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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

Conflict at Totten Lake in 1880s

By Mrs. Matt Hammond Editor’s note: Mrs. Hammond came to Dolores River with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Simon in July 1881. Mrs. Hammond’s, daughter, Rose Roelker, was inte...

DATE: Oct 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Donald Trump actually right about building a wall

WASHINGTON – Just because Donald Trump isn’t qualified to be president – and just because much of his agenda is hateful and undesirable – doesn’t mean that everything he says is automaticall...

DATE: Sep 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

West Slope should not lose more water to Denver

By Mike Chiropolos It’s no secret that the Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest, supplying water to 40 million people across seven states and Mexico. The river is also...

DATE: Sep 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Is America poised for new era of labor scarcity?

WASHINGTON — Forget the “gig economy” – at least for now. On Labor Day 2016, we are in the midst of a historic transformation of the American job market. Popular attention focuse...

DATE: Sep 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Connect4 has small chance of success

Mayor Sheek’s recent piece in The Journal (Aug. 25) assures us that Connect4 is moving forward. Technical information that’s been presented on the website mentions Google’s fiber-to-the-home...

DATE: Sep 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Veterans Stand Down is a hand up, not a hand out

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: Aug 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

The times were lively, and life was grand in 1909

Editor’s note: S. H. Phlegar, Dolores, wrote this story in 1934 about events in Montezuma Valley in 1909. Twenty-five years ago at Lebanon in the Montezuma Valley – well, those were the ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Health care consumers get little help resolving complaints

Who protects patients when things go wrong on healthcare’s financial side? What happens when you receive a bill you didn’t expect and can’t afford to pay? What happens when insure...

DATE: May 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Privatize public lands? Start with grazing fees

By Andrew Gulliford Writers on the Range We’ve all heard the refrain from those who distrust and disparage the federal government: Give the nation’s public lands back t...

DATE: May 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Building Community on the Road to Living with Wildfire

By Pam Wilison In preparation for an upcoming Fire Adapted Communities Workshop I was asked to prepare a short presentation on what drives me to do this job. The answer really gel...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thinking About Health Women’s life span falling in rural America

Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and ’60s, expected to have longer life spans than our parents. The trends were in our favor. White women born in 19...