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Second city: Cortez put down roots in La Plata County

Cortez, the metropolis of the grand and vast valley of the Montezuma, is situated in the very center of the western half of La Plata County. Cortez is already a rapidly growing town and will...

DATE: Oct 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Trump, who doesn’t drink, goes on another bender

WASHINGTON – President Trump, in the Rose Garden on Monday morning to celebrate a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, displayed a side seldom, if ever, seen before: a flash of self-awaren...

DATE: Oct 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

We saw two human beings flayed – and for what?

WASHINGTON – In the end, everything – every blasted thing – gets sucked into the polarization black hole, never to emerge again. That now includes the U.S. Supreme Court. It is no...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

The only thing to fear ...

While the image I carry of myself as a backpacker may no longer align with reality, from experience I know the validity of these words: “We pack for our fears.” More than once I have c...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

For 15 years, my dog, Finn, was a hiking partner

By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald It has been enough time now that I can finally write this column without choking up. These are some of the hardest...

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Samuelson: Why we don’t prepare for the future

WASHINGTON – More than 20 years ago, I wrote that Americans would solve their most pressing problems through either consensus or crisis. We would debate the country’s controversia...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Scraping out a living in the ditches of Montezuma County

Editor’s note: This is the second of two Looking Back columns about the Hammond brothers. Part 1 published on Aug. 3.By James Hammond James, Allen and Matthew Hammond came fro...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Gerson: Republicans must pick their point of resistance

WASHINGTON – One of the unpleasant surprises of your 50s (among many) is seeing the heroes and mentors of your 20s pass away. I worked for the late Chuck Colson of Watergate fame...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Parker: The loss of McCain leaves a void

WASHINGTON -- The world seems already a lesser place with the passing of Sen. John McCain. The ensuing deluge of accolades and tributes – notwithstanding the president’s limp and ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Kidd: NEH grant to Crow Canyon pays dividends

Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has supported the valuable work of Colorado Humanities and other cultural organizations for four decades, announced a new...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Haukeness: Why are we so concerned about test scores?

The district received our state test scores showing the growth and achievement of our students this month. As a parent and a long-time educator, I know that each of our students is so much m...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education Update

Ignore nature, and live beyond your means

“To everything there is a season ...” So says the Biblical writer of Ecclesiastes. Hinduism, Buddhism and other Eastern religions impart a similar wisdom that speaks to the seasonal natu...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way