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On May 1, 2013, the New England Journal of Medicine published a landmark study with important implications for President Obama's health care law. It was specifically designed to compare health...
DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Three weeks passed after the heist at the train depot and nothing else happened concerning it, so it was pretty much past being talked about when a man with a couple of bags stepped off the train....
DATE: April 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
I attended the Southwest Tourism Conference in Durango last week. The conference brought together folks from the region and representatives from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) in Denver. The...
DATE: April 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
There are a few things I should mention about the heist at the railroad depot before getting into the aftermath. Because of the distance from town of the early-on barn/depot (the more modern depot...
DATE: April 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
CHAINED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Using a more accurate cost-of-living adjustment for federal benefit payments and tax brackets would cut the federal deficit by perhaps $300 billion over the next 10...
DATE: April 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
At the monthly partners meeting with Mesa Verde Country in Cortez, it was reported that potential visitor inquiries about our region increased by 63 percent over last year. This all filters into...
DATE: April 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Beth Wheeler, master calligrapher, had her opening reception on Friday, April 12 at the Town Gallery in the Visitor Center. This is a "must see" exhibit featuring her calligraphy. But, who knew...
DATE: April 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
For decades, the Rio Grande Southern was the lifeblood of the Mancos Valley as it carried tons of cattle, sheep and lumber to various markets. Also important was the tourism trade. Early on, Mesa...
DATE: April 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Well, things are moving forward with Heritage Project, a collaboration between the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce, the town of Mancos, the Mancos Valley Arts Council, Mancos Valley Resources and...
DATE: April 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
The March day in western Colorado was crystalline clear. North-facing mountain slopes held up to a foot of snow; the south faces, however, were bare. I made my way up a favorite isolated mountain...
DATE: March 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
The Rio Grande Southern Railroad is referenced 39 times in my mother's book, "Come Back to My Valley". It obviously played an important role here in the Mancos Valley.I rode that train only once...
DATE: March 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
KIDS DO THE MOST WONDERFUL STUFF: The Mancos School Art Show is on right now at the Cortez Cultural Center. Kim Russell, our intrepid (and only) art teacher, has put together a very exciting show,...
DATE: March 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
