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The Other Four Corners: High in the San Juan National Forest four counties meet

High in the San Juan National Forest, four counties meet

DATE: Aug 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

The pioneering Lyntons left imprint on Southwest Colorado

Editor’s note: This article was provided by Pat Castle. It was printed in Volume Four of Great Sage Plain to Timberline “Our Pioneer History.” Castle’s grandfather was James Earl Lynton,...

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Don’t sell short the healing power of healthy food

Are you ignoring what your body is trying to tell you? The people I see in my nutrition practice experience a wide range of undesirable symptoms that prevent them from enjoying t...

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Disability representations in television and movies

At the beginning of this pandemic, my friend and colleague Paul recommended a new movie on Netflix titled “Crip Camp.” I admit my first reaction was a shudder. Experience has sho...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: County Administrator

Cedar Mesa Perishables Project examines 1,000-year-old fiber, wood artifacts

DATE: Jul 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

The early days of Montezuma County: abundance and scarcity

Editor’s note: The following was read by Mrs. A. W. Dillon at the Pioneers’ Reunion on Sept. 4, 1908.The glint of gold first lured the prospector with the pick, shovel and pan strapped o...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Looking back

It matters for all of us to talk about racism

I have been submitting to this column every month for more than 15 years, and this is the hardest column I have ever had to write. When planning this column a few weeks ago, I ha...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: County Administrator

Westerners used to wear masks

Because of the coronavirus, we are now asked to wear masks while working and shopping downtown. Westerners used to wear masks a century ago, so the fashion has come back around. Butch Cassid...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Pastorious hidden in plain sight

Even though COVID-19 is still with us, and it seems many writers can think of nothing else to write about, I have strayed from that place. Actually, I am at the point of either ch...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Writers on the Range

S.W. Colorado resilient during pandemic through residents’ hard work

When crises present themselves, whether through a fire, flood or as in the current COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of communities is tested. Just like communities worldwide, So...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: County Administrator

J.M. Rush of Mancos: A life forged in young America

Editor’s note: This article is based on an interview Anna Florence Robison had with J.M. Rush Jr. and his granddaughter, Minnie Rush. J.M. Rush Sr. died in 1917.Montezuma County Historic...

DATE: May 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Looking back

As in the Great Depression, today’s economic refugees may take to the road

As coronavirus devastates economy, refugees again might take to the road in search of opportunity

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels