Pianist Charlie Albright thrills a packed house in Cortez

By Wendy Watkins When we look up into the night sky and consider the stars, it's not the distance between them, or the gravity that holds them in place that awes us, it is the wonder of being a...

DATE: March 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

People in civilian life have their demons too

My wife recently asked me my thoughts concerning the suicide rate in our armed forces. After some discussion, I’m still not sure I have the answer. A friend of mine summed it up like this: Each...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

MECC Cares for Kids Protect kids from secondhand smoke

The New Year is here, and many of us ponder resolutions. Let us ponder on this: Why is secondhand smoke dangerous for kids? Secondhand smoke contains over 4000 chemicals including arsenic,...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Do you like local food? Try this

What does it mean to be a good citizen? It’s a tough question. To most people, it means generally not breaking the law, voting and paying taxes. But to Russell Evans, director of Transition Lab, a...

DATE: Feb. 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Baby signs and nursery rhymes

DATE: Feb. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Sophia Peace Center alive and well, and focusing on retreats

It was a hunting lodge, then a steak restaurant, then a failed golf resort. In 2006, the massive lodge on Granath mesa north of Dolores received a breath of fresh air when the Center of Light...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Successful food drive

DATE: Jan. 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Men in Zumba

Inside the Cortez Recreation Center, on a gym floor that one would hardly expect to find talented dancers, a group of local men join an even larger group of women in grooving to the beat of unique...

DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Turf wars

DENVER – Probably no other plant can inspire more passion here in the West than the humble blade of grass. For many homeowners, a patch of lawn is a private sanctuary, a place to go barefoot and...

DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Treatments cut travel to Denver

Mercy Regional Medical Center is offering people with certain blood-related ailments treatments that may spare them from traveling to Denver as many as four times a month. Dr. Darren Schmidt, who...

DATE: Jan. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Lyons and Gordan wed

DATE: Jan. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Assistance available in Cortez for health insurance issues

Are you still unsure about how to secure health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare)? If so, contact a Southwest Health System patient financial representative for assistance....

DATE: Jan. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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