Our View: FLC students win with local philanthropy
Nursing, business programs jumpstart workforce development
DATE: Nov 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Demolition derby canceled, not dead
Friends, families tinkering on vehicles our favorite part
DATE: Nov 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Meeker paper learns its value
Community opens wallets to keep Rio Blanco Herald Times’ truth-telling going
DATE: Nov 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Speaker Johnson's moment
The story of relatively unknown deeply conservative Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), elected speaker of the House on a first vote and sworn in on Oct. 25, reminds us of a story about a friend who ...
DATE: Nov 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Jenna Ellis can reach for redemption
On Tuesday, former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis’ tearful turn in a Georgia courtroom, where she pleaded guilty to reduced charges in supporting attempts to overturn that state’s 2020 el...
DATE: Oct 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Bayfield boom needs 1% sales tax increase for parks
Vote ‘yes’ on Ballot Issue 2A to match recreation, population
DATE: Oct 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Getting serious about better mental health
“Struggle, it’s a human thing,” Bode Miller, the famed alpine ski racer told the audience at the Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall on Wednesday in introducing “The Paradise Paradox,” a film ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Election endorsements
Proposition II, Retain Nicotine Tax Revenue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate
DATE: Oct 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Prop. HH backfill plan dicey for lean local districts
One thing that voters can likely agree on – Proposition HH, designed to reduce property taxes, is complex, a possible hindrance to those who might get tangled up in its 14 pages of Blue Book...
DATE: Oct 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Beyond cycling titles, Kuss a gracious winner
From riding with Durango Devo’s cycling program to winning the Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss has always quietly separated himself from the pack.
As a teen, he took long solo rides up mountain p...
DATE: Oct 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Daytime eclipse tourists may become astrotourists
With the Four Corners in the privileged path of the annular “ring of fire” eclipse on Saturday, lodging has been sold-out or near capacity since midsummer. No wonder. This kind of celestial ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Democracy at work in Silverton’s OHV vote
After a summer afternoon exploring backcountry roads in the San Juan Mountains, dropping into Silverton on an off-highway vehicle is a good time. Grab a burger and a beer, people-watch for a...
DATE: Oct 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
