Few images evoke the notion of civic pride like the sound of brass, woodwinds, and thumping of drums on a cool autumn evening. Whether setting the tone for Cortez’s annual Parade of Lights or entertai...

One by one, leaders from various organizations and law enforcement agencies told stories about their first experience with a hate crime. For some, it happened when they were young and in school. For s...

Nestled in Cheryl Wolfe’s class on a Tuesday evening are the gifted and talented students of “Interpretation and Improvisation.” They meet every week to write and read poetry. On Nov. 28, the student...

The man who shot and killed a Cortez police officer during a roadside stop last week in southwest Cortez began firing shots “almost immediately” after being pulled over on suspicion of reckless drivin...

The restoration of wolves to Colorado is an historic conservation effort to return and preserve the integrity of wild ecosystems in the Southern Rocky Mountains. This is why I feel compelled to respon...

A chance encounter brought up some of my happiest memories, while at the same time tying into a series of conversations I have been party to about what we are missing as a society. It was a stroke of ...

We are in the midst of the great Caloric Festival that occurs between Thanksgiving and New Years, followed by often ill-fated resolutions. And, now, this annual time period has gotten worse. Just when...