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Position: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
What makes a small place a real town, anyway? An old newspaper adage is that a town needs a school, a post office, a bar, a church, (to balance each other out, I suppose!) and a newspaper. I think...
DATE: Feb. 12, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
Actually, I think that applies to children, as well, but we'll stick to dogs for this week. I have a sad walk when I go to the post office in Bayfield because I have to pass two dogs in two...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Traci Bruckner Center for Rural Affairs The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $18 million in funding available to support training, mentoring, and development of beginning...
DATE: Jan. 22, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
Looking at racial epithets spraypainted on your church is sad. Along with the Lions Club, where my husband is a member, the museum where I've covered events and learned about our early residents,...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Sharon Loper As 2015 begins, it's an opportunity to take stock of our lives and examine what we can do to make them better and improve the community around us. While the holiday season and New...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2015 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
It's easy in December to get too caught up in presents, cards, cookies and parties and blow off the true meaning of Advent and Christmas. I'm not pointing fingers. I've done it too. I have found...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
Tis the season! Whew, we have made it past Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but there are still 20 shopping days left. It is also a busy time for theft! In 2013, consumers paid $1.6 billion in fraud...
DATE: Dec. 5, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Tom Kaufman Upper Pine River Fire Protection District Roughly two out of three fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or smoke alarms that are not working. Smoke alarms should be...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
I'm not a big fan of sales taxes. They are regressive, and honestly, as a former business owner, they are a pain in the posterior to collect and remit to the state. That being said, I think a "yes"...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
From the La Plata County Farm Bureau Colorado's statewide ballot will include Proposition 105. If passed, Proposition 105 will require Colorado foods made with genetically engineered ingredients...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Karen Edmonds Pine River Community Learning Center So, you dropped out of high school. Whether it was two months or 20 years ago, you're sure you've sealed your fate. You're plagued by "if...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
Autumn is my favorite time of year. For 15 years, Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing has kicked off fall with a fun, family event that welcomes both our locals and visitors to downtown...
DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
