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NEW An Expensive Handshake : “Is it customary for the Town to have verbal contracts with service providers? Is that customary?” Bill Hudson | 9/5/08 |
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NEW Raising Cane About Sewer Rates : Striking response to recent hikes in Town sewer bills Glenn Walsh | 9/5/08 |
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A Reservedly Emotional Departure : “Why is everyone so lethargic?” Bill Hudson | 9/4/08 |
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Three Town Manager Finalists Named : While second and third members of Town administration are given walking papers Glenn Walsh | 9/4/08 |
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The Riddle of Reservoir Hill, Part Three : I was expecting my boots to be well caked by the time I reached the top of the hill... Bill Hudson | 9/4/08 |
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The Riddle of Reservoir Hill, Part Two : Oh, the trials of the small town news reporter Bill Hudson | 9/3/08 |
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Home Rule Officially Off the Ballot : Commissioner Moomaw has made a public commitment to putting the issue back in front of the voters in 2009 Bill Hudson | 9/3/08 |
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Million Dollar Lost and Found, Part Two : Will competence and honesty add up for Archuleta County? Glenn Walsh | 9/2/08 |
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| Opinions & Editorials |
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NEW OPINION: Hill Cannot Heal Itself : Why should taxpayers clean up after the party? Suellen Loher | 9/5/08 |
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NEW OPINION: Blue Sky Village : The "no growth" and "slow growth" ways of thinking in our Town have, unconsciously, promoted sprawl Teddy Herzog | 9/5/08 |
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OPINION: Barack in a Clear Light : Barack is trying to punish the son for the father's crimes by attempting to cast John McCain as another Bush Mike Goldberg | 9/3/08 |
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OPINION: Life Can Be a Festival : Even with the rain, it seemed people just put on their rain gear and continued to listen and be transformed... Cyndi Mitchell | 9/2/08 |
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OPINION: Barack Obama and American Promise : Speech by Governor of Colorado to the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week Gov. Bill Ritter | 9/2/08 |
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OPINION: Another Perspective on Atkinson's Leadership : Our Board is full of individuals with strong personalities who are not influenced easily Marcy Mitchell | 8/29/08 |
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EDITORIAL: Atkinson Bids Adieu to TTC : "I want to be really honest. I have loved doing this for two years, but it’s a ton of work. It’s a ton of work..." Bill Hudson | 8/27/08 |
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OPINION: Taking the Heat at the Shelter : We did not find the glaring deficiencies that Ms. Thayer reportedly observed at the Humane Society shelter Linda Lawrie | 8/26/08 |
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| Business & Real Estate |
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NEW PHOTO ESSAY: Saturday Market : Dogwood Café is hosting a community-wide Saturday Market at the corner of Highway 160 and Piedra Road Bill Hudson | 9/5/08 |
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NEW Downtown is the New Old Way to Live : People are selling McMansions and moving to downtown condominiums Bill Croke | 9/5/08 |
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Colorado Ski Areas Spending the Gold, Part Two : Colorado Resorts invest millions in capital improvements for 2008-09 Jennifer Rudolph | 9/4/08 |
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Hazmat Along The Rockies Courses : Program to provide Colorado first responders and workers with critical response knowledge and skills Ken Rost | 9/3/08 |
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Colorado Ski Areas Spending the Gold, Part One : Colorado resorts Invest millions in capital improvements for 2008-09 Jennifer Rudolph | 9/3/08 |
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National Alpaca Farm Days : Hummin' Heaven Ranch will participate in the 2nd Annual ''National Alpaca Farm Days" Jan Fiorucci | 9/2/08 |
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New Leadership Aboard Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad : “We have been making progressive changes to this rail system,” says Frank Turner Gayle L. Martinez | 9/2/08 |
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The Less You Have, The Less You Have To Lose : You know,” he told me, “you’re pretty recession-proof” Alan Kesselheim | 8/29/08 |
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| Neighbors & Families |
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NEW High Altitude Baking Camp : Pagosa Baking Company owner Kathy Keyes will be leading a "High Altitude Baking Camp" Special to the Post | 9/5/08 |
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NEW 'All My Money' Workshop : Helping Archuleta County families succeed through tight financial times Marcy Mitchell | 9/5/08 |
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Shamrock Festival at St. Patrick's : Event kicks off with a Dinner and Auction tomorrow afternoon, continues on Saturday Joanne Irons | 9/4/08 |
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Darlene Departs : Darlene worked her entire career in Pagosa under six different District Rangers Phyllis Wheaton | 9/4/08 |
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Pet of the Week: Olga : I am smart, so if you take the time with me, I’ll catch on quickly Kathleen Steventon | 9/4/08 |
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Library News : Library offers 90 magazines and newspapers for your reading pleasure Carole Howard & Library Staff | 9/3/08 |
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Gary Thrash Heads Into Retirement : Gary plans to spend retirement working on Kay’s family farm, which has been in her family since 1908 Ann Bond | 9/3/08 |
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Community Center News : Start of September programs at your Community Center Michelle Jamison | 9/2/08 |
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| Arts & Entertainment |
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NEW Pete Kartsounes Benefit Concert Tomorrow : Pete Kartsounes Band to perform benefit concert in support of Hike 4 Cancer this Saturday John Porter | 9/5/08 |
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NEW ColorFest Weekend is Just Around the Corner : Make the most of all the different events and celebrate the change of seasons Mary Jo Coulehan | 9/5/08 |
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NEW Studio Focus: Greg Hudson : During HudsonĖs recovery he discovered the beauty of glass... Linda Echterhoff | 9/5/08 |
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Studio Focus: Jeanine Malaney : Malaney turned a hobby of creating art into a second career, following a successful career in aerospace engineering Linda W. Echterhoff | 9/4/08 |
