Making Good Decisions

Wind, smoke, and fire are definitely on all of our minds with no rain probable for the foreseeable future. We had any number of dry lightning strikes in western Colorado on Thursday and Friday. Those smoldered until the wind picked up on Saturday with incredible force throughout our region.

Letters to the editor

Thank You, San Juan County, for a Successful Election!Now that election season is finally over, I would like to thank our community for making this election a success. To the voters who participated and the many community members who supported this effort, I am incredibly grateful for you.

Feeling Like the Desert!

This weather week at times gave a bit of mercy in the form of verga well above mountaintops and resulting cooling in our realm.We also experienced occasional raindrops- although nothing resulting in anything measurable.

Letters to the Editor

On June 04, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 2913) on a 226-195 vote. Sincere appreciation is extended to the 226 Congressional Representatives who voted 'Yea' on the Ukraine Support Act.CO-03 Rep.

Slow Productivity Is Optimal

Figuring out the most effective way to encourage ourselves and our team by creating a really good working environment is a worthy challenge.

Quiet And Peaceful

Every season has a wonderful variety of qualities. Each of which contribute to our continuing journey through this life. April showers are bringing us, and all of life, long-awaited relief from a winter that mostly wasn't when it came to snowpack and accumulated moisture.

Promise of Slow Productivity

Once upon a time, your correspondent was known as 'Fast Freddie.' He hated to use his brakes. Fortunately, he survived the excesses of his gunghoness. This was not a forgone conclusion! Slowing down in life and smelling the flowers may seem to be the antithesis of what you identify with.

Change in the Air

There is change in the air… Wind is restless. Cirrus clouds are like faint feathers high overhead. Appearing after dawn. Following after what seemed to be nothing more than a proliferation of dissipating jet contrails.

Letters to the Editor

EditorTo the Editor, Recently, our community gathered to recognize five people who have spent the better part of their lives looking out for San Juan County: Anthony Edwards, Bruce Conrad, Jeff Shea, Ken Safranski, and Beverly Rich.

Late June Weather In March?

Anyone schooled in critical thinking and debate ought to be able to pivot from eternal optimism to focused skepticism with a blink of an eye!