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| NEW How About Some Good News, for a Change? : All of these proposals have seemingly served only to divide the community into “Pro” and “Con” camps... |
Bill Hudson | 2/3/12 |
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| NEW Anti-Walmart Rally Scheduled : "This would spell death for our small town quality of life and many of our small locally-owned businesses..." |
Bill Hudson | 2/3/12 |
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| New Age of Walmart? : In other words, Mr. Mitchem assured me that Walmart — the corporation he has helped woo to Pagosa — is now a respectable business... |
Cynda Green | 2/2/12 |
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| Putting Us Into Debt, for Fun and Profit, Part Five : Regarding the question of the non-existent money, the TTC has made vague references to a risky tax reimbursement plan... |
Bill Hudson | 2/1/12 |
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| Putting Us Into Debt, for Fun and Profit, Part Four : “We have 436 signatures. These are folks who are endorsing the proposed plan. I do recall that the SUN did publish an opinion poll..." |
Bill Hudson | 1/31/12 |
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| Survey: Coloradans Agree on Public Lands Policies : “We know that visitors come to Durango because of all of the outdoor opportunities they can experience..." |
Kjersten Forseth | 1/31/12 |
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| Putting Us Into Debt, for Fun and Profit, Part Three : “Do you want a honky-tonk town?” she asked... |
Bill Hudson | 1/30/12 |
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| 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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| Opinions & Editorials |
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| NEW EDITORIAL: I Wish the Town of Pagosa Springs All the Best : It's unfortunate that the legal requirements to run for Town Council exclude 86% of the community’s voters... |
Cynda Green | 2/3/12 |
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| OPINION: Summary of Some Walmart Research : What are the impacts on jobs, other businesses, sales tax, property tax and wages? |
Muriel Eason | 2/2/12 |
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| OPINION: Perspective : We have the “double whammy” of having grown so much in the years just before the economic downturn... |
Norm Vance | 2/2/12 |
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| OPINION: Your Trash is My Treasure : My Depression Era-grandmother would have approved... |
Dawne Bellouise | 2/1/12 |
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| OPINION: David & Goliath : You may think, "Nothing can stop this monster when it is traveling with such brute force..." |
Prospero Yanez II | 1/31/12 |
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| OPINION: The Global Crossroads : “We're a world class city with world class potential," declares Mayor Rahm Emanuel... |
Brian Terrell | 1/30/12 |
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| 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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| OPINION: Walmart... the Cheapest Kind, Part Two : And Walmart is not simply a “local” issue... |
Barr Bentley | 1/27/12 |
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| Letters to the Editor |
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| NEW Hurry Up, Walmart : I do have one dislike, however... I do not like the location they have chosen... |
Mary Lou Sprowle | 2/3/12 |
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| NEW Self-centered : I have to add my opinion again as I continue to read through self-centered and thoughtless comments coming from people with nothing better to do in this town... |
Pam Howard | 2/3/12 |
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| Please Welcome Walmart : All of you who are eager to have a Walmart in Pagosa should use Pam Morrow's suggestion... |
Lyn Dryburgh | 2/2/12 |
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| Beauty on the Hill : We, as humans having stewardship of the land by reason that we have a reasoning mind... |
Prospero Yanez II | 2/1/12 |
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| Save Our Small Businesses : I continue asking the company to consider locating elsewhere... |
Pam Morrow | 2/1/12 |
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| Working Together for a Better Pagosa : No doubt the current elected officials would not be in favor of this type of government... |
Harold and Joan Slavinski | 1/30/12 |
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| The Actual Length of Wamart Ships : The largest container ships are about 1,200 feet long — big, but far short of a mile... |
John Porco | 1/30/12 |
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| 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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| Business & Real Estate |
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| NEW 'Green Business' Awards Announced : For the Small Business — under 5 employees — Step Outdoors and Stacy Boone was the winner... |
Mary Jo Coulehan | 2/3/12 |
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| NEW Win a JEEP Cherokee : There will only be 1000 tickets sold and the tickets are $25 each — cash or check only... |
Mary Jo Coulehan | 2/3/12 |
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| RECAP: Southwest Organization for Sustainability : We ended the year with our successful and fun annual fundraiser in November... |
Special to the Post | 2/2/12 |
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| Tipton Comments on DOL Youth Employment Decision : “After much pressure from Congress and producers, DOL has finally acknowledged serious flaws with the parental exemption part of their regulation..." |
Special to the Post | 2/2/12 |
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| Bottom Up Blueprint Rolled Out : Come be a part of the great work being done and ensure that your voice and thoughts are a part of moving your Region forward... |
Special to the Post | 2/2/12 |
