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Minimizing micro-trash in the wilderness

By MK Thompson As most folks already know, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The year has been full of events to celebrate and create awareness of the preciou...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Minimizing micro-trash in the wilderness

By MK Thompson As most folks already know, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The year has been full of events to celebrate and create awareness of the preciou...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

No one likes to see a wildfire threaten homes; however, when it does happen, it can be rewarding for the homeowner who has taken time to become more wildfire prepared. Such is the case with ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

No one likes to see a wildfire threaten homes; however, when it does happen, it can be rewarding for the homeowner who has taken time to become more wildfire prepared. Such is the case with ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

No one likes to see a wildfire threaten homes; however, when it does happen, it can be rewarding for the homeowner who has taken time to become more wildfire prepared. Such is the case with ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Leave No Trace: Don't leave your home without it

An estimated 2 million visitors will drive, hike, camp, backpack, horseback ride, fish and more on the San Juan National Forest and area Bureau of Land Management lands this summer. In the f...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Columns

Don’t disturb wildlife during cold months

What an amazing mid-winter thaw! All this warm weather makes it hard to remember the preceding cold and snowy months of January and December and even early February. The deep snow and bitter...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Growing numbers of men jobless by choice or pain

WASHINGTON – The work ethic is such a central part of the American character that it’s hard to imagine it fading. But that’s what seems to be happening in one important part of the labor for...

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Odd couple, but Trump should pick Mitt for State

Trump is Trump, meaning he moves easily from one position to another. And politics are politics. Things are said. Things are unsaid. WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s fl...

DATE: Nov 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Pay little attention to all the post-election hype

WASHINGTON – Elections regularly inspire an orgy of hype – and so it is with this one. The Democrats are in disarray, it’s said. Unless they’re enormously skillful or lucky, they...

DATE: Nov 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Living in a bubble even in a small town

In my small town in Southwest Colorado, those who did not vote for Donald Trump seemed numbed and stunned by the result. Mostly college-educated and originally from away, they grouped in the...

DATE: Nov 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The journey from Utah to the Mancos in 1882

By MARY L. LAMB Part 1 We first came from Utah to the Mancos in 1882. There was quite a large party of us consisting of my mother, Mrs. Sarah C. Lee, known to all as “Grandma Lee,...

DATE: Nov 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Minimizing micro-trash in the wilderness

Minimizing micro-trash in the wilderness

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

Wildfire preparedness efforts pay off

Leave No Trace: Don't leave your home without it

Don’t disturb wildlife during cold months

Growing numbers of men jobless by choice or pain

Odd couple, but Trump should pick Mitt for State

Pay little attention to all the post-election hype

Living in a bubble even in a small town

The journey from Utah to the Mancos in 1882

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