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Pagosa Springs Arts Council News : Exhibits at Town Park Gallery and Pagosa Mountain Hospital Roxanne Schick | 9/3/08 |
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Music Boosters Auditions Announced : Pagosa Springs Music Boosters is excited to bring "Into The Woods to our stage and community... Dale Morris | 8/29/08 |
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Pagosa Springs Artsline : Exhibits, master classes, auditions, workshops and a calendar therefor Roxanne Schick | 8/28/08 |
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Studio Focus: Randall Davis : The forms seem to emerge from Davis as if out of thin air, manifesting themselves with intricate and exquisite detail... Linda Echterhoff | 8/28/08 |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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NEW Soccer Rosters Finalized : Soccer rosters have been finalized and coaches have begun to schedule practices Special to the Post | 9/5/08 |
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Elk Hunting Meeting in San Luis Valley : The DOW is now considering extending the bull hunt into the fall Special to the Post | 9/2/08 |
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Dove Hunters Take Notice : Earlier this summer, the DOW and the Fish and Wildlife Service banded over 700 mourning doves across Colorado Special to the Post | 8/29/08 |
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Updates on Soccer, Youth Football : Three teams from Dulce join youth soccer league; football league registration next week Tom Carosello | 8/29/08 |
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Trail Running Event on Reservoir Hill : We are proud to announce a beautiful fall running event right here in Pagosa Springs... Morgan Murri | 8/28/08 |
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OPINION: NRA Needs Someone Like Me : A shot at stopping the incredible damage NRA is doing to hunting Pat Wray | 8/27/08 |
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PHOTO ESSAY: Pee Wee Cheerleading Camp : 22 girls signed up for the camp and they finished the campout with a performance for parents... Jeff Laydon | 8/26/08 |
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Centered Riding Clinic This Fall : The Centered Riding two-day clinics are open to riders of all levels Beverly Compton | 8/26/08 |
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| Humor, Fiction, Poetry |
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NEW POEM: Untitled Poetic Plug : A poem (and plug) from the local bard A. John Graves | 9/5/08 |
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HUMOR: Finding Talking Points That Float? : Honest origins of Parched Gullet become too hard to swallow Alistair Archuleta | 9/4/08 |
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American Life in Poetry: Latex Flat : An anthology edited by former poet laureate Ted Kooser D. Nurkse | 9/3/08 |
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American Life in Poetry: Gary Dop : A poetry anthology edited by former poet laureate Ted Kooser Gary Dop | 8/29/08 |
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HUMOR: Selling the Weather : "You kids like it, don't you? Isn’t this nice smelling suntan lotion?” Louis Cannon | 8/27/08 |
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American Life in Poetry: Kristen Tracy : A weekly selection presented by for poet laureate Ted Kooser Kristen Tracy | 8/22/08 |
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POEM: Short Shrift : How hard is it to write a poem... John Graves | 8/21/08 |
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POEM: Sunflower : An American poetry series presented by former poet laureate Ted Kooser Frank Steele | 8/13/08 |
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| Health & Environment |
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NEW 4CORE Offering 'Insulate and Seal' Rebates : $25,000 matching grant received from Governor’s Energy Office for the program Indiana Reed | 9/5/08 |
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Not Exactly What Your Doctor Ordered : Introduction to Healing Therapy offered at Mercy Regional Medical Center Special to the Post | 9/3/08 |
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Cell Phones and Brain Cancer : Absorption of GSM microwaves is greatest in an object about the size of a child’s head... Dr. Joseph Mercola | 8/29/08 |
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Durango Recognizes National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month : The program seeks to prevent at-risk youth from becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol Jane Looney | 8/29/08 |
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BOOK REVIEW: Nature's New Deal : Maher's history offers inspiration for those seeking visionary solutions to our own ecological and economic troubles... Jon Christensen | 8/28/08 |
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CU-Boulder Second 'Greenest' School In The Nation : CU-Boulder was by far the largest school in the top five, with more students than the other four schools combined Dave Newport | 8/27/08 |
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How Much for That Bag of Groceries? Part Two : Five more for less than $1 that add up to health Dr. Joseph Mercola | 8/26/08 |
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SOS Film Series: 'The Story of Stuff' : A film calling us together to create a more sustainable and just world DeAnna Hoyle | 8/25/08 |
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| Religion & Philosophy |
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Pagosa Springs Healing Conference : Everyone is welcome... in the name of Jesus Sandra Hilton | 9/4/08 |
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Unitarian Universalists to Celebrate Water Ceremony : Service will include the presentation of a children’s play, "The Woman Who Outshone the Sun" John Graves | 9/3/08 |
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Unitarian Universalists: And The Earth Will Be Renewed : The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints presented by Paul Sheldon... A. John Graves | 8/27/08 |
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More Americans Question Religion's Role in Politics : Conservatives' views now more in line with the views of moderates and liberals Robbie Mills | 8/22/08 |
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Be The Example : But the others are out there, people who are being the positive side of what they want to see in the world... Cyndi Mitchell | 8/21/08 |
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Unitarian Universalists Consider 'The Purposeful Life' : "We can begin to identify the purpose within our own lives; (It may be easier than it seems!)" A. John Graves | 8/20/08 |
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Sharing Knowledge : As much as we love to be thought of as independent, we are interdependent—like cells in a body or a plant or even in galaxies Cyndi Mitchell | 8/15/08 |
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Adventist Minister Criticizes Race-Based Conferences : "The net effect of this organizational change is that we would organize around mission — and not race" Erin Taylor | 8/13/08 |
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