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In rural West, ‘start treating maternity care with gravity it deserves’

There’s never been enough doctors in rural Wyoming, where I live, but a shortage of obstetricians is increasing the risks for pregnant women across the state – and the nation. In the last de...

DATE: Feb 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Bipartisan bills: ‘Rural legislators working with urban counterparts’

Our first few weeks of the second session of the 74th General Assembly have flown by quickly as we prepare for late nights, floor debates, committee hearings and meetings. During these first...

DATE: Jan 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Must call out those casual, careless about trust’

As director of a nonprofit in LaPlata County, I was dismayed to read the headline “Former director of Southwest Colorado nonprofit suspected of embezzlement.” The director of the local nonpr...

DATE: Jan 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

SCOTUS should accept Colorado decision Trump ‘not qualified’ for primary

Former President Donald Trump was denied his application to be on the Colorado Republican primary ballot by the Colorado Supreme Court that determined he is not qualified to serve as preside...

DATE: Jan 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A look back at the week Jan. 29-Feb. 4

The following is a recap of local events for this time period throughout history. 40 years ago (1984) Old buildings and homes in Aztec are being surveyed this week by architectural historian...

DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Living

Energy guru says energy gap can be bridged ‘smarter, faster’

The experts tell us an energy gap looms. Fossil fuels are phasing out, and solar and wind power can’t produce enough electricity to meet the demand in coming decades. But that’s not the thin...

DATE: Jan 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Manufactured false choice of safety for more money’

Many of us who have lived in beautiful Montezuma Valley since before the crime and population explosion that began in late 2020 have become disenchanted with how our county leaders are perfo...

DATE: Jan 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Stance of elected officials toward science matters’

At a recent church-sponsored town hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado Representative and pastor Scott Bottoms rejected the science of biological evolution, calling it a hoax. To my knowledge,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A look back at the week Jan. 22-28

The following is a recap of local events for this time period throughout history. 40 years ago (1984) Safeway is going to build a new $3.25-million store in Aztec. A sign announcing the sto...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Living

Lawmakers should put home equity theft to the curb

Many Coloradans spend a lifetime building up equity in their home, creating a financial cushion that is often the sum of their life savings. Few people know that those savings can be unfairl...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Terrible dilemma faces the Great Basin

The long drive between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada, on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramaticall...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Talk about Biden’s age is code’

It was never my intention to become an expert on language and I make no claim to be one. But it is hard to spend a quarter of a century reading and editing written opinions without developin...

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion