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James: My reading addiction

Have you ever had any licks to the head? I’m not talking about the ones where you bump your head in a doorway or on the underside of the coffee table. I’m talking abo...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Golombek: Building the workforce of tomorrow begins today

In 1887, Colorado became one of the first states to pass a law officially creating Labor Day. The holiday was established to recognize the contributions of workers and the critical role they...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

New Afghanistan strategy not designed to win

NEW YORK – There is surely no greater sign of the bankruptcy of American foreign policy than its Afghanistan policy. After 15 years of war and the deployment of hundreds of thousands of troo...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Ed Noland’s Four Corners trading posts

Editor’s note: This story was printed in Vol. 3 of the Montezuma County Historical Society’s “Great Sage to Timberline.” It was given to the historical society by the family of Oen Ed No...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Samuelson: We need higher taxes

WASHINGTON – Can we get real about “tax reform,” the Republican promise to enact deep tax cuts that will spur economic growth? Probably not, but let’s give it a try. For starters,...

DATE: Aug 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Haukeness: Schools, students planning to have a great year

The beginning of the school year is always the most exciting time for me as an educator. Students are the heartbeat of our district, and it makes me so happy to visit our students and see th...

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education Update

James: Thoughts on war for profit

Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been more than 15 years since Sept. 11, 2001. Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are dead. Reckon enough is enough? Ike warned us against the “milita...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Samuelson: Chinese ‘innovation mercantilism’ is a real threat

WASHINGTON — There is much to dislike in President Trump’s trade agenda, but he is correct on one subject: China’s relentless quest to extort American “intellectual property” – technologies,...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Samuelson: Economy a puzzing combination of strong and weak

WASHINGTON – A persisting puzzle about the U.S. economy is how it can seem both strong and weak. On the one hand, it remains a citadel of innovation, producing new companies like Uber. On th...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The sublime Yampa: Quiet canoe miles on a wild river

Imagine being on a Colorado river in the heart of the summer and seeing no one else on the water for 32 miles, three days and two nights. I couldn’t believe it, but there we were...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Rankin: What is Colorado doing for its high-achieving students?

Have you ever asked a question and been given the answer, “It’s complicated?” Me, too. It’s a frequently used phrase around the Colorado Department of Education. ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

James: Taking part in celebrations of life

Funerals. Ever been to one? Yeah, me too. Been to a few. It makes me smile that they call it “a celebration of life” these days. That’s nice. Much better than the old organ playin...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns