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There’s more to the Alan Gross story than meets the eye

In accounts from both sides of the aisle, recently freed Alan Gross has been portrayed as a humanitarian simply trying to bring Internet access to Cuba’s small Jewish community. But there’s ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Tom’s Tidbits The Journey to New Jerusalem

We take seven journeys through life. We leave home – our personal Garden of Eden – and find ourselves freed like God freed the Israelites from oppressive Egypt. Then we enter a w...

DATE: Jan 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Nature Studies Kingfisher reminds us to take solace in dark days

The holidays are upon us whether we’re ready or not and with or without the snow. The winter solstice Dec. 21 is the year’s shortest day and brings with it the official onset of ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Powerful solutions

An invitation to engage our faith in a conversation

Prompted by an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor whose blog I read, I have sent an invitation to the people of the Church I serve. The invitation is to join in an Adv...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Christmas dinner tradition continues

By Karen Sheek On Christmas Day, the public is invited to a free community dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the county annex, 103 N. Chestnut, in Cortez. For ov...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our fifth journey: ‘Entering the Promised Land’

After humanity found itself expelled from the Garden of Eden, after God freed the Israelites from ancient Egyptian oppression by performing cosmic warfare against Egyptian gods, magicians, a...

DATE: Dec 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Comments help lay groundwork for Rico-West Dolores travel planning

By Derek Padilla Dolores District Ranger, San Juan National Forest Thank you to everyone who participated in the stakeholder process over the summer to help lay the gro...

DATE: Dec 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Feeding wildlife is bad for them – and us

By Kate Burke Living with Wildlife Advisory Board The Four Corners is blessed with abundant, beautiful wildlife. We all love seeing deer, elk, turkeys and their furred ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Protect personal info when holiday shopping online

’Tis the season! Whew, we have made it past Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but there still are 20 shopping days left. This season also is a busy time for theft. According to the ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Travel Troubleshooter Fuel is cheap, but airfares keep rising

If fuel prices are so low, why are airfares so high? And will prices ever return to Earth? They’re simple questions with complicated answers. But Jake Oakman, for one, would like ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Blue Star Mothers spread the word, and Cortez welcomes flying Clydesdales

On Nov. 18, members of the Blue Star Mothers, Montezuma County VFW Post 5231, its Ladies Auxiliary, DAV Chapter 44, and American Legion Post 75, and members of the local community welcomed t...

DATE: Nov 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

This bird of Thanksgiving is cunning in the wild

November is a time of thanksgiving, and for some reason, the turkey is the symbol of our thankfulness. I say “for some reason” because historians are not absolutely sure where t...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Powerful solutions