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The coal mines of Montezuma Valley, from Mesa Verde to Mitchell Springs

Growing up in Cortez, we always had heat in the house. There was the cook stove – the Warm Morning – maybe the pot belly stove for heat, but I never asked where the coal came from. When a lo...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Samuelson: Why our neo-isolationism will not work

WASHINGTON – As we near July Fourth, America has taken a turn for the worst. The great delusion of Donald Trump’s presidency is that we can thrive by embracing nationalism even though major ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: History of 1930 tariff legislation is haunting

WASHINGTON – The ghost of Smoot-Hawley seems to haunt President Trump. You will recall that Smoot-Hawley was the sweeping tariff legislation that Congress passed and President Hoover signed ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Saying goodbye to Kat

I had to say goodbye to a friend today, and I’m not sure how I’m doin’ just yet. Katrina, Kat for short, was a big beautiful bay mare. Registered paint, “breeding stock.” She was...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Parker: We must invoke philosophy of compassion

WASHINGTON – Is there a psychiatrist in the house? Like so many Americans, this columnist longs for the voice of another, the great and good Charles Krauthammer, who died last wee...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Samuelson: Consequences of unraveling trade rules unclear

WASHINGTON – The escalating trade war between the United States and China poses crucial, though unanswerable, questions: Is this the beginning of the end of the post-World War II internation...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Parker: Nukes for condos in North Korea?

WASHINGTON – Well, it happened: The president and the dictator met, shook hands, looked each other in the eye, smiled for the cameras – and lied through their teeth. The visuals, ...

DATE: Jun 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Summer plans and projects underway in Cortez

It’s been a busy few weeks in Cortez. On May 23, the results of a “Feasibility and Business Case Study” for fiber to the home (FTTH) were shared with the community, with several interesting ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Mancos man’s father helped build Durango, brick by brick

Father’s Day is special for most of us, but for one son, it has a particularly deep meaning. When writers start a story, they never know what threads will weave together. I though...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Samuelson: Trump’s trade myths about politics, not economy

WASHINGTON – You cannot understand President Trump’s so-called “trade war” without acknowledging that it’s mostly about politics and not about economics. Trump has embarked on a ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Krauthammer: Fate has decided for me

I have been uncharacteristically silent these past 10 months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a differe...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Charles Krauthammer

James: Self-raised and it shows

Anyone who knows me very well will tell you that I’m not the most fastidious man that ever lived. My second wife – I’ve been encouraged not to refer to them as ex-wife No. 1 or N...

DATE: Jun 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns