letters to the editor
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The assistance from TAR is greatly appreciated and one of the wonderful benefits of living in this town.
I would like to thank everyone who registered to be a bone marrow donor this past weekend. It will be a few weeks before we know if anyone is a good match for 6-year-old Max Scheutz.
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I would like to thank the Ah Haa School, Between the Covers, Telluride Elementary School, The Mountain School, Taste Buds Catering, and The Hotel Columbia...
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The Telluride Mountain Village Tennis Club wishes to thank the Mount Village Owners Association for their support in helping to make our 2010 tennis season successful. Their monetar...
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Thank you for making the 2010 General Election a huge success. San Miguel County has 4,408 active registered voters. Of those electors, 2,444 requested a mail-in ballot and our office re...
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I want to extend a great big thank you for all those in the community that helped make the Mt. Sneffels Education Foundation Auction an amazing success this year. In these difficult econom...
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By all accounts Michael Bennet is a solid, centrist Democrat, helping support and nurture Colorado: the diversity of healthy Coloradans, communities and beautiful mountains.
Ken Buck seems...
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County Coroner Bob Dempsey did not seek the unpaid job when he was asked in 1981 by the County Commissioners to take the job. He reluctantly accepted because the community needed it, and n...
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Politics: a word that puts a bad taste in my mouth even before I say it! I, probably like many of you, have left the ugly game of politics to others. I have shaken my head in disgust at th...
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You recently printed a letter from Dave Calhoon criticizing the BOCC process of deliberation on revisions to Section 9, Visual Impact Regulations, of the Land Use Code. We value Mr. Calhoon...
What does the coroner job have to do with political parties? For us, it’s about keeping the person with proven ability and dedication in office.
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In spite of the sounds bites that constantly bombard us, the language of amendments 60 and 61 and proposition 101 is not simple and straightforward. The Blue Books you have recently receiv...
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Harley Brooke-Hitching is working for my company and I will be sorry to lose her if she is elected County Clerk. Her extensive skills, tact, tenacity and attention to detail have boosted t...
Well, it's been six months now, and I am still going strong. I've had no problems return after the stem cell treatments, and I believe in Aug., I was still receiving some improvement. I still have...
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My family and I have been skiing in Telluride since 1973, only missing a few years between then and now, but not many. I have enjoyed the expansion of the mountain, the addition of the gond...
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As the election draws nearer I would like to encourage all Ouray County Voters to educate themselves about the positive qualities of Steve Albritton. I believe in him and think he would mak...
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I have heard it said that it is hard to be a hero in your own home town. Among the very few who have risen above the tainted perceptions of familiarity is Wes Perrin. For over a decade, he ...
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Barbara Peterson, a 28 year Ouray resident, has recently received some very good news to celebrate – her breast cancer is in complete remission. Earlier this year, Barbara was shocked to fi...
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While attending a recent meeting of the Telluride-Montrose Regional Airport Authority (TMRAO), John Micetic advised that he and the Telluride Regional Airport Authority (TRAA), of which he ...
photos

DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)

MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)

BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)

GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)

HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)

PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)

TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)
