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Purgatory’s season is coming to a close this weekend with free lift tickets both Saturday and Sunday. It wasn’t an easy winter, by any means, and owner James Coleman and his snowmaking and mountain...
DATE: April 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The annual Pulitzer Prize winners were announced this week, and as usual, they include examples of exceptional journalism: sexual harassment in major industries, the senate race in Alabama, white...
DATE: April 18, 2018 | UPDATED: 1 day 5 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Editorials
Child poverty persists in La Plata and Montezuma counties despite low unemployment,” the headline read (Herald, April 1 ). That’s just one nutshell of information from the “2018 KIDS COUNT in...
DATE: April 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Ballots for the annual La Plata Electric Association election will be mailed next week, and all three incumbents in La Plata County have challengers. With LPEA delivering safe and reliable power...
DATE: April 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The $1.3 trillion spending package passed by Congress in time to avert a government shut down last month includes something western states have long wanted: money dedicated specifically to fighting...
DATE: April 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Environmental Protection Agency, under its embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt, announced last week that it will roll back Obama-era emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Those...
DATE: April 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
From an early age, Jonathan Thompson wanted to be a writer. Today, he makes a distinction between being a journalist reporting on events — something he’s done since signing on with the Silverton...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Controlling trade is one of the ways President Donald Trump intends to fulfill his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” By levying tariffs on the importation of goods that can be produced...
DATE: April 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Though our mild winter would suggest otherwise, March 20 marked the Vernal Equinox and the official first day of spring. It’s a good time to remember that everyone’s enjoyment of our trails, and...
DATE: April 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Two-year old Kaliyah Martinez lost her young life last month. Her father, Kristopher Martinez, unable to find a babysitter or affordable child care, brought her to work. Most have read what...
DATE: April 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Kudos to 15-year-old Montezuma-Cortez High School student Annika Lewis for representing rural U.S. women at the 2018 session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (Herald, Feb. 25 ). Kudos,...
DATE: April 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
National Public Health Week kicks off on Monday. To mark the occasion and 70 years of working to protect human and environmental health, and inspire well-being in the communities they serve, San...
DATE: March 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
