What do the snow-capped La Plata and San Juan mountains in Colorado, the high desert Chuska Mountains in Arizona, the isolated Abajo Mountains in Utah and the distinctive Shiprock Peak in New Mexico h...

On Monday, the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners will be talking about a recent push to transfer federal lands to state or local control. The three commissioners are very likely to formally supp...

Why is it I see the same handful of people in the letters section who claim to speak for everyone else when it comes to public lands? One of these guys claims the feds are closing them off “at breakne...

I just read that Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg stopped a bill that would have allowed two 55-gallon rain barrels to water gardens and grass. The reason given makes no sense at all. When water falls on my roof...

Just amazing the number of people condemning Pam Geller for the cartoon contest. It was provocative and she shouldn’t provoke the radicals who want us all dead, they say. Then perhaps all the gay acti...

State Sen. Ellen Roberts needs to stand up for our public lands. Here in Southwest Colorado, our public lands are one of our most valued assets. We all relish our opportunities to get outside and enjo...

Fast-track authority allows an administration to negotiate the details of a trade agreement and then come to Congress for a non-amendable up-or-down vote. In various forms, that has been granted to ev...

Joe McMurrian, a modern acoustic country blues and roots-based songwriter/musician who pushes the boundaries of traditional roots music and performance, will perform at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez...

Children’s Kiva Montessori School would like to thank the 15 incredible local innovators, engineers and designers who participated in the school’s 2015 Innovation Fair as members of the professional r...