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The warm, sun-filled days of summer have arrived, and with them come camping trips, outdoor adventures, and wildfire season.While wildfires started early in Montezuma County this year, with juniper...
DATE: June 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
This summer the San Juan Mountains Association will continue our established partnerships with the San Juan National Forest, BLM Tres Rios and BLM Canyons of the Ancients National Monument as well...
DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
Cortez’s Colorado’s downtown is anchored by several historical stone buildings, erected from sandstone quarried nearby. They have stood the test of time for over a century.Sustainability is their...
DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
Every day, we hear about Congress and the budget battle and the proposals to balance the budget. This is a major concern for all U.S. citizens and affects each of us emotionally and politically....
DATE: March 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
What is wilderness? As stated in the Wilderness Act, “A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and...
DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
I was born at the trading post down on the San Juan River. It was located about 20 miles south and west of Shiprock, N.M. My dad had built the trading post, and we lived there for six or seven...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists
Editor’s note: I would like to introduce you to Rick Torres, Montezuma County Veterans Service officer. Rick moved his family from Florida after being hired in April. He and Bud Carriere have had...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
During the American Revolution, a pastor named Peter Miller endured the incessant insults of a man named Michael Wittman. Wittman could not stand the Christian faith of the parson Miller. As it...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
We begin another year. We put an arbitrary mark on the calendar. It is a date the world agrees on, and we say we’ve entered a New Year. Tracking the passage of time beginning at Greenwich,...
DATE: Dec. 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
Hope for the future often exists as the sole reason for most of us to go on living. Hope inspires us, attracts us, and gives us a reason to get up every morning. Without hope for the future, why...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
'Tis the season. Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and then the shopping mania will begin. Sometimes I think that we have forgotten what Christmas is all about. In this great country, we talk...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
The time of year has come to begin thinking about Christmas trees. Not everyone cares about this topic, but for those who do, it can be very serious. Fir trees tend to be a popular choice because...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Columnists
