Columnists

Here’s how the internet’s tentacles grabbed me

WASHINGTON – I got hacked. It was scary. In this age of cybereverything, we all live in dread that we’re…

July 25, 2019

The cancerous consensus in today’s Washington

You often hear that in these polarized times, Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked on almost everything. But the real scandal…

July 22, 2019

Gulliford's travels

When a killer wore a deputy’s badge in Telluride

When a killer wore a deputy’s badge and a golden smile

July 15, 2019

Fareed Zakaria

George Will’s book shows why conservatism failed

NEW YORK – Today’s crisis of conservatism has produced surprisingly few books that try to understand what exactly has happened…

July 8, 2019

Looking back

Elbert Nunn weaves a colorful history and legacy

Editor’s note: This column about the life of Elbert “Al” Nunn is based on an interview by Anna Florence Robison…

July 2, 2019

Robert Samuelson

Bernie, the ’30s called and wants its decade back

WASHINGTON – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, is a man from the…

June 24, 2019

Michael Gerson

Civility doesn’t just work, it also makes us noble

WASHINGTON – In his 1984 book, “The Naked Public Square,” Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late…

June 13, 2019

Gulliford's travels

On the woolly trail

Sheep stories in the West run from the high country into canyons

June 8, 2019

Looking back

A shootout and the legendary racehorse Jim Douglas

Editor’s note: This column about the life of Elbert “Al” Nunn is based on an interview by Anna Florence Robison…

June 3, 2019

Sheriff Update

How to prevent the stomach flu: A recipe for success

The emergence of flip-flops, wind and milk chocolate-colored rivers are sure signs of spring in Southwest Colorado. With Memorial Day…

May 12, 2019

Gulliford's travels

Hunters and artists: Glen Canyon rock art created by an ancient culture on the move

As I walk the trail between cliff and river, I search again for the face. It’s 10 inches tall. The…

May 11, 2019

Others Say

Gauge the temperature of a star by its color

Greetings, Stargazers. Last month, I began a discussion of how stars are classified by their brightness and color, or more…

May 11, 2019

Looking back

Al Nunn’s misadventures in wild Western Colorado

Part 2 Editor’s note: This column about the life of Elbert “Al” Nunn is based on an interview by Anna…

May 2, 2019

Gulliford's travels

Roosevelt in Colorado: Stained glass honors president who cherished the West

Stained glass honors president who cherished the West

April 12, 2019

County Administrator

Tax changes may affect donations to nonprofits

Kienedu1-i-syn We’re counting down the hours till the IRS tax deadline, and news feeds are abuzz with stories about how…

April 12, 2019

Looking back

Wild Bill, Calamity Jane and the murderous Benders of Cherry Vale

Harry Brown, Hank Snyder, George Snyder, Al Nunn, Jess Robinson and John Linnens, pioneers at Priest Gulch, 1938.Montezuma County Historical…

April 1, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Spring cleaning your nutrition

We all get stuck in food ruts when we eat the same thing day after day, leaving us feeling bored…

March 20, 2019

Gulliford's travels

They painted in the canyons: Archaic artists created compelling images 5,000 years ago

Of the thousands of Native American rock-art panels in the Southwest, none are older than the Barrier Canyon pictographs found…

March 9, 2019

Kathleen Parker

MAGA is spent – unless you’re an adolescent

WASHINGTON – Humans do the strangest things. In two recent why-dunits, the curious have wondered why: (1) a successful TV…

March 4, 2019

Writers on the Range

Four-wheel low

When I have to put my truck into four-wheel low to get out of my driveway, I know the dreaded…

March 1, 2019

Looking back

The greatest manhunt in the Southwest

Editor’s note: Part 1 of this article was published in The Journal on Feb. 1. Portions of this article were…

February 27, 2019

Education Update

Student-centered budgeting is on all our minds

When our board adopted our district strategic plan this fall, one of the four overarching priorities was student-centered budgeting. The…

February 25, 2019

Fareed Zakaria

Anti-Semitism is like cancer in the Islamic world

NEW YORK – In recent weeks, attention has focused on two freshman Democratic members of Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida…

February 21, 2019

From the State Senate

There’s good news on water and other legislation

The best news I can offer today is every river basin in Colorado is above the median average for this…

February 21, 2019