MT – Columnists

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Art Beat Meet the new kid on the block, Jaime Becktel

du1-i-syn To the fine people of Mancos, I bid you a warm hello. My name is Jaime Becktel, humble successor…

June 3, 2014

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Remember to pay lodger tax. It’s important to Mancos

As we gear up for summer, Sue Scott, chair of the county Lodging Tax Committee, sent out an advisory that…

May 27, 2014

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A short biography of our librarian

Patsy, the Mancos head librarian for many years, was on her journey of life for a number of years before…

May 27, 2014

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Business networking this Wednesday

du1-i-syn Business networking is important to our small-business community. It helps us all to stay informed about what is going…

May 20, 2014

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Benghazi remains clouded in fog of Washington politics

House Republicans want another investigation of the attacks in Benghazi, specifically whether the White House is withholding information on the…

May 20, 2014

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Mancos Half Marathon this weekend

du1-i-syn The Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the beer garden for the Mancos Half Marathon this Saturday, May…

May 13, 2014

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Who governs in America?

The Gilens and Page paper, April 9, 2014, uses a unique data set that includes measures of the key variables…

May 13, 2014

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Mesa Verde Rims to Ruins exhibit coming up

The Mesa Verde Foundation announces the second annual Rims to Ruins event, with even more artists. The artist will work…

May 13, 2014

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Updates for the tourist season

du1-i-syn The Mancos Valley Visitor Center Ambassadors and I attended the annual Visitor Information Workshop sponsored by the San Juan…

May 6, 2014

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Battle over minimum wage goes to White House

You don’t need a fortune teller to know that a business-backed group is twisting its cherry-picked facts in its latest…

May 6, 2014

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We are in an Enterprise Zone

du1-i-syn What is an enterprise zone? According to Laura Lewis from the Region 9 Economic Development District of SW Colorado,…

April 29, 2014

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Indian festival wraps up archaeology month

May is Archaeology Month in Colorado, and we invite you to join us as we “Celebrate our Song,” showcasing an…

April 29, 2014

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Community Wildfire Preparedness Day: Have you made your plans?

For the past 12 years, southwest Colorado has celebrated Fire Prevention and Education Month every April or May, and this…

April 22, 2014

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Case study in grazing rights

Cliven Bundy has been illegally grazing his cattle on federal land and not paying his grazing fees for nearly 20…

April 22, 2014

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A Mancos profile: Nodie Alexander

Noland “Nodie” Alexander was born in the house that now stands in a field owned by Frank Noland west of…

April 22, 2014

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Mancos Public Library identifies goals

By Lee Hallberg The Mancos Public Library has completed a three-year strategic plan to assist in the guidance of services…

April 22, 2014

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Revisiting area sawmills

I wrote about sawmills in my last column and will do so again this week. In 1903, the largest sawmill…

April 15, 2014

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Republicans overreach on claims about increased insurance premiums

Republicans cite a new Morgan Stanley survey to claim health insurance premiums are up 90 percent in New Hampshire because…

April 15, 2014

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Chamber’s gearing up for half-marathon, Arts Roundup

Attending the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce Board meeting on Thursday, April 10, were several people who said it was…

April 15, 2014

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Sign up for Arts Festival and Studio Tour

The Jackson family looks like a "real mean" Western gang.2013 Cowboy Photo Booth It’s almost time for the Great Mancos…

April 15, 2014

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Overreaching at the White House, catching up with Americans for Prosperity

President Barack Obama went too far in saying the Affordable Care Act meant “everybody” would have “basic health care.” The…

April 8, 2014

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Interesting bits from Mancos’ past

du1-i-syn I have been doing some research about the Mancos Times Tribune building, and in my efforts I have discovered…

April 8, 2014

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Current dry weather recalls summer of ’44

This has certainly been a dry winter by any standard. It may be very similar, however, to the winter and…

March 25, 2014

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Fact Check Dishing up claims about Ukraine, with a side of Palin

CLAIM: “Crimea was part of Russia “until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine.” -Rep.…

March 25, 2014