Opinion

For those who have lived in Southwest Colorado for any length of time, it might not seem odd that property ownership does not extend to that which lies beneath the surface of that land, and that...

Even without the scandals, Herman Cain probably was not going to be elected president. He was too much an outsider; his campaign was too long a shot, and the Republican field was too...

A century ago, information was a physical commodity, and the U.S. Postal Service delivered it, providing a connection between individuals and the larger world. Over the years, though, homes...

The protracted and partisan discussion about how to redraw the Colorado legislative district boundaries has taken several turns since the process began last summer, arriving at an almost-conclusion...

As expected, Black Friday (which seems to have jumped the gun late on Thankful Thursday) provided plenty of examples of how not to act in this season of goodwill or at any other time of the...

While the Iraq war is winding down, thousands of Americans are still in danger there, in Afghanistan and around the world. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them and to their families this...

There has been little good economic news for most Americans in recent months, if not years, with unemployment numbers at troublingly high levels, debt crises sweeping the globe with corresponding...

Children growing up on or around farms and ranches have been participating in agricultural work for thousands of years. With that in mind, the U.S. Department of Labor should rethink its proposal...

Convincing a child that it is in their best interest to set aside the French fries and pick up a celery stick is never an easy proposition. But arming children with congressional backing of their...

If there’s any good to come out of last week’s revelations of child sexual abuse by a former Penn State assistant football coach, it is that nearly everyone who has heard the stories is...

Southwest Colorado residents who arrived before the mid-1980s remember the landscape without McPhee Reservoir. They remember when the Dolores River passed under the bridge near Dolores and...