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Lachelt, Blake, Westendorff: Code draws community interest, county response

We are so pleased that the draft first module of La Plata County’s revised Land Use Code has generated so much interest and engagement among our community since we released it for comment in...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

McLachlan: Championing the next economic engine for Colorado’s communities

Gunnison and other mountain towns consistently run into a mutual problem: Guests leave early because they can’t acclimate to breathing in the high altitude. When resident Roanne ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Energy efficiency: Towards a more equitable, economical and environmental future

Energy and where we get our power are hot topics locally and nationally. Renewable sources like hydro-power, wind and solar that reduce harmful CO² emissions have been on the rise and at the...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Jones: Despite differences, rural and urban Coloradans face similar challenges in getting ahead

The rural versus urban divide has become a common frame through which we examine the issues facing Colorado. While there’s no question there are important differences between the...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Second wedding confuses plans

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister is planning a destination wedding this summer. Recently she had a courthouse wedding for health insurance purposes because she’s going back to school full-ti...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Uneducated fish on the San Juan River

I had another column outlined and ready to write when I received “The Email.” A friend emailed me and told me a friend of his had emailed him to say, “17,000 uneducated trout had been relea...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Libraries help build community, connect people

When you stop in at your library, do you ever take a moment to consider the full value of the library, its services and materials? The Massachusetts Library Association created a...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Program strives to help La Plata County’s young people

San Juan Basin Public Health continually works to meet the community’s needs and therefore strives to be a flexible, responsive agency. What was once referred to as “Health Polic...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Had any fender-benders lately?

I’ve recently experienced two near-collisions with cars. This has shaken me up! The first was walking to my car in the Kroegers parking lot when an SUV came barreling right at me...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Sullivan: Can a top editor save local news back home?

Robyn Tomlin remembers, all too well, the high school teacher who tried to persuade her to drop out of school. “She basically told me I didn’t belong there anymore,” Tomlin said. ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Pregnant woman fears job loss

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I informed my bosses I was pregnant. Within a week, they were trying to fire me and blame it on other things at work that made no sense and hadn’t been issue...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friedman: Can crazy still keep the peace between Israel and Iran?

AT THE SYRIAN BORDER, Golan Heights — Who knew that the future of warfare would present itself with such serene beauty — like one of those warm 19th-century David Roberts’ landscapes of the ...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

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