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A lot of folks have opinions about zoning in Montezuma County – everything from, “Zoning is an infringement of our personal property rights!” to, “Zoning is protection for my quality of life and...
DATE: July 28, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
As a Republican, I have followed your handling of the debt ceiling negotiations, and the future of the federal budget, with mounting concern. You appear to be engaged in a game of partisan...
DATE: July 26, 2011 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
During the last month or so, as the Dolores Public Lands Office has re-initiated the Boggy Glade travel plan process, we have made a concerted effort to talk with our communities and listen to the...
DATE: July 23, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
One recent evening, a friend and I walked along a mountain creek in central Colorado that only a few hours before had been covered with snow. Boulders once visible had been replaced by froth and...
DATE: July 23, 2011 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Our national debt is a very serious problem, as Rep. Tipton reminded us in his recent Journal column. It is useful to look back and see how and when this debt accumulated.Understandably, World War...
DATE: July 21, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I am not a hunter. I am, however, a mountain biker who uses the roads and trails in the Boggy Draw and McPhee Lake sections of the travel plans extensively. I have seen the condition of the roads...
DATE: July 21, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
After riding for 25 years atop my old English 10-speed with the skinny steel wheels and tape-wrapped handlebars, I finally bought one of those fancy, 21-speed mountain bikes.When I got the new bike...
DATE: July 19, 2011 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Rome wasnt built in two days. It wasnt built by people who werent actively engaged in the work, either. The youth of the Youth Leadership Council are working to make big changes in the...
DATE: July 14, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Presidential politics during the summer before the summer before the next election is a lot like spring training baseball. The games are fun to watch, but the scores dont mean much. Back in the...
DATE: July 12, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I seem to be living in a strange new world. While willing to concede that the passing years may have transmogrified my memories; there are certain things that are historically accurate. My last...
DATE: July 7, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Protecting our kids doesnt end at the school exit.With schools now out, parents and others in our community will once again be faced with the challenges of keeping kids engaged in positive...
DATE: July 7, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
This Independence Day, we celebrate the 235th anniversary of our freedom. Our sacred liberty was born out of the hard-fought struggle of our ancestors to break free from the chains of tyranny that...
DATE: July 2, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns