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| Planning for an Uncertain Future, Part Seven : “I want the tourists to come into town. I want them to park their cars and spend their money downtown..." Bill Hudson | 7/29/10 | ||
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| The Ballot is Official : Archuleta County will be utilizing Vote Centers for the Primary Election... June Madrid | 7/29/10 | ||
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| New Director at San Juan Basin Health : “Leon Vinci brings a deep and well-rounded background in public health,” said Bob Ledger... Jane Looney | 7/28/10 | ||
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| Planning for an Uncertain Future, Part Six : "It’s not going to be stopped; it’s going to become more readily available and open to the public..." Bill Hudson | 7/28/10 | ||
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| Planning for an Uncertain Future, Part Five : “My phone has been ringing regularly, about this very topic,” Jackson told the group... Bill Hudson | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Planning for an Uncertain Future, Part Four : Pagosa Springs began to believe we could “sell our way” out of our traditional rural financial rut... Bill Hudson | 7/26/10 | ||
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| Planning for an Uncertain Future, Part Three : “Yes, we have waived some fees,” Mitchem responded. “But I don’t have a hard count..." Bill Hudson | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Report Says 'One Escapee Killed' : "Colorado jail escapee Jason Snow has been captured in the Dulce/Lumberton area of northern New Mexico..." Special to the Post | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Opinions & Editorials | ||
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| OPINION: The Case for Ranked Voting : It’s literally as easy as marking 1, 2, 3, and you don’t have to settle for the "lesser of two evils..." Eric Fried | 7/29/10 | ||
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| OPINION: A Search for the Right Word : An interesting word. "Putz". Doesn’t roll off the tongue; more like the blast from an air ratchet... Eugene Reilly | 7/28/10 | ||
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| OPINION: Our Alternative Energy Future : I recently returned from China where I discussed clean energy issues with American businesses located there... Mark Udall | 7/28/10 | ||
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| OPINION: Carl Macht States His Case : Death is an intimate tragedy for the family and in a small community needs to be kept as private as possible... Carl Macht | 7/26/10 | ||
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| OPINION: The Town's Triple Threat : Immediately we were plagued with nay-sayers and negativity from the Town government... Sean McMullen | 7/23/10 | ||
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| OPINION: Gravel Pits that Don't Fit : All human beings and animals are "health-affected" by dust to one degree or another... Charles Sands | 7/21/10 | ||
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| OPINION: PAWSD Report from Roy Vega : If you are interested in nominating yourself for that opening, please submit a resume and letter of intent... Roy Vega | 7/20/10 | ||
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| OPINION: The Atomic Bomb and Me : Bomb tests subsequently went underground, but my close encounters with nukes continued... Paul Krza | 7/20/10 | ||
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| Business & Real Estate | ||
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| Local Forestry Effort Celebrated Today : “I’ve always considered our family to be stewards of this special land..." Special to the Post | 7/29/10 | ||
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| Udall Helps Secure Health Funding : The program will help medical schools across the country establish programs similar to one at the University of Colorado... Tara Trujillo | 7/29/10 | ||
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| Working to Enhance Animas River Fishery : "We are really excited about the agreement because everyone gets something out of the deal," said Jim White... Special to the Post | 7/27/10 | ||
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| NEW GEOGRAPHY: Chickens from Walmart : "There is always extraordinary life in the countryside, beyond controversy..." Sylvia Lovely | 7/26/10 | ||
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| LPEA Offers Rebates on Energy Saving Bulbs : Beginning in 2012, the T-12 bulbs will no longer be available... Indiana Reed | 7/22/10 | ||
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| OPINION: Colorado Economy Remains Stagnant : Colorado had no change in the unemployment rate and no meaningful change in total employment... Alec Harris | 7/21/10 | ||
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| LPEA Tree Trimming Underway : Gregg reminds property owners to always “look up” when planting new trees... Indiana Reed | 7/21/10 | ||
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| Durango BID Releases Report : Based on the data, the BID board of directors has agreed to pursue renewal of the district’s mill levy... Indiana Reed | 7/21/10 | ||
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| Friends & Neighbors | ||
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| Visit Your Library at the Fair, and Online! : Icon buttons on the front page will help you directly link to our various online resources... Carole Howard & Library Staff | 7/29/10 | ||
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| A Small Town Car Wash : “It is free. We aren’t taking donations..." Jodi Starr | 7/29/10 | ||
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| Block Party at the Youth Center : Pagosa Springs Youth Center will celebrate Colorado Cares Day with a neighborhood barbeque on Friday... Special to the Post | 7/28/10 | ||
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| Annual Event Demonstrates that Colorado Cares : Colorado Cares Day is a statewide day of service in honor of Colorado’s statehood on August 1, 1876... Carol Otis | 7/26/10 | ||
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| Pagosa to Host Family History Fair : This year’s Family History Fair will feature two lectures by Barbara Becker Meehan, MLIS, CGSM... Patricia Lee | 7/23/10 | ||
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| County Fair Promotes Rural Values : Saturday is jam-packed! Check out the Horseshoe Tournament and Ranch Rodeo... Special to the Post | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Senior Center Seeks Help, Offers Events : Friday, July 30, we are hosting another Picnic in the Park in Town Park by the Gazebo... Jodi Starr | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Bear Tales from the Silver Foxes Den : Now that I am not little, my biggest outside fears are getting lost walking in the PLPOA... Jodi Starr | 7/22/10 | ||
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| Arts & Entertainment | ||
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| Wynne-Win Situation : Joining Adel on stage are Pagosa stage veterans Elizabeth Baldwin and Rick Artis... Special to the Post | 7/28/10 | ||
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| Biennial Arts in Denver, Part Two : The artist collective known as M12 is presenting phase one of "Redisenar los Campitos! (Redesign the Sheep Wagons)"... Leanne Haase Goebel | 7/27/10 | ||
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| 'Meet the Artist' at Made in Colorado Shoppe : Ann is a professional seamstress who has been making tortilla warmers and potato pockets for the store for years... Lois Higgins | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Big Band Raises the Roof (and Fuunds) in Creede : The twenty swinging musicians of the San Luis Valley Big Band rock the house with jazz, blues, Latin... Special to the Post | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Biennial Arts in Denver, Part One : "In our exhibit we are attempting to explain different phenomenon in the world today, current and relevant..." Leanne Haase Goebel | 7/26/10 | ||
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| PHOTO ESSAY: Music in the Mountains, Part Two : The Music in the Mountains Festival Concert series continued on Saturday, July 17 Jeff Laydon | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Live Music at the Pub Works : Next Treena, our own little Pagosa Kiwi, and guitarist Robbie Pepper will team up to play for everyone... Frank Schiro | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Art Auction to Support Land Alliance : All purchases go to support local artists as well as SLA’s ongoing land protection efforts... Special to the Post | 7/23/10 | ||
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| Sports & Recreation | ||
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| Landowner Voucher Program Review : "This is a great opportunity for sportsmen, landowners and other community members to explore issues..." Special to the Post | 7/29/10 | ||
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| Free Pheasant Hunting DVD : DOW hopes the DVD will inspire new hunters to discover the many facets of Colorado’s excellent upland bird hunting... Special to the Post | 7/28/10 | ||
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| RECREATION NEWS: Youth Soccer, Youth Football, Softball : The youth soccer season will begin after Labor Day and run through early October... Tom Carosello | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Grand Mesa Celebrates 'Moose Day' : "Moose sightings are always fun for people and they're becoming more common on the Grand Mesa..." Special to the Post | 7/19/10 | ||
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| RECREATION NEWS: Kamp Pa-goh-sah, Softball, Fountain Donations : Tom Carosello | 7/16/10 | ||
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| Opinions Sought on Bighorn Sheep Management : Items under consideration include sheep population size and the ideal number of rams per 100 ewes... Special to the Post | 7/15/10 | ||
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| Lake Creek Bridge Closed for Repair : The project is one of 17 trail-bridge repairs being conducted across the San Juan National Forest... Ann Bond | 7/14/10 | ||
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| Fosset Gulch Road Temporarily Closed : Following pipeline installation, the energy companies will reconstruct the Fosset Gulch Road... Ann Bond | 7/13/10 | ||
