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Editor:When I made the announcement on Jan. 7, 2012, that I would be seeking the seat of county commissioner for District 2, little did I know how humbled I would find myself as the outpouring of...
DATE: July 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Sorting through the intricacies of the financial markets is no picnic and any one slice of the industry provides enough acronyms, regulatory alphabet soup and financial product jargon to glaze the...
DATE: July 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Last week, President Barack Obama ordered interim regulations designed to enable wildland firefighters employed by the federal government to purchase health insurance through their jobs.For anyone...
DATE: July 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Academic performance is about as far from students and educators minds in July as thoughts of skiing, but in preparing for the school year ahead now might be the most appropriate time to consider...
DATE: July 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
As the Internet has emerged and evolved to become a critical part of communications and commerce activity for humans around the globe, governments have had to play catch-up in determining how to...
DATE: July 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The debate about climate change has centered around etiology, but among the other sides to the story is the ways in which Colorados climate apparently is changing have heightened the risk and...
DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
At its conception, the Cortez Cultural Center was designed to showcase the rich historical and cultural resources this area has to offer. As it begins its 25th year, it has filled that role...
DATE: July 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Congratulations to Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1, which was approved last week for a $21 million Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant.Now, in order to receive the BEST funds, the...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Homes burned in Colorado wildfires between 1976 and 2006: 387Homes burned in Colorado wildfires so far in 2012: At least 625.Homes burned in Montezuma County wildfires so far in 2012: 0.Those are...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on Arizonas immigration law, all sides claimed victory to various degrees. That is the first sign that there is a healthy dose of nuance in the...
DATE: June 27, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Government is not popular in the rural West. It costs money. It makes decisions that often are unpopular and occasionally seem inexplicable. It issues restrictions that sometimes thwart what...
DATE: June 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The presidents decision not to deport young immigrants who are in this country illegally makes good sense on several levels, including one that his critics ought to at least grudgingly support.If...
DATE: June 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
