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| NEW Putting Us Into Debt, for Fun and Profit, Part Two : That’s step two: control the information your audience is allowed to receive... |
Bill Hudson | 1/27/12 |
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| Putting Us Into Debt, for Fun and Profit, Part One : “Because the Town can repay them,” Mr. Hart suggested... |
Bill Hudson | 1/26/12 |
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| Spreading the Word about Reservoir Hill : It would appear, on the surface, that this tiny group would prefer to see a very small turnout from the community... |
Bill Hudson | 1/25/12 |
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| Reservoir Hill in Dire Straits : As of this date, there are no private funding options secured for this grandiose amusement park on our little Reservoir Hill... |
Cynda Green | 1/24/12 |
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| School District Invites the Community to the Table, Part Six : “Two things really jumped out at me, when I read through the 2008 Facilities Master Plan..." |
Bill Hudson | 1/23/12 |
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| OPINION: Repeal of Healthcare Act on the Horizon? : The bill is unlikely to pass the Colorado Senate... |
Special to the Post | 1/23/12 |
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| School District Invites the Community to the Table, Part Five : "At that point, you will have about $2 million; I’m not sure what you’re budgeting this year, but you’ll have this year’s money, plus the previous three years’ money..." |
Bill Hudson | 1/20/12 |
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| Last Day to Buy Advance Tickets to Chamber Meeting : Many businesses have donated items for the silent auction... |
Mary Jo Coulehan | 1/20/12 |
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| Opinions & Editorials |
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| NEW OPINION: Coming Together, for a Change : How many occupy Town or County posts while professing to want smaller federal government, greater efficiency and more transparency? |
Nikki Taylor | 1/27/12 |
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| NEW OPINION: Walmart... the Cheapest Kind, Part Two : And Walmart is not simply a “local” issue... |
Barr Bentley | 1/27/12 |
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| EDITORIAL: Reservoir Hill Community Meeting: First Impression : And a paved road up the hill. And 300 parking spaces on the bottom of the hill... |
Cynda Green | 1/26/12 |
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| OPINION: Walmart... the Cheapest Kind, Part One : Cheapening our community with a Walmart is a demonstration of an impoverishment of vision.... |
Barr Bentley | 1/26/12 |
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| OPINION: Fresh Start at Smarter Government : Bureaucracies are not known for seeking change and that often leads to considerable tension when the legislators return to Denver... |
Ellen Roberts | 1/26/12 |
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| OPINION: Local Citizens Address 'Citizens United' : The result has been a deluge of money spent on campaigns, by what people call “Super PACs”... |
Rod Proffitt | 1/25/12 |
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| OPINION: Lodging Tax Dollars Are Not Your Dollars : Town does not need your permission; they are generous in asking for your input... |
Pam Schoemig | 1/25/12 |
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| EDITORIAL: Slow Down, You're Moving Too Fast : Isn’t it Capitalism itself that made America great? |
Bill Hudson | 1/24/12 |
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| Letters to the Editor |
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| NEW Dead Set Against Reservoir Hill Plans : I am a Archuleta County taxpayer and vote that such a development be terminated as soon as possible... |
Art Long | 1/27/12 |
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| Mr. Dennis' Errors : The good thing about Nordic skiing is that a chairlift is not required, they can ski uphill... |
Norm Vance | 1/25/12 |
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| Getting the Money Out of Politics? : Maybe together we can have our elections address issues, facts, and policies... |
Terry Pickett | 1/24/12 |
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| Contact Walmart : Folks, contact Walmart headquarters with your concerns... |
Pam Morrow | 1/24/12 |
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| Nordic Ski System : I believe a " nordic skiing system" would have to include at least "one" huge nordic ski jump... |
David Dennis | 1/24/12 |
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| Bill Hudson is an Idiot : But I mean that in an affectionate way... |
Eddie Villanueva | 1/18/12 |
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| Proper Use of Local Media : Thankfully, the County voters did not elect Mr. Wadley their Archuleta County Sheriff a few years ago... |
Jim Sawicki | 1/17/12 |
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| Wrong Location for a Big Box : The traffic from shoppers will also decimate the quietude that currently exists in the area... |
Art Long | 1/17/12 |
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| Business & Real Estate |
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| LPEA Credits Available : "Capital credits can in some ways be thought of as dividends for our member-consumers..." |
Indiana Reed | 1/25/12 |
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| FireWise Announces Archuleta County Coordinator : Trimarco has spent the last two decades educating and coordinating diverse groups of people in the workplace... |
Special to the Post | 1/25/12 |
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| First Glimpse at 2012 Real Estate Market : Recently I met with representatives of two of our regional banks to discuss the marketing of land inventory they've acquired through foreclosure... |
Mike Heraty | 1/23/12 |
