Photographer/writer: Pagosa Springs, Colorado
[incolumn]Two years ago I wrote a review of a regional theater’s production of “Doubt: A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley. The review began like this: “What is great theater? “Here’s my definition: The combination...
The last time the Olympics were held in Russia, the country was the Soviet Union, or USSR. This was the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by the U.S. at the instigation of...
As soon as I learned that the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks were going to be the Super Bowl contenders, I started thinking of a humor article about the Pot Bowl. Weed Bowl. Grass...
This is an unnecessary eulogy for the H Street trees. The H Street canopy trees are scheduled for removal beginning Monday in preparation for the repaving of H Street. I don’t live on H...
I was shocked to hear that Colorado did not receive one of the coveted six designated drone testing sites. Boo hoo. Seriously. Boo hoo. Because I had already resigned myself to the fact that...
Read Part One As we first discovered at the last council meeting on December 3, the City of Salida has allocated $50,000 for a SCAT Machine in their 2014 budget, to clean groovers (portable...
City of Salida finance director Jan Schmidt announced to a surprised audience at the December 3 City Council meeting that half the cost of a proposed $101,000 City septic dump station — slated for...
Things have been a little tense around our house lately. Cynda received a letter telling her that her private health insurance would be canceled on March 31, and a phone call revealed that a...
One might think, after listening to the answers to questions asked at the League of Women Voters City Council Candidate forum October 2nd, that the Great Divide between the “Take Back” and “Move Forward”...
The last weekend of June 2013 brought our city, Salida, Colorado, a most wonderful event — the 21st Annual ArtWalk. The event is organized by a large group of artists and citizen volunteers. Salida...