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A kinder, more huggable Smokey Bear

THE WEST Smokey Bear just got another makeover. Instead of sternly blaming us for not preventing wildfires, he’s become a huggy, supportive bear, reports The New York Times. Douse...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Heard Around the West

Chilling news

SAN JOSE, Calif. — All I know about climate, some say, is what’s outside my window. Across much of California this is one of the coolest summers in memory, with temperatures wel...

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Cagle Cartoons

House delays farm measure

Political posturing about who or what is delaying action on a much-needed farm bill came into sharper focus when the Republican speaker of the U.S. House refused to appoint members to a conf...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Others Say

Why I sometimes long for the Cold War

I’ve been thinking about the sorry state of American culture, and that made me reminisce about the Cold War. You remember the Cold War. It brought us espionage, alliances with ch...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Cagle Cartoons

Stop trying to fry eggs on the sidewalk

THE WEST Sizzling, blistering, brutal: Whatever adjective you use to describe the West’s early-summer heat wave, it’s not strong enough. Normally cool places like Portland and Sea...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Heard Around the West

Where is the outrage?

Outrage seems to be lacking from the American public these days, despite a recent explosion of evidence that our Constitutional rights are being undermined. Former CIA and Nationa...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Others Say

CMS now has a school garden

A school garden is born! With only a few weeks left until students once again fill the halls of the Cortez Middle School, assembly of the new school garden is underway. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, a...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Help for veterans always available

My wife, Sandi, and I recently returned from a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska to visit our son, Warren, who is stationed at Fort Wainwright with the U.S. Army. He and his wife, Bethany, were havi...

DATE: Aug 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Veterans Forum

America’s (fleeting) Arab Spring

It’s a classic case of déjà vu, and you get that sinking, ominous feeling. And then a (momentarily) optimistic one. The sinking feeling: reports about a new al-Qaida terrorist thr...

DATE: Aug 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Cagle Cartoons

Keep Colorado a land of opportunity

Summer's winding up with the start of back-to-school sales. Delicious Western Slope produce is showing up at the grocery stores and roadside stands. The last wave of summer visitors is cramm...

DATE: Aug 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Life in the Legislature

Keep Colorado a land of opportunity

Summer’s winding up with the start of back-to-school sales. Delicious Western Slope produce is showing up at the grocery stores and roadside stands. The last wave of summer visitors is cramm...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Life in the Legislature

Wildfire was just the beginning

Over a year after the smoke was in the air from the Weber Fire, most Montezuma County residents have probably forgotten about the intense fire that burned all of Menefee Mountain east of Man...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists

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