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Rigney: Sen. Gardner, act now to preserve the LWCF
Rigney, Osprey Packsdu1-i-syn At Osprey – a leading manufacturer of outdoor gear employing over 115 people in the U.S. – we believe that adventure is open to everyone. Nowhere does…
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James: Self-raised and it shows
Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn 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…
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Noxious weed management underway in Mancos
Heather Alvarez of Mancosdu1-i-syn In May, the town of Mancos received a letter from Montezuma County urging us to better manage the noxious weeds that have proliferated over the last…
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Parker: Roseanne’s ouster shows times are changing
Parkerdu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – Roseanne Barr’s appeal has so long eluded me that her further fall from disgrace has failed to dislodge even the slightest pebble of pity, though pitiful she…
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The globalization of threats is an unavoidable fact
du1-i-syn WASHINGTON – Those who find “globalists” to be villains should attend to recent events in Congo. In the remote region of a remote country, government agencies and international institutions…
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Singletary: Speedy credit card transactions dangerous for consumers
MIchelle Singletarydu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – In hawking its iPhone X, Apple produced a pretty fly commercial. Fly as in stylish. Or, “totally lit,” as teens say. Apple’s “Fly Market” ad highlights…
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Brown: Access to international trade critical for Colorado ranchers and farmers
Don Brown If you live in Colorado, or if your business is touched in any way by any aspect of the agricultural industry, the ongoing national discussion about trade agreements…
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Waldman and Sennott: The crisis in journalism has become a crisis of democracy
By Steven Waldman and Charles Sennott Shortly after starting as a newspaper reporter in the coal-fields region of eastern Kentucky, Will Wright wrote an alarming article about how residents hadn’t…
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Tingey: Reauthorize the lottery, continue funding our way of life
Sarah Tingey Colorado’s public lands have enormous influence on our state’s culture and economy, and the state’s place for adventure is also why I’m proud the business my husband and…
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Cooper: Teachers wanted – ISO collaborators, team players, life-long learners
Scott Cooper It’s hiring season for the Dolores School District. “Teachers wanted!” Every spring we are recruiting for the best teachers willing to embrace the challenges of educating our outstanding…
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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…
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Thiessen: Liberals don’t hate America and conservatives are not racists
Marc Thiessen 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…
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The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets
du1-i-syn 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…
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Gerson: Billy Graham was consumed by grace and gratitude
Michael Gerson, Washington Post Columnistdu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – He was easily the most influential evangelical Christian of the 20th century – a man at home in the historical company of George…
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Samuelson: What does commonsense immigration look like?
Robert Samuelson WASHINGTON – We are a nation of immigrants who are uneasy about immigration. There is a long history of resentment against immigrants, dating to the Irish in the…
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Gerson: Trump’s conspiracy theories endanger democracy
Michael Gerson WASHINGTON – Just as Bill Clinton’s 1998 State of the Union address is known as the speech after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Donald Trump’s 2018 State of…
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Samuelson: Does Main Street remain hostage to Wall Street?
WASHINGTON – The stock market is going gangbusters, but whether this reflects the economy’s underlying strength or runaway speculation stumps many experts. Hence, the need for this column: a primer…
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Samuelson: China and the global race for new technology
Robert Samuelson WASHINGTON – The National Science Foundation and the National Science Board have just released their biennial “Science & Engineering Indicators,” a voluminous document describing the state of American…
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Will; In Oregon, progressivism spills over at the pump
WASHINGTON – Frank Lloyd Wright purportedly said: “Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in L.A.” Today, however, Oregon is the state with the strangest…