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Long history of political acts invading Olympic games

Because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, should Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to compete in international sports? This nagging question persists. The answers have varied dependi...

DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Climate change action not a spectator sport

Climate change is a stress-multiplier. For example, though drought is common in our region, climate change has made the current drought the longest and deepest in at least 1,200 years. Clima...

DATE: Dec 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Red Flag laws must be used to work

When Colorado passed its Red Flag law, called “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” in 2019, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder announced his opposition. “I am exploring all legal options and am ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

What we learned from CD-3 midterm elections

The recent elections in our 3rd Congressional District may be a turning point. But where it is leading us is far from settled. Nevertheless, there are four lessons from the recent election w...

DATE: Dec 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Irony in crypto lender filing for Chapter 11 protection

Within the bankruptcies of crypto lenders, there is a genuine irony: The centralized governmental authority cryptocurrency denounces is its savior. Earlier this month, FTX filed for Chapter ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Religious doctrine on sterilization in way of good medical care

“Shapeshifter” I have to make you sick to make you well, The oncologist says, five months we’ll scour each cell of your abdomen clean. – from “Refugee” by Pamela Uschuk When I...

DATE: Dec 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Never too late to save a river

An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their passion for keeping rivers wild. Consider California’s Stanislaus River. In...

DATE: Nov 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Re-envisioning Thanksgiving with ‘redemptive possibilities’

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s worth revisiting some of the holiday’s most cherished expressions. In such a revisiting, we can discover not only the gaps between aspirations and l...

DATE: Nov 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Proposed solar project not right solution

Developing renewable energy such as solar is a good idea. Besides the environmental issues from using fossil fuels, it would be wise to get this country free of importing oil and gas from a ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Desperately seeking relevance on Alzheimer’s journey

Oct. 12, 2022: Awful. This is what it feels like to have Alzheimer’s. I want to cry. I want to give up in frustration. I’m scared. I don’t know who I am. I played pickleball with people I’ve...

DATE: Nov 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘I didn’t know’

I didn’t know. Mother had Alzheimer’s. I worked with people in the nursing home with ALZ. I helped people placing their loved ones. I thought I knew but I didn’t. I didn’t know each journey ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Steens Mountain, Oregon: Buckaroos, Basques and glacial gorges

Way out west where ranchers’ mailboxes are 50-gallon drums set on their side, I drove northwest of Winnemucca on a straight-line course to Denio, Nevada. As I crossed into Oregon the only tr...

DATE: Nov 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Long history of political acts invading Olympic games

Climate change action not a spectator sport

Red Flag laws must be used to work

What we learned from CD-3 midterm elections

Irony in crypto lender filing for Chapter 11 protection

Religious doctrine on sterilization in way of good medical care

Never too late to save a river

Re-envisioning Thanksgiving with ‘redemptive possibilities’

Proposed solar project not right solution

Desperately seeking relevance on Alzheimer’s journey

‘I didn’t know’

Steens Mountain, Oregon: Buckaroos, Basques and glacial gorges

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