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NEW How About Some Good News, for a Change? Part Three : "And we’d ask if they’d added more fruits and vegetables to their diet, and they’d say, ‘No, I just don’t know how to cook...'"
Bill Hudson | 2/7/12 |
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Republican Caucus Information That Might Make a Difference : Archuleta County Republican Precinct Caucuses will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7, promptly at 7pm...
John Bozek | 2/6/12 |
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How About Some Good News, for a Change? Part Two : “And now we’ve somehow become ‘the clinic up on the hill’ — a perception that it’s not really for everybody..."
Bill Hudson | 2/6/12 |
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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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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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| Opinions & Editorials |
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NEW OPINION: Feeding the Deer : I buy a 50–pound sack of “Wet COB” every 10 days or so...
Jaime O’Neill | 2/8/12 |
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NEW OPINION: Always Low Prices : Everyone talks about how we should be keeping money in Archuleta County...
Tammy Boen | 2/7/12 |
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EDITORIAL: It's Not Just About Walmart : "The small businesses struggle and lay off workers. They cut back on their sponsorship of tee ball, their support of the food bank..."
Cynda Green | 2/6/12 |
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OPINION: The Winter of Our Discontent : Finally, in January, he announced that he would run for president as a Republican...
Bob McConnell | 2/6/12 |
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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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| Business & Real Estate |
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'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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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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PHOTO ESSAY: The Empty Bowls Project : Participants selected from over 200 original handcrafted bowls, then sampled delicious soups...
Bill Hudson | 2/6/12 |
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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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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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| Arts & Entertainment |
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NEW 'Love Letters' at PSCA : Once you become involved in the progression of Andy and Melissa’s lives, as recorded in the letters with all their hopes, assumptions and anxieties, the narrative is remarkably moving....
R. Eli Townsend | 2/7/12 |
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Community Choir Commences Rehearsals : The first rehearsal on Tuesday, February 21 begins at 6:15 p.m...
Betty Schwicker | 2/6/12 |
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'Soul Salvation' Coming to Durango : Steeped in the tradition of American music, Foster and Thorn blend blues, rock, gospel, folk, R&B and country music with “a whole lotta soul..."
Indiana Reed | 2/6/12 |
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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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| Sports & Recreation |
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NEW The Avalanche : The Mount Taylor avalanche, however, has launched a flurry of debate in the world of backcountry skiing
Molly Loomis | 2/7/12 |
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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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| Humor, Fiction, Poetry |
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POEM: Meteorological Oblivion : It's kind of weird a rodent, name of Punxsutawney Phil..
John Graves | 2/6/12 |
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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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| 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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NEW This Can’t Be Christianity : We think there must be a better life than incurring evil and insults...
Mark S. Disbrow | 2/7/12 |
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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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