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Rubio and Lee on taxes; Santorum on mercury

There is a lot of discussion over the tax proposal introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Mike Lee…

April 21, 2015

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Sorting through Clinton’s email

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made it official: She will run for president in the 2016 race. Mitt…

April 14, 2015

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Two who went to the gas chamber

On April 15, 1905, tragedy began when the McDaniel brothers, Otis and Herbert, went to the home of 77-year-old James…

April 14, 2015

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Hallar-Carpenter feud gets out of hand

When Cortez Police Officer Dale Claxton was gunned down and two sheriff officers were shot and injured by their assailants…

April 7, 2015

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Sanders goes too far in claim about minority voting

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, said, “In this last election in November … 63 percent of the American people…

April 7, 2015

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The untimely death of an original Mancos cowboy

There are no doubt other ghost stories to tell, but none that I know of would fill a column. Wylie…

March 31, 2015

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Cruz enters presidential race with dubious claims

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz became the first major Republican candidate to declare himself officially in the 2016 presidential race. In…

March 31, 2015

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Obama quotes exaggerated claims on health-care savings

President Barack Obama made some exaggerated claims during a recent speech in Cleveland about the Affordable Care Act and the…

March 24, 2015

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Doyle mine accident gives up Parley, who goes hunting

This is my favorite ghost story. It all started when Parley Jensen was born on Jan. 11, 1906. Parley was…

March 24, 2015

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A woman’s ‘wrongful’ death

In 1882, a man by the name of Webber homesteaded and built a house some two miles south of Mancos.…

March 17, 2015

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Khamenei stirs the pot over nuclear deal

The Obama administration’s efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran were already contentious. But they got more so –…

March 17, 2015

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A skeleton in a trunk

The Mancos Historical Society is gathering Ghost stories. If you have had such an experience please contact me. It all…

March 10, 2015

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Iranian uranium, Texas emissions and immigrant murders

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s highly anticipated speech to Congress contained a curious statement. He claimed Secretary of State John…

March 10, 2015

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Biden missteps on health care, international rig counts

Vice President Joe Biden resurrected years-old, Democratic talking points on the Affordable Care Act and oil production during a recent…

March 3, 2015

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Mancos during the Vietnam War

Wonder what was written about the Vietnam War in 1970? Mancos Times-Tribune, April 14, 1970 Funeral services are pending for…

March 3, 2015

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Art Beat School of the West is ready

The Mancos School of the West is off and running. Check out the website for a list of classes and…

March 3, 2015

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Coffman’s quote on combat status holds water

Republican Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky, takes questions during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol…

February 24, 2015

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Graduates from Mancos High in 1974

I wondered who graduated from Mancos High in 1974. Mancos Times-Tribune, May 23, 1974 Marva Jean Ellis has been named…

February 24, 2015

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Clearing up false claims about false claims on climate data

Rep. Gary Palmer falsely claimed on a radio show that temperature data used to measure global climate change have been…

February 17, 2015

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Mountain snow eases fear of 1935 dust storms

The Dust Bowl’s Black Sunday was in April 1935. Mancos Times-Tribune, April 12, 1935. It is a great relief, as…

February 17, 2015

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The drought of 1939, and 115 days without rain

I was 5 years old, so memory is not exact of that time, but it seems to me that Mae…

February 10, 2015

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Rand Paul may need to revisit the science of medicine

Sen. Rand Paul gave false and misleading statements about vaccine safety in two separate interviews, including a claim that “many”…

February 10, 2015

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Fox brings up the rear in march toward truth

Ratings: True-mostly accurate; Mostly True – accurate but needs clarification; Half True – partially accurate, but leaves out important details…

February 4, 2015

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Obama looks back with rose-colored glasses

President Barack Obama largely stuck to the facts in his State of the Union address, but spun his accomplishments. Obama…

January 27, 2015