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The challenging task of changing place names on public lands

Last month, the Department of the Interior asked for nominations for a new Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names. The goal is to replace derogatory names on millions of acres a...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

School board did not give superintendent a chance to succeed

In evaluating superintendent Risha VanderWey, the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Board of Education acted like a kangaroo court, ignoring due process and coming to a predetermined con...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tips for a first-time buyer

Deciding where you’ll fly-fish is a good first step Let’s say someone near and dear to you gave you a shop-till-you-drop card redeemable at your local fly shop. The only problem, even though...

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

A dark day for democracy

Teaching the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

DATE: Jan 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

In the 21st century, where does a mountain man go?

Dear Action Line: Recent stories have discussed a rise in campers living in the national forest. There has been a travel trailer parked in a U.S. Forest Service campground in La Plata Ca...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The Bears Ears shuffle

Preservation vs. exploitation in southeast Utah, a five-year review

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

How to care for your Christmas tree

One of the earliest memories many people have of the holiday season is that of the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree. Cut Christmas trees are probably the most highly used greenery in ho...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Adam Lewy’s adventures in early Southwest Colorado

Captive, marshal and sheriff, Lewy experienced the rough and tumble life of early Montezuma County

DATE: Nov 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Action is necessary to address EMS workforce shortage

The nation’s emergency medical services system is facing a crippling workforce shortage, a long-term problem that has been building for more than a decade. It threatens to undermine our emer...

DATE: Nov 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Political balance, unaffiliated members key to redistricting commission’s success

As a lifelong unaffiliated voter, the chance to participate in an inherently political process on an equal footing with affiliated voters was very appealing. I was thrilled to be the first ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

No time to waste addressing the climate crisis – pass the Build Back Better Act

From the quiet of the backcountry, we have seen and experienced the climate changing. Larger wildfires, unpredictable flash floods, hotter heat waves, bigger storms and longer droughts have...

DATE: Nov 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Harry Goulding, Monument Valley, Hollywood and yellowcake

A Durango man’s complicated legacy on the Navajo Nation

DATE: Nov 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels