letters to the editor
The Ouray cross country coaching staff says, "Thanks!" to the Ridgway State Park.
This could be the beginning of a local process of reconciliation.
How many more “no bikes” signs will it take for mountain bikers to stop riding on the Sneffels Highline Trail?
Everyone at Telluride Adaptive Sports Program would like to thank our loyal and generous supporters who came out to support TASP at the 14th Annual Bob Miller Memorial Golf Classic.
Editor, In the quest to serve as your San Miguel County Commissioner, people often ask me to speak about myself. It has, however, always seemed better to let my actions speak for me. Here are a few...
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On behalf of the Wilkinson Public Library I would like to thank the Town of Telluride, the Telluride Institute Watershed Education Project, the Telluride Teachers and the library staff for ...
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Thank you Telluride Association of Realtors for your generous support in making a house our Telluride home.
I am so grateful and blessed and have a list of amazing individuals and organiz...
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When driving north from Ouray, you may have noticed the new Weehawken Children’s Garden emerging across the parking lot from the Weehawken Ouray facility.
The development of this proper...
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I recently wrote a letter the editor criticizing J. Paul Brown for voting against a bill to protect the homeless youth of Colorado, a vote he defended by saying “politicians keep expanding...
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I don’t read your rag much. So I initially got quite a kick out of Rob Schultheis’ Sept. 13 Dispatch on page 4 where he engaged in free associations of Republicans with all manner of dispa...
Editor: As I read Richard Wojciechowski’s letter denigrating County Commissioner Lynn Padgett in last week’s Watch, I’m reminded of the old adage, “No good deed goes unpunished.” I’ve known Lynn P...
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EcoAction Partners partnered to host a breakfast roundtable discussion on August 27 to discuss the potential of collaborating to support the green building industry in the San Miguel / Our...
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I am sorry to leave you all behind, but I am leaving October 9 with Magan in our camper to drive to California where I will live with Betsy, John and Maria McKinney in San Rafael.
It became...
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While it has been demonstrated beyond any doubt that the news media as a whole is comprised of left wingers, The Watch is leaning far enough over to capsize shortly. One has to wonder how ...
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I wish to comment on the recent Letter to the Editor from Susan Watson regarding a column written by your excellent reporter and columnist Peter Shelton. Susan Watson is on the Republican ...
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Last week I heard State Representative Don Coram speak following the League of Woman Voters' showing of the movie, Patriocracy, a movie about how divided and divisive our government and cou...
We live in such a generous and caring community! I am writing to give a big thank you to the Telluride Education Foundation. The amazing work of their dedicated volunteers allows us teachers to reg...
Peter Shelton’s article in your August 9-15 edition (“A Modest Proposal for Michael Phelps”) is for me a clear example of what a joke medical marijuana is.
If you lived here during any of the 70s or before, please join us for a blast from the past. Some of you might remember our 20- or 30-year reunions for the 70s era Telluride Community.
On December 29, 1987, a private turbine airplane approached the Telluride Regional Airport runway and crashed at dusk. Six were injured, two seriously. I mention this episode because of my direct m...
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
