencement ceremonies of Pagosa Springs High School and San Juan Mountain School.
We are living in the end time harvest. Many people are coming to Jesus. Professional athletics claim Him as their savior. Elon Musk confesses his faith to the world. Matthew McConaughey reads …
According to the World Bank, when comparing America’s wealth and standard of living to that of the rest of the world, Americans can easily count their blessings. If your family income is …
I live in Jackson County, in northern Colorado, where hundreds of inactive and abandoned oil wells litter the landscape. Not only are they an ugly sight, they are also just a few of the estimated 2.6 …
Lady Gaga sings that she is on the edge of glory. She expresses her passion in song: “… I got a reason that you should take me home tonight. I need a man who thinks it right when …
Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so until 35 years ago it never caught on …
We’ve had the pleasure of chatting with several people visiting our community from out of town over the last week.
Unless revoked or substantially reduced to what they are now, 30 percent for 90 days, President Donald Trump’s tariffs will still wipe out the investments made in our small family business and …
The “American Idol” stage turned into a sanctuary and songs of faith were sung by contestants. Brandon Lake, a worship leader; CeCe Winans, a Christian entertainer; and Jelly Roll, a …
Q. What did the early church do on Sunday? A. Historically, every Sunday Christians came together for a very specific kind of worship. They didn’t just come together to pray or to sing …
It feels like we’ve had quite a few conversations lately about a number of different topics (construction, economy, wildfire, drought and more) that have a common thread — the need for our community to be resilient, and the need to support one another as a community.
Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have — a billionaire and a bus driver both get the same access to our parks, deserts, …
Many of us are on a fixed income and we are living within the means of our planned retirement. We thought we had prepared wisely. Life has a way of mixing things up.
To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism quickly followed. …
We love highlighting government transparency, and there have been a few situations in particular over the last week we’d like to call attention to.
I showed up for a scheduled nuclear stress test in Durango with my entourage, my family. We travel as a family to the doctor, dentist and hospital. We have had to change as life has changed. …