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During dry spells, trust God to get you going again

Shift happens. Pastors, like all folks, suffer occasional desert dry spells, when God’s presence feels non-existent. Most often these dry spells occur when a pastor fee...

DATE: Jul 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Let basics be foundation of your diet

Diet fads come and go, leaving us confused as to what information is current and what has been written off. As a registered dietitian, I routinely return to the basics when it c...

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Adopt a Road program reaches 14 years of success

By Patti Brady San Juan Mountains Association Many of us travel on roads within the San Juan National Forest and BLM Tres Rios areas to get to the beautiful places we l...

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fire doesn’t wait; neither should we

By Rebecca Samulski Montezuma County Fire Chiefs’ Association Recent local fires from Canonball to Kernan Creek and across to LaPlata County Road 502 along with the red...

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Hermosa bill up in the air When it’ll take flight, only Congress can say

ABOVE HERMOSA CREEK – Flying several thousand feet above this proposed federal protection area, the view is far and clear. This is an awesome place of immense value to sportsmen, ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: County Assessor

Making Ute history live The enduring legacy of Clifford Duncan

Clifford Duncan passed away this winter, and with his passing went centuries of Ute cultural knowledge about land and landscape. A World War II veteran in his 80s living in Neola, Utah, near...

DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

‘Reformicons’ could represent the future of the GOP

WASHINGTON – Parallel to the rise of the tea party – with less attention but more potential influence – has been a gathering movement of reform conservatives whom my colleague E.J. Dionne Jr...

DATE: May 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Jerry McCaw honored as Cattleman of the Year

The La Plata Archuleta Cattlemen had their annual banquet on April 26. The highlight of the evening is the naming of the Cattleman of the Year. This year's honoree, selected by a committee i...

DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Life in the Legislature

Bible doesn’t paint life by numbers – use your mind, heart and soul

Some lessons our parents never taught us. Consider not getting those lessons a parental oversight, or consider those missing lessons as lessons our parents never learned in the first place. ...

DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Stewards of the forest Summer fun with SJMA

This summer the San Juan Mountains Association will continue our established partnerships with the San Juan National Forest, BLM Tres Rios and BLM Canyons of the Ancients National Monument a...

DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Some of us don't have a vote in LPEA board election

The annual LPEA board election is happening now, at least for some co-op members. Letters to the editor have become rather heated, especially regarding incumbent nine-year board member Jeff...

DATE: May 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: View from the Boondocks

Saving Saguache: Life takes root in an old town

Set in the northern San Luis Valley, Saguache served as one of the early gateways to the San Juans and the Western Slope. When Durango was just a twinkle in railroad baron Gen. W...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

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