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| Citizen Winners Announced at Chamber Meeting : Pagosa Outreach Connection has assisted individuals and families with emergency needs in this community to the tune of over $385,000... |
Mary Jo Coulehan | 2/1/12 |
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| Fire Departments Encouraged to Apply for Funding : "In this tough economy, Colorado fire departments have had to make do with fewer resources and firefighters..." |
Tara Trujillo | 1/30/12 |
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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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| Friends & Neighbors |
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| NEW PHOTO ESSAY: Pickle Ball : There were about a dozen players who rotate within the three netted courts... |
Jeff Laydon | 2/3/12 |
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| NEW LIBRARY NEWS: The Fascinating World of Science : “Get Trackin!” is the theme of the program for this afternoon, Friday, February 3... |
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 2/3/12 |
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| PET OF THE WEEK: Beau : If humans could talk, then they would completely understand my true nature as a beautiful feline... |
Kathy Steventon | 2/2/12 |
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| Al-Anon Announces New Home : We also have a new name which was voted on through a "Virtual" Group Conscience... |
Special to the Post | 2/1/12 |
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| Superbowl Party at Catholic Church : The game will be viewed via satellite on a 90” screen which will be provided by Mountain Home Sound and Security... |
Roxanne Schick | 1/31/12 |
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| 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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| 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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| Arts & Entertainment |
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| Waltz, Bolero, Cowboy Cha Cha Classes Set for February : Country Western Waltz is also popular and is danced slightly faster than the smooth style... |
Deb Aspen | 2/1/12 |
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| 'Heart Beat Ball' Coming to Pagosa Lodge : Gala evening planned for the second annual Ball... |
Tari Woods | 1/31/12 |
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| Terrific Tuesdays! Let's Dance Club : Come dance with us every Tuesday, (February 7, 14, 21, 28) from 7 to 9pm... |
Phyllis Wheaton | 1/30/12 |
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| 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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| 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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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Sign Up for WinterFest Events : A new event, the “Hot Toddy for the Body” contest will be held on Sunday, February 19 along the Riverwalk... |
Mary Jo Coulehan | 2/2/12 |
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| Sunset Nordic Ski Events This Friday, Saturday : The next day, Saturday, February 4, Pagosa Nordic hosts another Free Learn to Ski Clinic... |
Special to the Post | 2/1/12 |
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| Tack & Equipment Sale Coming Up : Commission to 4CBCH is 10% on trailers and vehicles sold (with a fee cap of $500 on these items)... |
Special to the Post | 2/1/12 |
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| 'Snowman Stomp' Set for February : For fast snowshoers, slow snowshoers, kids and families — this is one of the many activities over the Winterfest weekend... |
Stacy Boone | 1/31/12 |
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| 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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| Health & Environment |
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| Health Care in the Legislature : This bill will eliminate over 1600 burdensome, duplicative, and unnecessary Medicaid contracts... |
J. Paul Brown | 2/1/12 |
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| Solar Energy Conference Scheduled in Loveland : Governor John Hickenlooper will deliver the keynote address to an audience of hundreds of solar executives... |
Special to the Post | 1/31/12 |
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| Monsanto Poisoning the World Food Supply : It's estimated that more than 130 types of weeds spanning 40 U.S. states are now herbicide-resistant... |
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 1/31/12 |
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| 'Checks & Balances' Posts Oil and Gas Information Online : “Last year, under the Obama administration, oil companies reported $104 billion in profits... |
Matt Garrington | 1/30/12 |
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| White House Touts Exchange Progress : The health care law says that the federal government will run an exchange in a state that does not establish one... |
Jane Norman | 1/30/12 |
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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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| Religion & Philosophy |
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| Pope John Paul II Receives and Enthrones a Relic : With those words, the journey to recognize one of the most influential Catholic Women in the United States as a saint ended... |
Roxanne Schick | 2/1/12 |
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| Break Out the Tools : We’re gonna do a little Love and Respect work... |
Mark S. Disbrow | 1/31/12 |
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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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| Humor, Poetry, Fiction |
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| POEM: Another Day : That's when old Professor Graves has birthday 84... |
John Graves | 1/30/12 |
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| 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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