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| Humor, Fiction, Poetry | ||
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| POEM: C'est Si Bon : The songs may be old, but each chorus is new... John Graves | 7/21/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: The Anthropologist : As the car ground to a halt, I noticed that I was in a neighborhood of shabby homes — hardly more that wooden huts, really... Louis Cannon | 7/14/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: The Modern Sumo Military : And can we think about the millions of dollars we’d save on Army uniforms? Louis Cannon | 7/12/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: The Whale's Tale : "And I mean, it was real obvious — not like a little splash, but this huge spray of water shooting straight up..." Louis Cannon | 7/7/10 | ||
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| POEM: Getting Old : To have heard these sounds in person, think how old you'd have to be! A. John Graves | 6/21/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: Adventures in Chemistry : As I was hinting by my comment about the padlock on my first chemistry set, chemistry experiments can be dangerous... Louis Cannon | 6/15/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: Too Young to Retire, Too Old to Die : I was a member of AARP for a few months, but they kept sending me this magazine filled with photos of old people... Bill Hudson | 6/4/10 | ||
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| HUMOR: Dress Code for the Western Guy : This leads naturally to the third rule, which decrees that your boots must cost an arm and a leg... Rob Pudim | 6/3/10 | ||
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| Health & Environment | ||
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| Health Program Receives Grant : he funding will be used to educate Latino adults about reducing their risk for chronic disease... Jane Looney | 7/29/10 | ||
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| OPINION: The Big Bad Wolf : When the public was asked to comment on the proposal to increase the total harvest, 1,500 comments flooded in... Wendy Beye | 7/28/10 | ||
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| HealthCare.gov Provides Online Infomation : New website is designed to help American citizens explore all the health care choices that are now available to them... Rep. John Salazar | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Renowned Vet Visits Boulder to Save Lives : A survey found that many pet owners released their pets to the Humane Society because of behavior problems... Special to the Post | 7/27/10 | ||
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| Explore the Science of Healing on Sunday : This full-length film presents breakthroughs that will transform your understanding of how to get well and stay well... Special to the Post | 7/22/10 | ||
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| Where the Buffalo Roam : The bison are part of a herd that was introduced to the Kaibab Plateau in the early 1900s... Glenn Rink | 7/22/10 | ||
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| Back to School Immunizations : Immunizations are an important part of our children’s health care and... Jane Looney | 7/21/10 | ||
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| Got Vitamin K? : How many people have adequate vitamin K… care to guess? Joseph Mercola | 7/19/10 | ||
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| Religion & Philosophy | ||
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Collective Meditation' : "Wherever two or more are gathered together in prayerful meditation, the power is multiplied exponentially..." Special to the Post | 7/28/10 | ||
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| UU Congregation Plans Summer Picnic (Again) : All are invited to enjoy the flowers and a fun-filled morning as we share our gifts and talents... Special to the Post | 7/21/10 | ||
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Gratitude' : "In these times of vast oil spills, uncertain economy, and personal challenges, it is helpful to share..." Special to the Post | 7/7/10 | ||
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| Transformation is at Hand : In one weekend experience true personal intimacy and a profound awakening that will change your life forever... Karen Aspin | 7/2/10 | ||
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Greed' : The enduring conflict between greed and altruism might serve to indicate the success or failure of the human experiment... John Graves | 6/30/10 | ||
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Good and Evil' : Mr. Lindblad has an MA in Organization Behavior and a BS in Management Science... Special to the Post | 6/23/10 | ||
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| Special Solstice Event : We are fast approaching what may be the most powerful time in this year's astrological configuration of the stars... Sophia Whitefeather | 6/21/10 | ||
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| UU Congregation Considers 'Flower Communion' : "The different flowers join to form a beautiful bouquet, representing uniqueness, diversity and community..." Special to the Post | 6/9/10 | ||
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