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Category Archives: December 2003
Gay couples shouldn’t have to just ‘shack up’
My oldest sister Shirley, who was like a second mother to me, had a loving, committed relationship with another woman from the time they were high-school classmates until breast cancer killed her way too soon. From the time I can … Continue reading
Published in David Long, December 2003
Ute council rejects Knight-Frank’s bid to regain helm
Judy Knight-Frank, the embattled leader of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe who has been on administrative leave pending allegations of fiscal wrongdoing, attempted to regain her chairman’s seat at a raucous tribal council meeting in November. But following hours of … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
Procedures violated in Oct. 10 tribal election, official says
Three candidates for the Ute Mountain tribal council election were put on the Oct. 10 ballot despite failing to obtain enough signatures to do so, reports the tribe’s top election official. One of those candidates, incumbent Ernest House, was re-elected. … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
Mancos down to one marshal after upheaval
Mancos is seeking two new law-enforcement officers following weeks of turmoil that began with allegations of brutality and harassment against a deputy marshal and culminated in his dismissal as well as the resignation of Marshal David Palacios. Meanwhile, a charge … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
Jersey gal making sweet music in Mancos
Two hours with local jazz singer Joyce Simpson is enough time to make anyone fall in love with her. She’s beautiful, she’s funny, she’s warm, and her voice makes you hope she’ll burst into song right there in the P&D … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, December 2003
Female county commissioners scarce as hen’s teeth
Since 1889, when it was split off from La Plata County, Montezuma County has been governed by 63 commissioners, many of them serving two or three terms. But only one of the 63 was a woman. Helen McClellan served one … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
Buyout proposal intensifies grazing debate
Hooved locusts, author Edward Abbey called them, and many environmentalists agree. Cattle on public lands, they say, are voracious pests that denude landscapes, destroy riparian areas, and crowd out wildlife. Those arguments are nothing new. The debate about public-lands grazing … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
Jersey girl making sweet music in Mancos
Two hours with local jazz singer Joyce Simpson is enough time to make anyone fall in love with her. She’s beautiful, she’s funny, she’s warm, and her voice makes you hope she’ll burst into song right there in the P&D … Continue reading
Published in December 2003
The Money Pit, or the Year of the Landlord
This is dedicated to anyone paying rent to a cheap crazy person who likes to call him or herself your landlord, but whom you call an unmentionable name. For innumerable years, my husband and I have rented our living spaces … Continue reading
Published in December 2003, janelle holden