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Category Archives: May 2011
Phantom candidates don’t deserve to win
To the good citizens of Cortez: If you truly know what’s good for you, you’ll turn out in droves to vote against recalling the five members of the city council that a few disgruntled malcontents and developers are trying to … Continue reading
Published in David Long, May 2011
What kind of rafting season can boaters expect?
A short whitewater rafting release is “probable” for the lower Dolores River canyon this month, according to water officials. Beginning May 20, the Dolores Water Conservancy District expects to release 800 cfs from McPhee Dam into the lower canyon for … Continue reading
Published in May 2011
Tagged dolores river, rafting
New Mexican finds art in everyday moments
The crisp odor of oil paint and solvent greets anybody visiting the studio of Farmington, N.M., artist Gerald Farm, just next to the home he and his wife, Shari, built in 1973. They separated the buildings because, Farm says with … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, May 2011
Tagged gerald farm, warming the bones
How building a street led to a historic recall election
Voters in Cortez will go to the polls May 3 to decide whether to oust five of seven members of the city council in response to claims that the council squandered public money and needlessly aided a private subdivision. The … Continue reading
Published in May 2011
Tagged flaugh-clark, recall election, tucker lane
Free Press wins awards in four-state competition
The Four Corners Free Press received six awards in the 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest. The Free Press competes with other newspapers under 10,000 in circulation in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico. The competition was for work done … Continue reading
Published in May 2011
Tagged anne minard, david grant long, four corners free press, gail binkly, jim mimiaga, sonja horoshko
Concern over the spread of tamarisk beetles
It’s not so hard to see why people in the late 1800s liked tamarisk trees. Their long, wispy branches boast showy pink or white flowers for much of the year. They can quickly grow to heights approaching 20 feet, and … Continue reading
Published in May 2011
Tagged salt cedar leaf beetles, tamarisk beetles