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One of the important services that the Red Cross provides is disaster preparedness education. We spend many hours talking to local organizations, churches, schools and individuals in an effort to...
DATE: Nov. 21, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
At Thanksgiving, we gather with family and friends to appreciate the gift of each other. Traditionally, this celebration involves lots of food – typically turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. Turkey,...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
By Don Oliver It's November, and it seems anyone writing a column does a "being thankful" column. Well, I'm no different. Last September, while standing in the middle of an area comprised of...
DATE: Nov. 11, 2014 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Apples, apples, apples everywhere! Yes, apple harvesting and gleaning is encouraged, and, of course, I hope you join the fun activities at Homegrown Apple Days. My apple butter and apple sauce are...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The River of Lost Souls, also known as the Animas River, downstream from Durango has always been a fun and challenging fishery. From the 32nd Street bridge south to Bondad, the Animas is known for...
DATE: Sept. 9, 2014 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Diet fads come and go, leaving us confused as to what information is current and what has been written off. As a registered dietitian, I routinely return to the basics when it comes to nutrition...
DATE: June 19, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
By Patti Brady San Juan Mountains Association Many of us travel on roads within the San Juan National Forest and BLM Tres Rios areas to get to the beautiful places we love. In fact, our local San...
DATE: June 19, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
By Rebecca Samulski Montezuma County Fire Chiefs’ Association Recent local fires from Canonball to Kernan Creek and across to LaPlata County Road 502 along with the red flag days are good reminders...
DATE: June 19, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – Parallel to the rise of the tea party – with less attention but more potential influence – has been a gathering movement of reform conservatives whom my colleague E.J. Dionne Jr., in...
DATE: May 29, 2014 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Both on-the-job and apprenticeship training programs are available for veterans using their Veterans Administration education benefits, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill. These programs allow...
DATE: April 8, 2014 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
Southwest Colorado offers many recreational activities in the winter. From ice climbing to skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and snowmobiling, you can do it all in our little corner of the world. ...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Five years ago I moved here from South Carolina leaving my family, garden and yard (where if I stuck a half-dead plant in the ground it always thrived), my job teaching mathematics at Columbia...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns