Some thoughts about libraries ...

Public libraries continue to be battered by a national economy whose recovery from the Great Recession is proving to be sluggish at best. While providing what many state and local governments view...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to Our Valley

We tend to forget what a harsh winter would have meant to the early Mancos settlers. Somehow they were able to freight in enough supplies and shared with one another. Then when things looked okay...

DATE: Dec. 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Listening to children

There is no greater blow to a society than when its children are harmed. How do we support our children who affected by violence?"After a traumatic event, children's questions always go back to...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to Our Valley

In 1879, the school was updated somewhat with lumber being brought in from Parrot City. 'I think' this was when the school was actually brought into town and the fort was built around it. Some...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

There's still more holiday fun in Mancos

At the community dinner last Friday, the businesses were acknowledged for their efforts to light up the town. Kilgore Indian Art donated a Navajo weaving for the first place winner. The Mancos...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Libraries make kids think

I have been thinking a lot about libraries lately. They have figured large in my life since I was about four years old! My library of choice, although I have used a large number of them big and...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to Our Valley

I've been asked to come up to the late 1960s with my column but I want to complete some of the earliest history before doing that.In 1878 a school was built. It was partly a dugout that had been...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

I was dreaming of a white Christmas ... and it came true!

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW: It's never too early to start snapping shots of the gorgeous snow that has descended on the Mancos Valley. The 4th Annual Snow Show will take place concurrent with the Mancos...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Interview with artist Claudia Whitman

The art wall is featuring the work of Claudia Whitman this month. Her work keeps evolving and becoming more and more interesting. We decided to do an interview with her to get her perspective!MPL:...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Fact check - Fracking Reports

During 2011 and 2012, the Energy Institute of the University of Texas at Austin conducted a study that led to the preparation and release of a report entitled, "Fact-Based Regulation for...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to Our Valley

We kind of forget about time and distance since we can travel to Pueblo in a matter of hours. In the spring of 1876, however, Manse Reid and Charley Frink came to the Mancos Valley looking for...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Visitor center to be closed for holidays

The Visitor Center will be closed beginning Monday, Dec. 24 through Friday, Jan. 4, and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 7. If you hope to do some holiday shopping at the VC gift shop, remember to stop...

DATE: Dec. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

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