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SJMA volunteers work hand-in-hand to improve land

Southwest Colorado is stunning. We are surrounded by some of America’s most spectacular public lands and watersheds: from the majestic peaks of the San Juan Mountains to the gold medal trout...

DATE: Apr 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

The Indian racetrack near Old McPhee

Editor’s Note: This is the last of three parts of Erastus Thompson’s recollections of life in Montezuma County in the late 1800s. The entire article is in the Montezuma County Historical...

DATE: Apr 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Jollon: Gun violence is a public health issue

According to the Colorado Health Information Dataset, 781 people died from gunshot wounds in Colorado in 2016, more than died from motor vehicle accidents. Of those killed with guns, 605 die...

DATE: Apr 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thiessen: Liberals don’t hate America and conservatives are not racists

WASHINGTON – I’m a rock-ribbed conservative who wants Republicans to keep control of Congress. But I’m not unhappy that Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone lost the special election in Pennsy...

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

James: Being good just like you are

I have an old Gibson Epiphone guitar my second wife bought me because she didn’t want me breakin’ her Alvarez. I’ve been draggin’ her around for years just ‘bong chinginin’ away ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Coram: A victory for rural broadband

In rural Colorado, a farmer can lose tens of thousands of dollars in one day, a broken hip can take a week to get the right diagnosis and children flock to schools at night. Not ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

Haukeness: Promoting Cortez as a good place to live and teach

Someone once said, “To teach is to touch a life forever.” Our teachers not only influence our students for a lifetime, they impact our community for generations to come. Our scho...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education Update

Littwin: With layoffs, Post owners are looting the public trust

I’ve been lamenting the news of the latest devastating round of layoffs at the already-decimated Denver Post. Well, I’m sick of lamenting. The question now is what can we do about...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sheek: Get informed! 2018 is the year of the mid-term elections

It’s the mid-term elections. The cycle begins with city/town elections on April 3, primaries in June, and the general election in November with candidates for county commission, state and fe...

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

Leather as art: The work of Lisa and Loren Skyhorse

Master saddlemakers combine the finest craftsmanship, artistry

DATE: Mar 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets

The Utah Headliners Sunshine Week is here, and we who value government transparency are again celebrating the laws that allow us to know what our local, state and federal governme...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Bye: Returning guns to their proper role in society

Finally, it seems like our country is poised to start a real gun control debate, and it had better be more substantial than business-as-usual. It seems like a consensus could develop around...

DATE: Mar 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns