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Bears Ears may finally get the protection it so clearly deserves

Cedar Mesa, Dark Canyon, Grand Gulch and Valley of the Gods are all places with names that evoke the almost mythical natural landscape familiar to many residents and visitors of the Four Cor...

Cure for political pessimism is more, better involvement with democracy

A major theme this election year has been dissatisfaction with incumbent candidates, and frustration with the gridlock on both the national and state levels. The more cynical citizens among ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong remembered for approachability, civility

At a time when everyone is speculating as to how Congress became so dysfunctional, with both parties refusing to communicate and to compromise on almost every issue, we can remember politica...

FBI: Investigation found no basis for charges against Clinton

FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state turned up nothing to warrant criminal charges. A...

Elie Wiesel’s life, goal should not be forgotten

Elie Wiesel died Saturday at the age of 87. He was a prolific author, a Nobel laureate and, most famously, a survivor of the Holocaust. He deserves to be remembered. Of far more i...

Independence Day a fitting time to celebrate being American

Most holidays have both a celebratory quality and a deeper meaning. But while imbued with historical meaning, the Fourth of July need not be more than it is – a celebration of the United Sta...

Panic presumes that Brexit is a done deal

The news has been full of frightful, even panicked, talk of the effects of the British vote to take that nation out of the European Union – a British exit or Brexit. Much seems to presume th...

Supreme Court ruling bolsters women’s right to choose

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term on a high note Monday. In the most important case involving abortion in more than 20 years, the court effectively said Monday that Texas cannot pull an ...

GOP health plan recognizes costs of providing health care

Lost in this past week’s news of fires, floods and the excesses and shortcomings of Donald Trump, was the release of the Republican Party’s leadership’s proposed health care plan for America...

Supreme Court case erodes rights fundamental to American liberty

Toward the end of June, people across the country begin their preparations for the Fourth of July three-day weekend. Americans dearly love their holidays, and attention is often f...

Lack of redundancy of fiber-optic system must be quickly remedied

A construction crew working in Cortez last week inadvertently cut a fiber-optic cable, and in doing so, exposed a serious defect in Southwest Colorado’s telecommunications. It is a weakness ...

No surprise that marijuana use among Colorado teens has not increased

A report released Monday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the state’s kids are not using marijuana more than before recreational pot was legalized. That sho...
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