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La Plata County commissioners reflect on 2025 challenges and progress

As the final days of 2025 approach, we want to reflect on the year coming to a close – and, most importantly, to thank you. Your engagement, ideas and trust matter deeply to us as your elect...

Fight or flee: A tale of two Congresswomen

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s early exit from Congress reveals that her tough-broad persona was very much an act. After she angered Donald Trump by demanding release of the Epstein files, she bec...

This winter season, give thanks – and give back through volunteerism

December is often called the month of giving – not just in gifts, but in spirit. Beyond presents and celebrations, December invites us to give something deeper: our time, our energy and our ...

On history: The real Antifa – World War II veterans who fought fascism and tyranny

Last Saturday, Dec. 13, the nation honored fallen service members with wreaths placed on graves across America. On Dec. 7, America remembered the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on P...

We must not succumb to the darkness of hate and fear

There is a particular horror in violent attacks on holy days and in holy places. This is terror in its purest form, rendering a people not only fearful to express their faith, but also to fo...

Rep. Hurd, it’s time to introduce the Dolores River National Conservation Area bill

As County commissioners from Montezuma and La Plata counties with multigenerational histories in the Dolores River Basin, we have spent nearly two decades working together to address the com...

Stewart’s 2026 legislative priorities: EMS pay, jail safety, health care subsidies

We have less than six weeks to go before the 2026 legislative session, so I’d like to give an overview of my bills for the coming year. These policy proposals may look different by the time ...

The hazards of homelessness show ‘Housing First’ is practical, humane and cost-effective

I’d like to offer a bit of consolation and clarification. While I believe a majority of the public holds genuine sympathy for the hardship of homelessness, there remain those who are put of...

Making life less affordable, one hidden tax at a time

You know those streaming services that quietly raise their prices every few months, and suddenly you’re paying $49.99 a month to watch one show? That’s what a lot of Coloradans tell me their...

The Western Slope’s food insecurity crisis isn’t about geography – it’s about policy

As the holiday season settles over the Western Slope, the region’s beauty disguises a growing emergency: Families are struggling to put food on the table. High living costs, seasonal employm...

Southwest Colorado’s journey to 2026: How our stories and landscapes continue to shape who we are

In 2021, the American Association for State and Local History asked communities across the country to start thinking about 2026 – the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Th...

Christian nationalism: History shows the danger of faiths governing

My parents’ guidance: Never talk politics or religion. They must be shaking their heads. Of all the issues of concern with the Trump administration’s intentions and actions, there is none mo...
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