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War felt in all aspects of life, even baseball

World War II affected all aspects of American life, including sports. Some Americans thought, for example, that baseball should be canceled during the war. It was “frivolous” act...

Tell Sen. Bennet to stay strong, reject DARK Act

Coloradans are proud of our state – and for good reason. It’s not a particularly well-kept secret that Colorado boasts beautiful mountains, kind and educated people and an incred...

Slaying dragons in the wild blue yonder

The unseasonably warm weather has been beckoning us outside. There’s nothing like a good tromp in the mud to squelch a case of spring fever, so I tied my shoes and Goose grabbed her foam swo...

Inquiring minds want to know

Recently, I had an inordinate amount of free time on my hands and got involved in a scientific experiment. I was trying to find out if my eye lids leaked light. For the experimen...

Los Lonely Boys highlight month at the Fort

March at the Fort is filled with guest artists and student art. The Art Gallery hosts Lara Stein Pardo, artist and cultural anthropologist and visiting assistant professor of Anth...

After Scalia’s death, autopsy was necessary

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, died last month during a hunting trip in West Texas. Conspiracy theorists suggest Scalia’s assassination was ordered by President Barack...

As we get older, our friendships evolve

As we age, we’re encouraged to weed out closets, basements and attics, and throw away all the accumulated stuff of decades that no longer fits or is relevant to our current lives. I’m notici...

Feels like spring out there; time to attend to fruit trees

Abnormal. Somewhat strange. A bit peculiar with an air of absurdity. No, this isn’t how my kids describe their dad or a way to describe the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the odds-on favorit...

Youth council provides valuable input

The Colorado Youth Advisory Council met over the last weekend in February, working hard on the group’s policy recommendations to present to the Legislature in another month. I’m ...

What it takes to make a living wage

Do you recognize these numbers: $8.31 and $12.79? I didn’t either, until I sat down with Maureen Maliszewski, director of Thrive La Plata County. The minimum wage in Colorado is $...

Do not homogenize all of Main Avenue

People want to visit the Old West, not a generic code-enforced, colorless Anywhere, USA. The new clients for the old Francisco’s want to retain the lovely veranda, which should be...

Not all is what it ‘seams’ with smelly gas seep

Every time I drive across the “High Bridge” on the southeast end of Bodo Industrial Park, a foul odor invades my vehicle. It smells like the sewer plant during tourist season. Where is this ...