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NEW Subtract One School? Subtract One Day? Add Five Mills? Part Six : Regionally, the state funding scheme ranges from the inexplicable to the absurd...
Glenn Walsh | 3/12/10 |
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NEW PAWSD Gets Called on the Carpet, Part Three : Without this “Safety Supply Margin” policy, the PAWSD board and staff could not possibly justify their plans...
Bill Hudson | 3/12/10 |
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Subtract One Day? Subtract One School? Add Five Mills? Part Five : An impressive first step towards great schools, but are we now dead in our tracks?
Glenn Walsh | 3/11/10 |
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PAWSD Gets Called on the Carpet, Part Two : “Bill, if you eat up all that broccoli, we are going to allow your great grandson to have dessert someday..."
Bill Hudson | 3/11/10 |
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Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part Four : Now the mayor was speaking up, for the first time, about his feelings about Referendum B...
Bill Hudson | 3/11/10 |
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PAWSD Gets Called on the Carpet, Part One : “I do not want our staff to be totally consumed by playing political theater with the County Commissioners..."
Bill Hudson | 3/10/10 |
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Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part Three : "But my suspicion is that no matter what we do, you’re going to be back in front of us..."
Bill Hudson | 3/10/10 |
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Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part Two : The Council, this morning, will consider passing the exact same ordinance, twice...
Bill Hudson | 3/9/10 |
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| Opinions & Editorials |
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NEW EDITORIAL: You Can't Believe Everything You Read : In the same issue of the SUN, reporter Jim McQuiggin ran a front page article...
Bill Hudson | 3/12/10 |
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OPINION: A Sad Situation : Hello? Don’t you think your dog could fall off and get killed?
Pam Slovak-Howard | 3/10/10 |
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OPINION: Too Many Homes on the Range : Prices may vary widely, but these homes all have one thing in common: Nobody’s buying.
Hal Walter | 3/9/10 |
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OPINION: Uphill Battle for Colorado Republicans? : Then Ritter bowed out, and McInnis’ worst nightmare stepped up to the plate...
Allen Best | 3/5/10 |
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OPINION: Renewable Energy Requirements Bad for Economy : House Bill 1001 would mandate large utilities to get 30 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2020...
Rachel Boxer | 3/5/10 |
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EDITORIAL: Magic Numbers of Ever Increasing Success, Part Two : Unfortunately, the “data” to which Mitchem was referring was shot full of magic numbers...
Bill Hudson | 3/4/10 |
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EDITORIAL: Magic Numbers of Ever Increasing Success, Part One : “The Town Tourism Committee recently performed an analysis on Lodgers Tax collections from 2007 until 2009..."
Bill Hudson | 3/3/10 |
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OPINION: How Will Our Schools Survive? : Beyond the required reading, writing and arithmetic, will children here be taught to plan and dream?
Jen Jackson | 3/2/10 |
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| Business & Real Estate |
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Power Outage on Piedra Road : “With underground lines, it generally takes longer to find the problem..."
Indiana Reed | 3/10/10 |
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Parade Still Looking for Participants : The parade this year will be held at 4:30pm to better accommodate the children getting out of school...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/10/10 |
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Marketing Help is on the Way : Workshop prepares you to develop basic, enduring marketing and sales processes…
Patsy Lindblad | 3/9/10 |
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Good-bye, Amazon, My Friend : "Regrettably, as a result of the new law, we have decided to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado..."
Bill Hudson | 3/8/10 |
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Pagosa Lodge Re-opening Tuesday : "Basically, we just want to be more open and friendly — catering to the groups that are coming in..."
Bill Hudson | 3/5/10 |
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A World of Antiques, Denver : Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase from over 150 art and antique aficionados...
Becky Villano | 3/5/10 |
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PAWSD, SOS to Show 'Water Wars' Film : This is not an environmental film, but rather it serves as a call to action...
Mat deGraaf | 3/4/10 |
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McAlister Appointed to First SouthWest Bank Slot : Jody will continue to build strong Personal and Business banking relationships...
Special to the Post | 3/3/10 |
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| Friends & Neighbors |
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PET OF THE WEEK: Pearl : Don’t get me wrong, when I was a young whippersnapper I played a lot, too...
Kathy Steventon | 3/11/10 |
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Daffodil Days Have Arrived : But, it is more than just giving beautiful flowers; it is Pagosa’s chance to fight back against cancer...
Pati Helmick | 3/11/10 |
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LIBRARY NEWS: Card Carrying Users Wanted : Alert to patrons: You’ll need your library card from now on...
Carole Howard | 3/11/10 |
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'Tempura' Cooking Class : As Tess says, tempura is very easy to make as long as you follow some basic principles...
Special to the Post | 3/10/10 |
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Bicentennial Graduating Class Skate-a-thon : The Century Committee’s goal is to raise funds to support a time capsule, planting of a tree, and painting a wall in the school...
Jordin Frey | 3/9/10 |
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Spring Break in Pagosa : We still have plenty of winter activities, including over 50 km of groomed Nordic trails, snowmobiling and more...
Kimberley Siler | 3/9/10 |
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Operation Cinderella : Women in the community are encouraged to clean out their closets and donate gowns...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/9/10 |
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PHOTO ESSAY: Little Black Dress Affair : Participants had an opportunity to win a $1,000 Gift Certificate to Happy Trails as well as other wonderful gifts...
Jeff Laydon | 3/8/10 |
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| Arts & Entertainment |
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NEW STRT JOURNAL: Musing on the Modern Theater : The Photographer is driven by her absolute need for detail and resonance, which connects her to her world...
Felicia Meyer | 3/12/10 |
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NEW ARTS NEWS: Metal Clay Workshop Scheduled : Metal Clay is a relatively new material to the art and crafts world...
Roxanne Schick | 3/12/10 |
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'Open Shutter' Announces Photo Exhibit : Fifty-two photographers from four countries will exhibit their black & white, color, and alternative process photographs...
Brandon Donahue | 3/11/10 |
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Michael Martin Murphy Here March 22 : Songwriter Murphy and frequent stage partner, Fred Hargrove will perform in Pagosa Springs...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/10/10 |
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Flower Arranging Classes : With Jenny’s guidance, you will become familiar with color usage and floral combinations...
Special to the Post | 3/9/10 |
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Photo Club Meets Wednesday : The Pagosa Photo Club is pleased to present this month's program on "Still Life and Macro Photography"...
Roxanne Schick | 3/8/10 |
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Arts Council News : "There are some exciting events in the making which will involve the people of Pagosa..."
Roxanne Schick | 3/8/10 |
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Singer Siskind Appearing at Pub Works Tomorrow : “My parents were full-time musicians in the 1970s and I grew up surrounded by music..."
Special to the Post | 3/5/10 |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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Five-Year Review of DOW Fishing Regulations : Besides regulations, DOW biologists will examine biological and social data from state waters...
Special to the Post | 3/11/10 |
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RECREATION NEWS: Basketball, Nordic Skiing, Skate Pond : Rosters may carry as many as 15 players; players are eligible to participate if they will be 16 years of age or older...
Tom Carosello | 3/8/10 |
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Team Race at Wolf Creek Tomorrow : Sign up from 9:30-10:30am in the Raven’s Nest...
Special to the Post | 3/5/10 |
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Big Changes for Gunnison Elk Hunters : Beginning this year, archery hunters can no longer purchase over-the-counter licenses for Game Management Units 54, 55 and 551...
Special to the Post | 3/4/10 |
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Fun Race Results : Pagosa local Joseph Jordan captured the fastest time of the day once again...
Kyle Schreiber | 3/2/10 |
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'Elk Camp Colorado' Video : "This video is a wonderful tool for helping people get started and teaching them to be more successful on their hunt..."
Special to the Post | 3/1/10 |
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Moonrise Nordic Skiing Tomorrow : Free MoonRise Soup and Cross Country ski outing this Friday, February 26...
James Dickhoff | 2/25/10 |
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Town Recreation News : The meeting will last about an hour and will address league schedules, game venues, rule changes...
