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The rough route to Mesa Verde in the early 1900s

As interest in ancient dwellings increased, tourists arrived by Oldsmobiles, in caravans, by the hundreds

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Trump finally found conspiracy he doesn’t believe

WASHINGTON – So President Trump finally found a conspiracy theory he doesn’t believe. “Are you still a believer in Santa?” Trump asked an unsuspecting 7-year-old, Collman Lloyd, w...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

A yearly reminder to live in faith daily

New Year’s. A date on the calendar to mark new beginnings. New diets. New exercise programs. New commitments to those things we know we should be doing but we aren’t. I suspect mo...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Hike defense spending (and maybe cut welfare)

WASHINGTON – The most uncovered story in Washington these days is the loss of U.S. military power – a lesson particularly important in light of recent events: the resignation of Defense Secr...

DATE: Dec 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Cortez Christmas kicks off with Parade of Lights

Hands down, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love the lights and colors, the decorations, music, food – the wonderful traditions — and even though it has been decades ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

What’s in the sky: Mars lander, a comet, a meteor shower

Greetings, Stargazers. NASA’s Mars InSight lander is designed to study the interior of Mars. InSight stands for interior exploration using seismic investigations, geodesy and heat...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Others Say

What I want for Christmas

I’m no different from my friends. I’d love to open the paper on Christmas day and see that world peace had broken out, hunger was now gone and the United States now had political parties tha...

DATE: Dec 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Writers on the Range

Mancos mapmaker chronicles John Wesley Powell’s epic 1869 journey

DATE: Dec 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Day of infamy: Remembering locals who served at Pearl Harbor

Many local residents were not aware of the number of men from Southwest Colorado who were stationed or living at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when it was attacked. The attack was...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

The 2020 presidential field – oh, we have names

Until now, there were, by my count, 44 Democrats who have either expressed interest in a 2020 presidential run, traveled to Iowa or New Hampshire or otherwise managed to get themselves menti...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Great Recession worse than Great Depression?

WASHINGTON – Here’s today’s economic quiz: Was the 2007-09 Great Recession more damaging than the Great Depression of the 1930s? Surely the answer is “no.” In the 1930s, unemploym...

DATE: Nov 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Paradise lost: We suffer, grieve when others do

WASHINGTON – When polarity defines us, it’s easy to lose sight of our common humanity. But all is not political, as nature increasingly reminds us. The fires in Califor...

DATE: Nov 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker