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Category Archives: -September 2007
Is this any way to treat your ‘best friend’?
I got my first dog shortly after I learned to walk, and would waddle around with the fat little puppy named, for the obvious reason, “Blackie” clutched to my chest. So we grew up together, and became closer than many … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007, David Long
Tiny Ophir works to preserve its beauty
The residents of Ophir, Colo., love their mountain views so much they’ve managed over the years to turn prime real estate into permanent open space. Now the Ophir Valley Project is seeking to preserve another 1,200 acres of private mining … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007
County says maybe, Utes say no to Desert Rock
The Montezuma County commissioners refused last month to either oppose or support the controversial Desert Rock power plant, opting instead to give it a complicated maybe. But also in August, the proposed 1,500-megawatt, coal-burning plant got a thumbs-down from … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007
So many ways to die: Despite grim topic, ‘Death’ proves compulsively readable By Gail Binkly
Somewhere back in high school, Chris Becker missed the lecture in English class about not picking too broad a topic for your term paper. How else to explain the immensity of the subject he tackles in his new book, “Death … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007, Arts & Entertainment
Not-so-happy trails? A proposed travel plan for the Mancos-Cortez area draws diametrically opposed comments
How should trails and travel be managed on public lands in the Mancos- Cortez area? The public has plenty of answers — many of them diametrically opposed. That much is clear from comments received on a proposal regarding travel … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007
The public’s right to know: E-mails, open meetings among isues that prompt conflicts
Mumbled conversations. Executive sessions for questionable purposes. Workshops where more gets done than in formal meetings. E-mail exchanges in which decisions are tacitly made. There are many ways elected officials can skirt public scrutiny, if they choose to. At one … Continue reading
Published in -September 2007