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DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Rep. Hurd, it’s time to introduce the Dolores River National Conservation Area bill

As County commissioners from Montezuma and La Plata counties with multigenerational histories in the Dolores River Basin, we have spent nearly two decades working together to address the com...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Patients deserve better than this

With abdominal pain and rectal bleeding, my friend went to the Cortez ER. She was sent home. Still in pain, she went to the Mercy ER the next day. She had such a large intestinal blockage th...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Making life less affordable, one hidden tax at a time

You know those streaming services that quietly raise their prices every few months, and suddenly you’re paying $49.99 a month to watch one show? That’s what a lot of Coloradans tell me their...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: Reject Pearce

A public-lands opponent cannot lead the Bureau of Land Management

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

No, ‘affordability’ doesn’t mean ‘hoax’

Af-ford-a-bil-i-ty. I just found it on my laptop’s built-in dictionary! I was shocked to see that “hoax” was not referenced in the definition. Turns out it’s defined as “the ability to affor...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A reminder of measles’ real danger

The little daughter of Roald Dahl, author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and other books, once caught the measles. Just as she seemed to be getting better, the virus entered her spin...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A confusing claim about military orders

So, it seems the assertion from the Trump administration is that advising military members of their duty to disobey unlawful orders is seditious behavior, punishable by death. Following this...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Selective outrage exposes political hypocrisy

The words of your leader have betrayed you. Those pretending to be outraged over Charlie Kirk were never serious. You saw an opportunity to destroy the careers of people who didn’t vote for ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Coming together in a time of need: A ‘thank you’ to our community

Over the past four weeks, Montezuma and Dolores counties have shown our region – and the state – what true community looks like. When the SNAP funding freeze left many of our neighbors sudde...

DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: Colorado spotlight

Hurd, Boebert, Crow draw national attention

DATE: Dec 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials

A gift that gives twice and multiplies

During the season of gratitude, many of us reflect on what we’re thankful for and look for meaningful ways to give back. For the thousands of service members, veterans and their families in ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

Rep. Hurd, it’s time to introduce the Dolores River National Conservation Area bill

Patients deserve better than this

Making life less affordable, one hidden tax at a time

Our view: Reject Pearce

No, ‘affordability’ doesn’t mean ‘hoax’

A reminder of measles’ real danger

A confusing claim about military orders

Selective outrage exposes political hypocrisy

Coming together in a time of need: A ‘thank you’ to our community

Our view: Colorado spotlight

A gift that gives twice and multiplies

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