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19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien traveled against the current

The mystery of 19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

A remedy for Fiorina’s bout with Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act – Obamacare to some – is a perennial target of Republicans. But at the GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, Carly Fiorina made a particularly strong statement about ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Thinking About Health Medicare makes it easier for end-of-life counseling

What a difference six years makes! In 2009 at the height of the debate on the Affordable Care Act, New York’s former lieutenant government Betsy McCaughey appeared on television ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Some facts about screening the Syrian refugees

Carly Fiorina “The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work.” According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, males are 49.7 percent an...

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fact Check: Democratic candidates miss on dollars, common sense

The three Democratic presidential candidates faced off on the second debate Saturday night. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said that in President Ronald Reagan’s first term,...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

I wonder ...

For those of you who read this column somewhat regularly you know that I wonder a lot. I wonder about a lot of things, some of them worth writing about, most of them not. I wonder...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Winter survival depends on animals’ ability to adapt

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an official El Niño warning for this winter based on temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. An El Niño doesn’t always ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Powerful solutions

Losing your life, and finding the divine

Durango is a nice enough town. I suspect it’s favored by those who live there. After all, for them it is home. But I can’t imagine choosing to live there – not after living in Cortez. And ma...

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Fact Check: Clean Power Plan goes to the bottom line

Gov. John Hickenlooper (Democrat) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (Republican) are at odds over a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “We do not support thi...

DATE: Oct 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Unraveling the Democratic presidential debate

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced himself as an advocate for middle-class workers who wants to redirect funding from the criminal justice system and into education and jobs for minoriti...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Benghazi – seven times again

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last week that Congress’ current investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is a political move against Hillary Clinton,...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Chamber ramped up campaign in 2014

I liked the hedge around the Catholic church, but I like even better the wrought-iron fencing. Some interesting things happened as the new year dawned four years ago. T...