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There’s been a lot of hoopla and public meetings here in Grand Junction, Colo., about turning the nearby Colorado National Monument into a national park. My opinion is simply: Why not? I know this...
DATE: July 11, 2013 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
As a close neighbor and regular user of Colorado National Monument in western Colorado close to Grand Junction, I suffered a sharp attack of NIMBYism when I heard of a 2011 proposal to turn one of...
DATE: July 11, 2013 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
The Bridge Emergency Shelter ended our seventh season in April this year. We closed on a high note with individual success stories and hope for many of our guests. As our programs expand, we can...
DATE: July 8, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable...
DATE: July 8, 2013 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
The enormous column of black smoke towered before me. As the Hammer Fire closed in on the backcountry workstation that I call home in the summer, fear spread from my hard hat to the soles of my...
DATE: July 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Yes, it is possible. You can pursue the American dream. And maybe even be on your way to achieving it by age 11. That won’t necessarily stop comments by racists or cretins who think it’s cool and...
DATE: June 20, 2013 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
Parenting one of the biggest faith challenges in the Christian life. And if one is raising a challenging child, well, need more be said? Through the experience of parenting children and most...
DATE: June 20, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Stepping onto the stage of the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, Colo., his biceps bulging after chopping vegetables six hours a day for 21 months while in prison, Tim DeChristopher got a standing...
DATE: June 17, 2013 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
It’s no news to anyone that I disagree strongly with President Obama on just about any issue or policy position you can name. But I’m not the least bit uncomfortable saying I admire something...
DATE: June 13, 2013 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
All over this county, from schools to farms, millions of seedlings are springing into action. Some of them earn the gardener's affection while others attract a leery eye. If you haven't already,...
DATE: June 10, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Hey, it’s a beautiful day; let’s go for a ride in the public forest. Great idea; let’s go drive that old logging road that is so pretty this time of year! Hey, why is it blocked and closed? This is...
DATE: June 3, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Most residents who live in high-risk areas are surprised to learn that the flaming front of a fire is not what most commonly burns down homes. The intense heat of a crown fire does not usually last...
DATE: June 3, 2013 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
