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We progress by acting upon inspired conversation

Inspiration: any stimulus to creative thought or action, an inspired idea, action. nspire: to stimulate or impel, as to some creative effort. I would like to thank all ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Think on these things

I like to think of myself as a flexible and open person. Maybe I’m just open to new people and new ideas … not so much to new things. If I’d been born at the time when electri...

DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Parsnippet Garlic scapes provide a fresh twist to pesto

There are many reasons to wake yourself up on Saturday mornings and hustle down to the Cortez Farmers Market. But half the fun once you make the effort to get there is discovering new foods ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Parsnippet

How to get started on choosing a health-care provider

There are many options from which to choose when it comes to medical care – primary care physicians, specialists, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work in conjunction wit...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Play your cards right, and be healthy in old age

Why is that some people ease into their older years with relative ease, while others struggle with a chronic illness or an annoying array of medical problems? According to Cortez...

DATE: Jul 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

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

We progress by acting upon inspired conversation

Think on these things

Parsnippet Garlic scapes provide a fresh twist to pesto

How to get started on choosing a health-care provider

Play your cards right, and be healthy in old age

During dry spells, trust God to get you going again

Let basics be foundation of your diet

Adopt a Road program reaches 14 years of success

Fire doesn’t wait; neither should we

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

Making Ute history live The enduring legacy of Clifford Duncan

‘Reformicons’ could represent the future of the GOP

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