letters to the editor
The Telluride School District Ski P.E. Program would like to send a huge thanks to Jumpin' Jan and KOTO for their generous donation to our program.
It is with relief joy and elation that I write to you about the status of the Spring Creek Basin mustangs.
Recent decisions by the city of Montrose may bode well for the future.
As others have noted “maintaining proper balance” is key….too much of one thing could foreclose out other economic development opportunity.
We live in a time when voter's rights are subject to approval of elitists who know what's better for us than we know for ourselves.
The Telluride Medical Center would like to express sincere gratitude for the health care providers who made our 2012 Annual Health Fair last month both possible and successful.
I wish to say thank you to all of the Ouray County voters who voted in the 2012 election.
Voters owe a lot of gratitude to all the elections judges and all the staff in the County Clerk's office in all Colorado counties.
President Obama said that voting for him was a good revenge.
After my recent loss, in a bid to become San Miguel County Commissioner, several people have approached to console me. There is no need to do that. While I did not achieve my goal, the campaign has...
As the former president of the Telluride Education Foundation, I'm proud to see the level of collaboration occurring through WE R-1, an organization including Parent Teacher Student Organization, T...
Seventy-four 3rd graders from Telluride Elementary School recently participated in an overnight field trip to Mesa Verde and the Anasazi Heritage Center to kick off our unit on the Ancestral Pueblo...
While recently at the Wilkinson Public Library, I noticed with alarm that the classical CD section had shrunk by about 50 percent, I estimated.
I wanted to share with your readers what kind of a man our Sheriff Bill Masters is.
An intelligent citizenry of a great county deserves an intelligent, proven commissioner.
I praise the people, the electorate, of San Miguel county for their wise choice of Art Goodtimes, as their commissioner last term.
I am an Independent woman running to represent the people of Colorado’s third congressional district. I have owned a small business for seven years, and have seen an increasingly difficult economy...
Sometimes, in the course of a political campaign, we forget what really matters. We focus so much on our differences that we ignore what we have in common.
Energy Bully carries out his promised vendetta...
If elected, I will strive to balance the budget by stimulating our economy, which will increase revenues, and by working with County employees to reduce expenditures wherever it is feasible.
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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)
