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‘Yes’ to proposed Montezuma County sales tax

It’s been said that “the only certainties in this life are death and taxes,” and the general consensus is that neither is desirable. Why have people come to hate taxes? Partly because the U....

DATE: Oct 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

League of Women Voters: Embed abortion rights into Colorado’s Constitution

For 104 years, the League of Women Voters has been empowering voters through nonpartisan voter education, engagement and, where necessary, litigation to ensure voters’ rights. Simultaneously...

DATE: Oct 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Door stays shut when girlfriend visits

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old stepdaughter has decided to date another female. She has dated boys in the past, but that’s not the issue. We have nothing against the LGBTQ community. (My husband’...

DATE: Oct 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Trout of a thousand casts

The experience of being alone in nature can make up for a lack of catches

DATE: Oct 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Welcoming in all that old age includes

As we age into our later years, it seems there are more and more difficulties to face. Friends are ill or dying or moving away, we are having an increased number of trips to all kinds of doc...

DATE: Oct 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Misplaced ring leads to misplaced blame

DEAR ABBY: A longtime neighbor and friend has accused me of stealing a ring. I had been providing her with transportation to visit her husband while he was in rehab recovering from a broken ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Together, we can make a difference’

My name is Ellen Angeles, and I am running for CD3 State Board of Education. As a recently retired teacher with over 20 years of experience, a parent and a longtime advocate for public educa...

DATE: Oct 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

‘I am passionate about education’

My name is Sherri Wright and I am running for the State Board of Education. There are four things you need to know about me and my beliefs: I am passionate about education. I believe ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

What is Project 2025?

We’re hearing a lot about Project 2025, but what is it? It is an 887-page recommendation of policy changes for a conservative president based on the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leaders...

DATE: Oct 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Making family planning available to all people

The Cairo Conference “Programme of Action” includes a statement that all people should have the right to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children. Unhappily, ma...

DATE: Oct 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Relatives like to drop in unannounced

DEAR ABBY: Some relatives come once or twice a year from out of state to stay at my in-laws’ house. For the past 20-plus years, it has been the same routine. They show up, but we never know ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Know your options: Health coverage open enrollment begins soon

Colorado’s health exchange open enrollment is just around the corner. Connect for Health Colorado and Colorado Connect enrollment starts Nov. 1, and continues through Jan. 15, 2025. Now is...

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community