Times staff report

WENDY RICE

Position: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

Courtesy University of Colorado Boulder

Grieving for a child changes a family forever

By Wendy Rice Each of us has a special day that changes one's life. Mine was 12 years ago Oct. 31 when my daughter passed away while at college. Grieving the loss of a child is a unique and...

DATE: Nov. 5, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Support our kids, and please vote Tuesday

Ballots are due Tuesday. Please get them to the polls. It really doesn't get much easier than receiving a ballot in the mail, filling it out in your living room or kitchen table, and returning it...

DATE: Oct. 29, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Upper Pine Fire District urges residents to prepare for winter

By Tom Kaufman Winter is just around the corner, and the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District has some suggestions to keep everyone safe this year. Before you light that first fire in the...

DATE: Oct. 22, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

There's an election here this November

By Carole McWilliams Times columnist Yo! Listen up! There's an important election coming, even if the airwaves aren't flooded with sleazy political ads. Your ballot should have arrived in the mail...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Sales tax increase makes sense

By Melanie Brubaker Mazur Times editor If paying an extra penny for every buck spent in Bayfield helps our roads and storm sewers, then I'm in favor of it. Bayfield is basically a sales-tax poor...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Ban this book, please!

By Carole McWilliams This week, locally and around the country, bookstores and libraries have been observing Banned Books Week, reminding us that there are always folks who think they should...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

County holding information sessions on tax lien auctions

By Allison Morrissey La Plata County Treasurer Pssst. Let me tell you about a great money making opportunity the La Plata County government is required to offer all of you. This year you can...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

TABOR requires pot tax holiday

Did you load up on recreational pot Wednesday from one of Durango's many retail suppliers? The herb was free of the state's 15 percent excise and 10 percent pot sales taxes that day, a significant...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Lots of people work on Labor Day

Monday is Labor Day, the occasion to honor American workers. There are locals who have that as a paid day off. Enjoy, and be careful on the roads. But lots of our neighbors also are at work that...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Let's build those darned bridges

Replacing a couple of 80-plus-year-old bridges really shouldn't be this difficult. In case you missed Carole's article on Aug. 7, the Town of Bayfield wants to replace the two bridges on Bayfield...

DATE: Aug. 27, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Effects of toxic spill in Animas River linger and spread

By Carole McWilliams Times Senior Staff Writer Let's get the evil incompetent EPA!! They caused the toxic mine spill that turned the Animas River orange before flowing into the San Juan River to...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

Where did my summer go?

If you see me at the Grocery Store or The Patio or Mini Merc in the next few weeks, please don't say it. Please. It's that dreaded question. "Are you ready for school yet?" No, no, and heck no. I...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times

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