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Some facts about screening the Syrian refugees

Carly Fiorina “The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work.” According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, males are 49.7 percent an...

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fact Check: Democratic candidates miss on dollars, common sense

The three Democratic presidential candidates faced off on the second debate Saturday night. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said that in President Ronald Reagan’s first term,...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

I wonder ...

For those of you who read this column somewhat regularly you know that I wonder a lot. I wonder about a lot of things, some of them worth writing about, most of them not. I wonder...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Winter survival depends on animals’ ability to adapt

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an official El Niño warning for this winter based on temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. An El Niño doesn’t always ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Powerful solutions

Losing your life, and finding the divine

Durango is a nice enough town. I suspect it’s favored by those who live there. After all, for them it is home. But I can’t imagine choosing to live there – not after living in Cortez. And ma...

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Fact Check: Clean Power Plan goes to the bottom line

Gov. John Hickenlooper (Democrat) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (Republican) are at odds over a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “We do not support thi...

DATE: Oct 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Unraveling the Democratic presidential debate

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced himself as an advocate for middle-class workers who wants to redirect funding from the criminal justice system and into education and jobs for minoriti...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Benghazi – seven times again

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last week that Congress’ current investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is a political move against Hillary Clinton,...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Chamber ramped up campaign in 2014

I liked the hedge around the Catholic church, but I like even better the wrought-iron fencing. Some interesting things happened as the new year dawned four years ago. T...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Americans United for Life presents fuzzy picture

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sparred with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards during a high-profile hearing on Sept. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Letter to Mancos Farewell, Mancos Times

Although I’ve only been in Mancos for four years now, I’ve grown a deep appreciation and love for the community and am proud to call it my home. As a librarian and lover of histor...

DATE: Oct 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Fact Check: Was Reagan an anti-tax man or not?

Stephen Colbert interviewed presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the CBS’ The Late Show. Colbert asked Cruz if he could agree with then-President Ronald Reagan’s supp...