Columnists

‘Reformicons’ could represent the future of the GOP

WASHINGTON – Parallel to the rise of the tea party – with less attention but more potential influence – has…

May 29, 2014

Jerry McCaw honored as Cattleman of the Year

Jerry McCaw celebrates being named Cattleman of the Year with his wife, Lora, at the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen's Association's Banquet…

May 22, 2014

Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Bible doesn’t paint life by numbers – use your mind, heart and soul

Some lessons our parents never taught us. Consider not getting those lessons a parental oversight, or consider those missing lessons…

May 22, 2014

Columnists

Stewards of the forest Summer fun with SJMA

This summer the San Juan Mountains Association will continue our established partnerships with the San Juan National Forest, BLM Tres…

May 19, 2014

View from the Boondocks

Some of us don’t have a vote in LPEA board election

The annual LPEA board election is happening now, at least for some co-op members. Letters to the editor have become…

May 16, 2014

Gulliford's travels

Saving Saguache: Life takes root in an old town

Set in the northern San Luis Valley, Saguache served as one of the early gateways to the San Juans and…

May 13, 2014

Southwest health notes

Preventing, recognizing and treating skin cancer

We’re fortunate to live in an area that has many more clear days than cloudy ones. The bright, beautiful weather…

May 1, 2014

Columnists

Looking Back Montezuma County’s rock stars of old

Peter Baxtrom’s descendants have no proven photographs of him, but they think this might be him, taken in 1906 while…

May 1, 2014

View from the Boondocks

Stop the war on future generations

Tuesday was Earth Day. For some of us, that’s an occasion to recognize that the Earth is the only global…

April 24, 2014

Gulliford's travels

Blood and struggle in Ludlow

100 years ago, coal miners rebelled against dangerous working conditions

April 18, 2014

View from the Boondocks

Congressional votes emphasize their party’s priorities

Our worthies in congress are on yet another of their taxpayer-funded vacations. Before they left town, they busied themselves voting…

April 17, 2014

View from the Boondocks

Supreme Court moves U.S. toward oligarchy

The pro-corporate majority on the U.S. Supreme Court took steps last week to move the U.S. still farther toward government…

April 11, 2014

View from the Boondocks

Clothing 10 best list causes puzzlement

It’s spring break time, so I’m taking the week off from political commentary. Gawd knows we need a break from…

March 28, 2014

Columnists

Veterans Forum How many cuts can the military withstand?

Every day, we hear about Congress and the budget battle and the proposals to balance the budget. This is a…

March 24, 2014

Gulliford's travels

Hoodoo heaven

Discover mysterious nature of wilderness exploration at Bisti

March 14, 2014

Sheriff Update

Randy, thank you for making the county fair our prize event

McKeedu1-i-syn Each summer, the La Plata County 4-H program celebrates the traditions and pride of our community at the annual…

February 20, 2014

Write Angles

Can California survive this dire drought?

As a boy growing up on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, I often saw an amusing…

February 20, 2014

Columnists

Wilderness Act turns 50: Time to honor land left wild

What is wilderness? As stated in the Wilderness Act, “A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his…

January 24, 2014

Sheriff Update

From the Extension Small choices can lead to big savings

Are you leaving money on the table? Recently, the blog DoughRoller grabbed my attention with an item about compounding. The…

January 24, 2014

Columnists

Benefits exist for Montezuma County veterans

Editor’s note: I would like to introduce you to Rick Torres, Montezuma County Veterans Service officer. Rick moved his family…

December 30, 2013

Gulliford's travels

All eyes to the sky

FLC graduate watches birds of prey to understand their migratory routes

December 20, 2013

Columnists

The eternal pardon that Christ offers

During the American Revolution, a pastor named Peter Miller endured the incessant insults of a man named Michael Wittman. Wittman…

December 20, 2013

Columnists

As year begins, try letting go

We begin another year. We put an arbitrary mark on the calendar. It is a date the world agrees on,…

December 13, 2013

Columnists

Three obstacles that the hopeful face

Hope for the future often exists as the sole reason for most of us to go on living. Hope inspires…

December 2, 2013