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Kicking off the 2013-14 school year last week, Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter told the districts educators, “For some of our students, the best place they can be all day is at school. “It’s the...
DATE: Aug. 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The passage of U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill to streamline the regulatory process for small hydropower projects on existing Bureau of Reclamation canals is one of the notable successes of an...
DATE: Aug. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is doing some ’splainin’ about comments he made in an interview with Time magazine, suggesting that he believes transparency makes legislating more difficult. Of...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Toll lanes on Interstate 70 between the Denver metro area and mountain resort communities may be the only way to keep traffic flowing efficiently through that busy stretch. The Denver Post reported...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Montezuma County Fair, like county fairs across the nation in late summer and early autumn, is a celebration of country life. It harkens back to traditions begun when rural dwellers had to be...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
When Republicans delivered their famous midterm shellacking in 2010, they quickly deployed their famous tea party-infused agenda of working to guarantee that President Barack Obama was a one-term...
DATE: July 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The news of former Undersheriff Robin Cronk’s arrest signals problems within the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. Cronk faces charges of embezzlement of public funds and misconduct after an...
DATE: July 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
On Friday night, part of the proceeds from a wide variety of Montezuma County eateries will be dedicated to the Bridge Emergency Shelter. This fundraiser has everything going for it. The cause is...
DATE: July 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Region 9 Economic Development District has released information on “livable wages” for the communities in Region 9’s five counties. According to the statistics, a single person renting would...
DATE: July 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Underlying voters’ approval of Amendment 64, which made recreational marijuana use and sales among adults over age 21 legal in Colorado, was the sentiment that marijuana is not the terrifying Hydra...
DATE: July 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill to reform U.S. immigration policy. The measure is now in the House of Representatives, where it appears to have little chance of passage. House Speaker...
DATE: July 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
It has been well reported that past and present college students in this country are responsible for a significant amount of unpaid tuition, rivaling what Americans owe to credit-card companies....
DATE: July 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Editorials
