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Letter: Lodgers tax proposal serves business, not people

Monday night’s City Council candidate forum was revealing, as my views of candidates changed and firmed up for whom I will vote. The last answer made a difference when candidates...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Letter: Support permanent Daylight Savings Time

A few years back a bill to effect a permanent time change was brought to the Assembly by two Denver Representatives. It was voted down. The main influencer was former Rep. Diane M...

DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Letter: San Juan Basin public Health meetings are a sham

San Juan Basin Public Health provides public health services using taxpayer funds. One year ago, the COVID-19 “emergency” allowed the staff to close their offices. The only way f...

DATE: Mar 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Letter: 30x30 offers conservation for all users

Over the 40 years I have visited and lived in Colorado, it has become apparent to me that most of the people who have chosen to live here or have stayed in the state they were born in absolu...

DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Building relationships one misstep at a time

When my boss first asked me to run his school for him, I didn’t think he was serious. Plus, we had just finished drinking a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor), which left me having doubts abo...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Learning how to live in China

Pick up the language, forget your manners and get acquainted with rice wine

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

To Kashgar and back Patience a virtue – and necessity – when traveling in China

This column is dedicated to my brother, Joseph Scott. Today is Joseph’s birthday. Xinjiang doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to Chinese provinces. Ask Han ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

A curious culinary experience: Western food in China

I once worked at a Chinese buffet in the U.S. and noticed how different the food was from the food in China. One day, I asked my boss why it was like this, and she replied, “This...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Wild and untouched

China’s Bayinbuluke Grasslands reward the adventurous traveler

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Letter from Korla

China adventure extends to the dinner table

DATE: May 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

After a serene getaway, early morning panic at hotel

Traveling to popular destinations in China can be a challenge, but traveling off the beaten path is a whole other story, even if you speak Chinese. I had a week off of work and ...

DATE: May 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

A firsthand look at racial divisions inside China

There are lots of things about China that are great. The food is amazing, the people are friendly and there’s thousands of years of history wherever you go. That being said, ther...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla