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Mancos is getting into the swing of spring

Mancos gets in the summer spirit early this year. We have the Mancos Valley Chorus busy practicing for its annual…

March 25, 2014

People in civilian life have their demons too

My wife recently asked me my thoughts concerning the suicide rate in our armed forces. After some discussion, I’m still…

February 25, 2014

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Art Beat, by Dian Law Poetry contest on our wilderness areas

Cortez Cultural Center in collaboration with Conservation Colorado announces a Youth Poetry Contest. The Cortez Cultural Center and Conservation Colorado…

February 18, 2014

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Come Back to My Valley Some of our grandest couples

Ever wonder who is one of the more mature couples in the Mancos Valley? One of them is Russell and…

February 18, 2014

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Beyond the water crisis in Mancos

du1-i-syn Mancos has survived another setback. Water has been restored, and we can all breathe easier. But, now is the…

February 18, 2014

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Chamber invites all to ‘Mancos Cash Mob’

The Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce has been busy creating some events for the community to participate in. Yes, the…

February 4, 2014

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Looking back at the famed Weatherill brothers

My questions this week are rather simple. Who discovered Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde? Who made pack trips into Mesa…

February 4, 2014

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The Obama beat goes on – and on and on

President Barack Obama referred to “more than 8 million new jobs our businesses have created over the past four years.”…

February 4, 2014

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Mac Neeley birthday party rocks, but as far as the limo goes …

On Saturday night, Jan. 25, the community celebrated Mac Neely’s 93rd birthday (yes, that’s ninety-three years of Mac!) at a…

January 28, 2014

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Limbaugh’s claims get ‘Pants on Fire’ rating

Those images of polar bears stranded atop tiny glaciers, looking very sad about their melting home in the North Pole,…

January 14, 2014

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Setting the record straight on minimum-wage jobs

Amid growing debate about whether to raise the nation’s $7.25 minimum wage, Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist with the New…

December 31, 2013

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Remember good old days?

Some 127 years has elapsed since the construction of the building between the Opera House, which was erected in 1910…

December 31, 2013

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Edith Stratton Kitt, in her words

Kittdu1-i-syn “I was born in Florence, Arizona Territory, on December 15, 1878. That birth was really quite an experience for…

December 24, 2013

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Mancos Public Library

Patricia Burk suggested I write a column about the Mancos Public Library. I’ll write what I know personally and then…

December 24, 2013

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Facts again run hot and cold on global warming

Barry Smitherman, a candidate for Texas attorney general, responded to Republican activist Donna Garner in a Nov. 17, 2013, email:…

December 17, 2013

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Our post office and its place in Mancos history

The first post office in Mancos was established on what was then the McIntyre place west of town by the…

December 17, 2013

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Meet the new guy – Economic Development Specialist Burkett

Chris Burkett, economic development specialist for Montezuma County, came to town last week and met with Town Administrator Andrea Phillips,…

December 11, 2013

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Plane accident shakes town

From the Mancos Times issue of Nov. 5, 1964. “Mancos suffered a most severe loss in the airplane accident last…

December 11, 2013

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Ann Preston spoke for women

Prestondu1-i-syn Ann was born Dec. 1, 1813 in the Quaker settlement of West Grove in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. She attended…

December 11, 2013

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Despite claims of drying funds, ‘trickle-down ideology’ trickles

President Barack Obama says public investment in schools was “allowed to wither” as a result of the “trickle-down ideology” of…

December 10, 2013

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When Jennie Miller came to the Mancos Valley

June 15, 1859, was a beautiful, clear day in the Scotland County of Missouri. Barbara Shacklett Miller was unaware of…

December 3, 2013

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Mancos rings in the winter season

I’ve been getting inquiries about Olde Fashioned Christmas. When is it? What’s planned? Well, here you go. Check in for…

November 26, 2013

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Columnist tells about his use of Obamacare

This is my experience with Obamacare through the ConnectforHealthCo website. The registration process went smoothly. I created my account in…

November 26, 2013

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The Hallars and their bear, Nehi

Ada Hallar was born in Toquerville, Utah in January 1880. She was the daughter of Orley Hallar and Harriet Bliss…

November 26, 2013