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| USDA Seeking Renewable Energy Projects : "Renewable energy development presents an enormous economic opportunity for rural America..." |
Special to the Post | 1/23/12 |
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| Homeland Security Announces Firefighter Assistance Grants : "This funding will help give the firefighting agencies resources that are up to the task of protecting them, while they save lives and protect property..." |
Tara Trujillo | 1/20/12 |
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| Business Expo Planned in Pagosa : The overall conference in 2012 will begin with a networking event and opening of the business expo on Tuesday, April 24... |
Jennie Green | 1/20/12 |
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Potato Grower Weyers to Serve on National Council : Weyers is the co-owner of Aspen Produce, LLC., in Center, Colo., an operation that packs and ships
fresh potatoes and other produce... |
Mark Szymanski | 1/20/12 |
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| Significant Steps Towards Geothermal Greenhouse Project : During the meeting, placement of the first dome on the leased town property was discussed... |
Elaine Wood | 1/19/12 |
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| Friends & Neighbors |
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| NEW LPEA Scholarship Applications Due Soon : LPEA will host a special Open House, Thursday, February 9, 5:30-7pm at the Ruby Sisson Library... |
Indiana Reed | 1/27/12 |
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| NEW Unfair Tax? : No bridges funded by these fees are scheduled for improvement in your county... |
Bob Foland | 1/27/12 |
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| LIBRARY NEWS: Meeting Rooms for Everyone : A meeting room may be reserved up to 30 days, or 30 minutes, in advance... |
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 1/26/12 |
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| PET OF THE WEEK: Brooke : Well, I called it a prison at first, but really it is a very nice place where I was fed and watered and exercised, and looked after... |
Kathy Steventon | 1/26/12 |
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| Mark Your Calendar for Ed Center Luncheon : Providing this wide range of educational services in our small, isolated community is expensive... |
David Smith | 1/25/12 |
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| Upcoming Pagosa Events, for Fun and Profit : No Impact Man: A Year Without Toilet Paper. For one-year Colin Beavan and his family UNPLUGGED... |
Special to the Post | 1/24/12 |
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| 'Walmart: High Cost of Low Price' Showing at Liberty : "People ask, 'What is the answer to the problem of Walmart?'..." |
Special to the Post | 1/20/12 |
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| LIBRARY NEWS: Farewell to Tessa : It is with great regret that we announce that today, Thursday, January 19, is the last day that Tessa Michaelson Schmidt will be working at our library... |
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 1/19/12 |
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| Arts & Entertainment |
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| NEW Celebrating Writers & Artists : There is no entry fee to enter the contest or required purchase to be published... |
Thomas Worthen | 1/27/12 |
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| NEW Open Shutter Exhibits Community Photography : The exhibit begins Friday, February 10 and continues through February 23, 2012... |
Brandon Donohue | 1/27/12 |
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| '100 Years of Broadway' Seeking Local Talent : “Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway” recreates the greatest moments from the top shows of the century... |
Indiana Reed | 1/25/12 |
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| BOOK REVIEW: Kit Carson, Border Man : Kit had been there before, knew several Indian languages and was an expert in successfully surviving the rigors of a wild and rough land... |
Camille Cazedessus | 1/25/12 |
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| 'Celtic Nights' Coming to Durango : Featuring the finest Celtic male and female vocalists, the show illustrates not only the rich heritage of the island country... |
Indiana Reed | 1/23/12 |
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| 'Scratching the Surface' Scheduled for Tomorrow Night : The play will be entered into competition — as well as performed for the public for one performance only... |
Dale Johnson | 1/20/12 |
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| SKA WORK ORANGE Beer Promotes Film Fest : The name, a twist on the cult-classic film, A Clockwork Orange, packages a beer that will features an orange creamsicle flavor... |
Special to the Post | 1/19/12 |
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| 'Outlaw Snowdown' Thanks : The first year of the Outlaw Snowdown proved that it's an event for the hearty... |
Melissa Buckley | 1/18/12 |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| NEW Adult Basketball Welcomes Registrations : Staff will accept registrations for men’s recreation league, men’s competitive league and women’s recreation league... |
Tom Carosello | 1/27/12 |
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| Public Invited to Reservoir Hill Presentation : The information session will review the recently approved conceptual plan for Reservoir Hill |
Special to the Post | 1/24/12 |
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| RECREATION NEWS: Basketball Tips Off Tonight : Complete schedules are available in the recreation office in Town Hall... |
Tom Carosello | 1/23/12 |
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| Great Snow at Telluride : With all lifts and 95 percent of lift accessed terrain open, offering nearly 4,000 vertical feet of skiing and riding... |
Special to the Post | 1/19/12 |
