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Sheek: Christmas spirit is found year ‘round in Cortez

If you believe the old Christmas carol, this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” I believe that it is. I love all things Christmas – the lights, the music, the food, the h...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

High school: a time to learn, explore and grow

As I reflect on another year’s homecoming festivities with the parade, football game and dance, I can’t help but think about the important role that high school plays in our students’ lives....

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education Update

James: The Solar Eclipse Blues

How about the solar eclipse? Quite the event; it makes me smile when nature does something that makes mankind stand on its toes and say wow! I had an event happen during the eclip...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Pair arrives in the West like fact-free ‘Bad Santas’

President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came to the West last week like “Bad Santas” bearing a sack of coal for residents of Utah and Colorado. They came to anno...

DATE: Dec 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Emil Johnson and the start of hospital care in Cortez

Emil E. Johnson was born in the south of Sweden in 1882. In 1897, he came with his brother, Otto, to Minnesota but settled on a farm in South Dakota. He did farm work and went to school. He ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Another swing of the boom-bust cycle is underway

WASHINGTON – We don’t necessarily need an economic boom, but that’s what we may be getting. Since the 2016 election, the stock market is up roughly 24 percent, reports Wilshire Associates. ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tipton: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will help Colorado

This past week the House of Representatives took a historical step forward and passed a comprehensive tax reform package. The last time the tax code was reformed was 1986, and si...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Samuelson: Trump’s take on trade may well lead to dead end

WASHINGTON – Most Americans likely think that our trade policies have been largely the same since the Republic’s earliest days. The assumptions are that we’re free traders now an...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Haukeness: Let’s work together to find money for education

I again want to thank the community committee, Colorado Education Association, and the many teachers, staff, and community members who supported the mill-levy override. As the su...

DATE: Nov 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education Update

James: Humility - a life lesson

Back when I worked for other people, it seemed really important to know what day of the week it was. How close are we to Friday and the weekend? One of the greatest t...

DATE: Nov 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Brown: The past, present and future of a Cortez museum

Our community has always helped support something that would benefit us all. The Montezuma County Historical Society has been offered the use of the social services building south of the cou...

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sheek: New guidelines for recycling in Cortez

Recently Colby Earley, the city’s Recycling Coordinator, made a presentation to Cortez City Council on changes in the city’s recycling program. Why the changes? In August, Chin...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns