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Now’s a good time to know about – and watch out for – ice

As we have experienced in our area recently, ice is a reality in winter. Watching out for ice on the roads and sidewalks practically becomes second nature this time of year, not ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Thinking About Health Can shopping for services really bring down costs?

Early in December, David, a reader who lives in the foothills west of Denver, sent me an email. “It’s scary when you go into any health-care facility and don’t know whether to bri...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

In life’s mosaic, ‘fragments of possibility’

Imagine – scarlet. Bring it to mind in all its richness. Sit with this vivid, intense color, and let it speak to you. Now, fuchsia. And then, magenta. Try azure. And in a while, w...

DATE: Jan 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Veterans’ children with birth defects may qualify for help

The main objective of the Veterans Service Office is to provide prevention, protection, advocacy and support services to veterans and their families so they can maximize their quality of lif...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Holiday tree provides light and cheer in dark days

I got my Yule trees put up this past weekend, and mostly decorated. Our colleagues at the Durango Herald had an article last week on the comparative merits of real trees versus f...

DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Boondocks

Fact Check: Carson misses the boat on federal lands

Ben Carson said: “The fact that the government owns 2.4 billion acres of land is ridiculous. What do they need with all that land?” “I would advocate returning land to the states....

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien traveled against the current

The mystery of 19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

A remedy for Fiorina’s bout with Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act – Obamacare to some – is a perennial target of Republicans. But at the GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, Carly Fiorina made a particularly strong statement about ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Thinking About Health Medicare makes it easier for end-of-life counseling

What a difference six years makes! In 2009 at the height of the debate on the Affordable Care Act, New York’s former lieutenant government Betsy McCaughey appeared on television ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Some facts about screening the Syrian refugees

Carly Fiorina “The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work.” According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, males are 49.7 percent an...

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fact Check: Democratic candidates miss on dollars, common sense

The three Democratic presidential candidates faced off on the second debate Saturday night. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said that in President Ronald Reagan’s first term,...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

I wonder ...

For those of you who read this column somewhat regularly you know that I wonder a lot. I wonder about a lot of things, some of them worth writing about, most of them not. I wonder...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way