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| Smoke on Father's Day, Part One : I imagined the view that I would find up there. Nothing but smoke, probably... stretching out for miles... |
Bill Hudson | 6/18/13 |
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| Archuleta Among 55 Colorado Counties to Receive PILT Payments : Payments in Lieu of Taxes Provides Important Support for County Operations, Police, Fire, Schools, etc... |
Special to the Post | 6/17/13 |
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| MONDAY UPDATE: West Fork Fire Complex : Three significant fires continued to burn in the Pagosa Springs area on Sunday, June 16... |
Special to the Post | 6/17/13 |
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| SUNDAY UPDATE: West Fork Fire 'Complex' to Receive Management Upgrade : The fire more than tripled in size growing from 471 acres Saturday morning to over 1700 acres by midnight... |
Special to the Post | 6/16/13 |
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| UPDATE: West Fork, Windy Pass Fires See Growth : There are approximately 65 people working each fire... |
Special to the Post | 6/15/13 |
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| UPDATE: West Fork Fire : Two fires burning in the Pagosa Ranger District |
Special to the Post | 6/14/13 |
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| Two Fires Burning on the Pagosa Ranger District : West Fork and Windy Pass |
Special to the Post | 6/14/13 |
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| Opinions & Letters |
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| THEATER REVIEW: 'Spamalot' at Pagosa Center for the Arts : But you don’t have to be a fan, or even be aware of the plot, to enjoy this musicalized, adaptation of the movie... |
Michael Whiting | 6/18/13 |
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| OPINION: Udall Welcomes Release of Military Airborne Firefighting Systems : 'I am proud the military and U.S. Forest Service are taking an 'all hands on deck' approach to combating the fires...' |
Mike Saccone | 6/18/13 |
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| OPINION: Legislation Protects Americans' Constitutional Liberties : Current law provides the President with the authority to indefinitely detain citizens of the United States without due process... |
Special to the Post | 6/13/13 |
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| LETTER: No Such Thing Yet as Free Energy : Electricity works perfect for a stationary house or business, but perhaps heating is best done by gas... |
Camille Cazedessus | 6/11/13 |
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| OPINION: Marijuana in Archuleta County : Cooler heads must prevail in this discussion... |
Michael Whiting | 6/10/13 |
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| LETTER: Colorado Democrats Unfair to Rural Electricity Consumers : To my knowledge no person has put forward a rational and truthful explanation for spending more money than necessary... |
Dave West | 6/10/13 |
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| OPINION: Sen. Udall Questions Phone Records Intelligence Policy : 'As far as we can see, all of the useful information that it has provided appears to have also been available through other collection methods...' |
Special to the Post | 6/10/13 |
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| Arts, Culture, Community |
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| PHOTO ESSAY: PSHS Graduation 2013 : Here's a sampling of this year's crop of graduating seniors... |
Jeff Laydon | 6/18/13 |
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| LIBRARY NEWS: More E-Books to Download Free : These e-books range from two Thomas and Friends books for children, to New York Times bestsellers... |
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 6/13/13 |
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| Creative Camps in Cortez : Partial scholarships are available and enrollment is limited... |
Special to the Post | 6/13/13 |
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| Veterans for Veterans to hold Rummage Sale/Fundraiser : |
Special to the Post | 6/12/13 |
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| One Nation Walking Together : The event is a Traditional Powwow, where Native Americans from all tribes meet together to join in dancing, singing, visiting... |
Special to the Post | 6/10/13 |
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| LIBRARY NEWS: Meet Trina and Carmelita on Your Library Staff : Sign up now – or any time before July 11 – for this year’s free six-week Summer Reading Program... |
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 6/6/13 |
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| 'On Deadline: Managing Media Relations' Published by Local Author : 'Virtually an encyclopedia of media relations...' |
Special to the Post | 6/5/13 |
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| Business, Health, Education |
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| Wildfire's Silver Lining : During the 30 months after the fire, 182 permits were issued for single-family homes... |
Special to the Post | 6/18/13 |
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| SOS Presents Film, Announces Farmers Market : Graham Merwiether is a documentary journalist who serves as the director at Leave It Better, a film production company committed to telling solutions-oriented stories... |
Special to the Post | 6/14/13 |
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| USDA Declares 12 Colorado Counties Disaster Areas Due to Drought : 'Despite some relief earlier this year, right now we’re seeing how quickly our weather can get hot and dry...' |
Special to the Post | 6/13/13 |
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| IRS Closed Tomorrow Due to Sequestration : No tax returns will be processed and no compliance-related activities will take place... |
Bill Hudson | 6/13/13 |
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| Archuleta County Education Center Graduation Celebrations : |
Special to the Post | 6/12/13 |
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| Lee Riley's Real Estate Report : Last month, I was very optimistic, partially because I have been so busy... |
Lee Riley | 6/11/13 |
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| VIDEO: Beef Will Cost More, Says USDA Economist : 'International demand for these foods has been growing so we’ve seen demand going up while supply has been flat lining...' |
Special to the Post | 6/7/13 |
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| Recreation & Environment |
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| PHOTO ESSAY: Head Over Heels at FIBARK : 'The third photo features the Jackson “Rock Star” kayak that the announcers were really pushing...' |
Spencer Nickel | 6/18/13 |
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| Ride the Rockies 2013 in Town : Thousands flock through Pagosa Springs.... |
Special to the Post | 6/13/13 |
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| Current Forest Fires Demonstrate How Conditions Change Quickly in Colorado : Foresters use fuel classes to determine how long it takes different types of dead vegetation to dry out or cure... |
Special to the Post | 6/13/13 |
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| Advocates Call On BLM To Change Policy Consistent with Court Order : Twenty-nine organizations seek reversal of BLM’s policy that keeps secret the names of corporations that nominate public lands for oil and gas drilling... |
Hillary Johnson | 6/5/13 |
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| Town Recreation Program News : Deadlines Loom for Youth Tennis, Softball |
Special to the Post | 6/3/13 |
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| Two More Forest Roads Open : Falls Creek and Wolf Creek |
Special to the Post | 6/3/13 |
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| Free Fishing Weekend, June 1 and 2 : The first weekend in June designated two-day period when anglers all around the state are not required to have a fishing license... |
Special to the Post | 5/31/13 |
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| Essays, Poetry, Humor |
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| HUMOR: Small and Socially Disadvantaged : We’ve all become pretty accustomed to federal programs that target 'economically disadvantaged' populations... |
Louis Cannon | 6/13/13 |
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| SUNSET HAIKU : raindrops parse evening sunlight... |
Susan J. Tweit | 6/11/13 |
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| POEM: Penance for Missing Holocaust Rembrance Day : Where I slip undetected to investigate ancestor crimes... |
Darcy Downing | 6/3/13 |
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| POEM: Pretension Prevention : |
John Graves | 5/31/13 |
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| QUOTE: Charles Darwin : 'It is not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent that survives...' |
Special to the Post | 5/28/13 |
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| Memorial Day : Thinking about my father, I find myself contemplating war, and peace... |
Bill Hudson | 5/27/13 |
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| OKLAHOMA HAIKU : wildflowers buzz with bees... |
Susan J. Tweit | 5/24/13 |
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