Tom Carosello | 2/22/10 |
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| Humor, Fiction, Poetry |
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HUMOR: All the Brands We Love, For Less : Personally, though, I prefer not to consider these things carefully. That takes all the fun out of shopping...
Louis Cannon | 3/8/10 |
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HUMOR: The High School Mascot : ”But like I said, times have changed, and we’re having some issues around kids carrying weapons to school..."
Louis Cannon | 3/2/10 |
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HUMOR: 2009 Bankruptcy of the Year Award : Goldie was holding up the hand-lettered 3x5 index card, and smiling at BUYLESS owner Jessie Beyers...
Louis Cannon | 2/1/10 |
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POEM: Pyramidal Poesy for Nello's on Wednesdays : Dancers are enhancers...
A. John Graves | 1/26/10 |
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HUMOR: Corleone Incentive Plan Approved : Town makes New York Olive Oil Importer offer they can't refuse...
Alistair Archuleta | 1/15/10 |
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HUMOR: That Friendly Wal-Mart Gal : “Entertaining?” I replied. “Well, I don’t do much entertaining. I’m kind of a secluded bachelor type."
Louis Cannon | 1/11/10 |
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FICTION: A Drink with Santa : Santa turned his head slowly, and I saw a spark of recognition in his eyes...
Louis Cannon | 12/29/09 |
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POEM: War & Peace : But why is it just something that we talk and think about?
A. John Graves | 12/28/09 |
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| Health & Environment |
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NEW When a Scientist Becomes an Activist : As you’d expect, the book contains enough charts and graphs to choke a rhino...
Auden Schendler | 3/12/10 |
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Healthier Living : Participants in the classes have ranged in age from 40 to 89...
Jodi Starr | 3/10/10 |
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Skinny Worms & Olympic Skiers : For the fourth time in two years, they braved the acidic atmosphere that burns holes through T-shirts...
Jennie Lay | 3/5/10 |
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Drug-Free Anxiety Treatment : As most of you know, drugs are rarely ever the solution for treating the cause of mental health problems...
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 3/4/10 |
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OPINION: Dirty Air : “This assault on the Clean Air Act would put public health at risk and reverse efforts to hold polluters accountable..."
Gavin Clark | 3/2/10 |
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OPINION: Driving Into a Cleaner Future : Leaders and business owners tout plug-in electric cars as a 21st Century solution...
Gavin Clark | 3/1/10 |
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Heard Around the West : Thousands of homes have been foreclosed upon, and big desert developments remain mostly empty...
Jonathan Thompson | 2/26/10 |
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OPINION: Building in the Wrong Place : The TV camera slow-w-wly pans over a devastated landscape while a solemn voice describes the latest tragedy...
Linda M. Hasselstrom | 2/24/10 |
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| Religion & Philosophy |
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NEW UU Congregation Considers 'Music & Movement' : Dr. Pam Kircher and Paul Roberts will explore cultural traditions from around the world with practitioners of Tai Chi, Yoga, Belly Dance, and Folk Dancing...
Special to the Post | 3/12/10 |
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UU Congregation Considers 'Hidden Ways' : "When 'too different' makes us 'too uncomfortable', we have difficulty finding the value and worth in others..."
Special to the Post | 3/3/10 |
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UU Congregation Considers 'Becoming Whole' : "A premonition that saves us from a disaster, or lets us know that a loved one is dying..."
Special to the Post | 2/24/10 |
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World Day of Prayer : Women of Cameroon have written the service around the theme: Let everything that has breath praise God...
Sue Kehret | 2/19/10 |
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UU Congregation Considers 'Growing Community' : "...working to build a more productive coalition of non-profit and community agencies for the benefit of the community..."
Special to the Post | 2/17/10 |
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Leadfoot Ruthie Gets Religion : Sunday Night Unplugged this weekend at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church...
Special to the Post | 2/12/10 |
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UU Congregation Considers 'Love' : "The love reflected in this campaign, as well as in the entire history of the UU religion, is an active force..."
Special to the Post | 2/10/10 |
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My Supermarket Superhero : “I can't stand to fly, I'm not that naïve. I'm just out to find the better part of me...”
Cyndi Mitchell | 2/9/10 |
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