I just finished the article “ Last year, when I called the county and asked why my property taxes went up so much year over year, it was explained that…
Mancos is such a fantastic place to call home! I have been blessed over and over by being here. The past week has offered some great music through out little…
The CORE Act passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support and a resounding 227-182 voting margin. Now on its way to the Senate, the CORE Act will be the…
Finally, hunting season is here! This is the time of year hunters like myself rise well before dawn, load up our gear and head out the door to enjoy the…
I can’t begin to imagine what our City Council members were thinking! First, the extension of Seventh Street from Madison to Sligo. The only stop signs on that entire street…
On behalf of Southwest Open School, I would like to thank Vectra Bank, and Paul, Tracey and Dustin in particular. Last week, they gave two groups of Southwest Open School…
Clay Tallmadge is running for Dolores school board. Consistency is important for school communities. Clay taught school at Dolores elementary and middle schools for 14 years. He was born and…
I worked in public schools for over 30 years, 25 of those in Dolores. If I had a nickel for every time a staff member mentioned increasing parent involvement, I’d…
I am one who wants so much to have better schools in Colorado – and voting Yes on Proposition CC is a way to make that happen. No one and…
Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day. While it is meant to honor Native Americans especially, it also honors indigenous peoples everywhere, and – most importantly – the indigeneity in all of…
State legislators already overspent the 2020 budget by more than $100 million. Why didn’t legislators see this coming? They did. In fact, along with Gov. Jared Polis, they purposely low-balled…
Coloradans soon have an opportunity to make sure that our state’s spending stays under control. The November 2019 ballot has a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights question. Please vote to preserve…
Ballot measure 4A, to retain and attract quality teachers, is a thoughtful ask of our community. In preparing this measure, the school district took great care to ensure the voice…
I would like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to vote in the upcoming election on Nov. 5. Dolores schools have experienced some serious turmoil over the past few…
I appreciate Art Requena addressing his concerns about wolf restoration in Colorado (“ The last known wolf pack in Colorado was destroyed in 1943. Since then, wolves have not re-established…
Two men were sitting at the table behind us having a rather loud, but friendly, conversation. It wasn’t difficult to hear them and we weren’t focused on listening to the…
I am a candidate for the Dolores Re-4A School District Board. My family has lived in Dolores for four generations. My husband and I have four grown children and five…
As most everyone knows, there are amazing outdoor recreational opportunities that exist out our back doors, for hunting, fishing, and thousands of acres of public lands that include hundreds of…
Once again, Democrats are wasting taxpayer dollars with yet another pointless witch hunt against President Trump. Congress gets paid good money to work on legislation like new immigration laws and…
Our grandmother and uncle died from this disease. Now we are watching our mother die from it. It is so hard to watch someone you love, who was so full…