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| Getting a Ski Pass, the Hard Way : In a sense, it’s also the perfect job for a recession because it requires lots of people... |
Nelson Harvey | 1/18/12 |
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| Pagosa Nordic Hosts Free Clinic this Saturday : This is a great opportunity to learn basic skills and tips to help you feel more comfortable with your equipment... |
James Dickhoff | 1/13/12 |
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| RECREATION NEWS: Skate Pond, 'Box & Ball' : Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the school district’s “Destination ImagiNation” teams... |
Tom Carosello | 1/12/12 |
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| $50 Heli Skiing? : The $50 single heli drops will be offered in the Pyramid Zone at Silverton Mountain... |
Jen Brill | 1/10/12 |
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| Health & Environment |
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| Pity the Sacketts? : Forty years ago, Congress wrote the Clean Water Act with the clear understanding that individuals alone can’t protect the clean lakes and streams upon which they depend... |
Judith Lewis Mernit | 1/25/12 |
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| Let the EPA Finish Its Job : Some of the Wyoming press has already passed judgment on the draft report... |
John Fenton | 1/24/12 |
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| A Mammoth on the Wall? : Pachak, who has lived for 30 years in Bluff, says that discovering the mammoth petroglyph “was one of the most enriching things that ever happened to me..." |
Andrew Gulliford | 1/20/12 |
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| FDA Fails to Address Amalgam Dangers ... Again : "Mercury is highly toxic and harmful to health. Approximately 80% of inhaled mercury vapor is absorbed in the blood..." |
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 1/18/12 |
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| Oil Exploration Approved by Parks Board : "We're looking at this as single case that is being evaluated under its own merits..." |
Special to the Post | 1/13/12 |
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| Finding Balance : Sometimes the simplest acts are accomplished with the simple knowledge that they can happen... |
April Lugo | 1/11/12 |
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| Flu Shots Harming Our Children? : "Annual vaccination against influenza... may have potential drawbacks that have previously been under-appreciated..." |
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 1/10/12 |
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| What Happens in Las Vegas : While most big cities sit on the banks of a river, lake or ocean, bone-dry Las Vegas owes its existence to Hoover Dam... |
Andrew Wilson | 1/5/12 |
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| Religion & Philosophy |
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| Is Church Really That Important? : For many Christians, church has been reduced to a weekly program... |
Patrick Sipperly | 1/26/12 |
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Corporate Control of Elections' : "We will survey the landscape involving the struggle against Corporate Personhood..." |
Special to the Post | 1/25/12 |
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| A Two-Minute Marriage Builder : Most marriages need more love and more respect... |
Mark S. Disbrow | 1/24/12 |
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Global Warming' : Dottie was the director of "Project Earth", an environmental education program for elementary students... |
Special to the Post | 1/18/12 |
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| What is Your Mind Set On? : Beware of focusing more attention on the enemy than he deserves... |
Mark S. Disbrow | 1/17/12 |
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| Upcoming Events at Pope John Paul II : It has been 39 years since abortion was given legal status by the Supreme Court... |
Roxanne Schick | 1/17/12 |
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| What We Owe to Bertha von Suttner : Humanity was developing, according to this story, after endless eons of fighting off ferocious beasts and fighting off ferocious humans... |
David Swanson | 1/12/12 |
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| UU Congregation Considers Martin Luther King : When he was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, at age 35, Mr. King was its youngest recipient... |
Special to the Post | 1/10/12 |
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| Humor, Poetry, Fiction |
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| NEW POEM: Ode to Walmart : Walmart’s almost here, open all days of the year... |
Chantal Ralston | 1/27/12 |
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| HUMOR: How to Survive 2012 : In the old days, water, food and shelter were the Big Three of existence... |
Patrick Hannigan | 1/9/12 |
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| HUMOR: Hot Water vs. Hot Air : Tom Bobblehead was steaming mad — and that was a very good thing... |
Louis Cannon | 1/4/12 |
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| POEM: Democracy Divided : The process starts in Iowa on this upcoming Tuesday... |
John Graves | 1/3/12 |
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| HUMOR: U.S. Postal Service Facing Acid Test? : “We don’t do drugs any more, at the USPS,” Mailer explained... |
Louis Cannon | 12/30/11 |
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| HUMOR: Heard Around the West : And what could be deeper than experiencing something on your computer screen? |
Betsy Marston | 12/15/11 |
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| HUMOR: Heard Around the West : "Wear a condom now, save the spotted owl..." |
Betsy Marston | 12/9/11 |
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| POEM: This is a Very Important Message : The forgotten must block traffic to remind the forgetful... |
Cecil Touchon | 12/5/11 |
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