What’s mightier than the sword?

The International Chess Federation’s Grand Swiss tournament qualifies the top two finishers for two of the eight spots in the Candidates Tournament. Eight players then compete for the chance...

A budgetary crisis: What happened during the Special Session

Last week was a difficult week for Colorado – and for our country. The ache of gun violence is persistent nationally, and another school has been impacted by this inexplicable harm. Amid the...

Why your Montezuma County property taxes are higher in 2025

The Montezuma County Assessor’s Office has seen an increase in property owners asking about higher property valuations. If your property’s assessed value went up since 2023, you’re not alone...

Giving is not always nice

Giving is not always selfless or proof of a good heart. In chess, it can be born of malice and evil intent. Such is the evil that lurked in Dutchman Jan Timman’s heart in 1979, when, in this...

Separate the people from the problem

A key to productive conflict management

A better deal for students, employers and communities

For too long, we’ve treated “going to college” as if it were the same thing as “getting an education.” But that’s like saying “putting food in your mouth” is the same as “good nutrition.” It...

Principled negotiation

How to reach agreements that last without damaging relationships

The tortoise and hare

In 1915, Lord Dunsany published the little-known “The True History of the Tortoise and the Hare.” According to the tale, the origin of the famous race was a chess game in which the Hare lost...

Thirty-one years of experience proves to be no help

Even in a drought, fly fishing can be fun with the right steps

The push is on to strip big trees from our national forests

It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that be...

Medicare or Medicare Advantage? It’s complicated, make an informed choice with Montezuma LWV’s help

Traditional Medicare is a public insurance trust that pays private health care providers, using money collected through payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Each mont...

Peace is not all bad

DIAG 1 The year is 1274 BC. The Egyptian Empire is at its peak and its Pharaoh is Ramesses II. Even so, the Hittite Empire from modern-day Turkey is Egypt’s rival in the Middle-East. ...