Opinion

High school: a time to learn, explore and grow

As I reflect on another year’s homecoming festivities with the parade, football game and dance, I can’t help but think about the important role that high school plays in our students’ lives. The...

DATE: Dec. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update

James: The Solar Eclipse Blues

How about the solar eclipse? Quite the event; it makes me smile when nature does something that makes mankind stand on its toes and say wow! I had an event happen during the eclipse that inspired...

DATE: Dec. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Watch Yore Topknot

Pair arrives in the West like fact-free ‘Bad Santas’

President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came to the West last week like “Bad Santas” bearing a sack of coal for residents of Utah and Colorado. They came to announce a weakening...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Another swing of the boom-bust cycle is underway

WASHINGTON – We don’t necessarily need an economic boom, but that’s what we may be getting. Since the 2016 election, the stock market is up roughly 24 percent, reports Wilshire Associates. The...

DATE: Dec. 7, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Tipton: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will help Colorado

This past week the House of Representatives took a historical step forward and passed a comprehensive tax reform package. The last time the tax code was reformed was 1986, and since then it has...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Samuelson: Trump’s take on trade may well lead to dead end

WASHINGTON – Most Americans likely think that our trade policies have been largely the same since the Republic’s earliest days. The assumptions are that we’re free traders now and always have...

DATE: Nov. 29, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Haukeness: Let’s work together to find money for education

I again want to thank the community committee, Colorado Education Association, and the many teachers, staff, and community members who supported the mill-levy override. As the superintendent and a...

DATE: Nov. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update

James: Humility - a life lesson

Back when I worked for other people, it seemed really important to know what day of the week it was. How close are we to Friday and the weekend? One of the greatest things about doing what I do...

DATE: Nov. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: Watch Yore Topknot

Brown: The past, present and future of a Cortez museum

Our community has always helped support something that would benefit us all. The Montezuma County Historical Society has been offered the use of the social services building south of the courthouse...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Sheek: New guidelines for recycling in Cortez

Recently Colby Earley, the city’s Recycling Coordinator, made a presentation to Cortez City Council on changes in the city’s recycling program. Why the changes? In August, China announced to the...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Is it time to eliminate the mortgage deduction?

WASHINGTON – If you want to understand why the tax code is so hard to overhaul, consider the case of the mortgage interest deduction. The issue is so sensitive that the House and Senate are dealing...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

Zakaria: Asia’s turn toward radical Islam is alarming

SINGAPORE – The tragic terror attack in New York was the kind of isolated incident by one troubled man that should not lead to generalizations. In the 16 years since 9/11, the city has proved...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns

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