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Is Russia’s Putin right that liberalism is obsolete?

WASHINGTON – It looks as if Vladimir Putin wants to be recalled as something besides an aggressive autocrat. He yearns, it seems, to be seen as a leading political thinker, respec...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

George Will’s book shows why conservatism failed

NEW YORK – Today’s crisis of conservatism has produced surprisingly few books that try to understand what exactly has happened to the venerable creed. For decades, conservatism wa...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Fareed Zakaria

Elbert Nunn weaves a colorful history and legacy

Editor’s note: This column about the life of Elbert “Al” Nunn is based on an interview by Anna Florence Robison in March 1934. The first three parts were published the first Friday of Ap...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Bernie, the ’30s called and wants its decade back

WASHINGTON – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, is a man from the 1930s. If you didn’t believe that before, you certainl...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Civility doesn’t just work, it also makes us noble

WASHINGTON – In his 1984 book, “The Naked Public Square,” Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an excoriation of liberals and ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Trump’s Mexico tariffs would be risky and nasty

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s latest foray into trade policy is notable for its economic recklessness (it could tip Mexico into a recession, followed perhaps by the United States), its grat...

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

On the woolly trail

Sheep stories in the West run from the high country into canyons

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

A shootout and the legendary racehorse Jim Douglas

Editor’s note: This column about the life of Elbert “Al” Nunn is based on an interview by Anna Florence Robison in March 1934. The first two parts were published the first Friday of Apri...

DATE: Jun 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Looking back

How to prevent the stomach flu: A recipe for success

The emergence of flip-flops, wind and milk chocolate-colored rivers are sure signs of spring in Southwest Colorado. With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, we’ll soon break fre...

DATE: May 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sheriff Update

Hunters and artists: Glen Canyon rock art created by an ancient culture on the move

As I walk the trail between cliff and river, I search again for the face. It’s 10 inches tall. The eyes and mouth are distinctly pecked, two antenna rise above the head. I almost walk past i...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Gauge the temperature of a star by its color

Greetings, Stargazers. Last month, I began a discussion of how stars are classified by their brightness and color, or more technically, by their luminosity and spectroscopic clas...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Others Say

Solutions for high water

For some time, those of us that fly fish have been hoping for wetter falls, winters and springs. If you haven’t noticed, we finally got our wish. It is now May, and the ski area ...

DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Writers on the Range