commentary
Miami’s action in cutting Ochocinco should be the blueprint for how every NFL team should handle a player with domestic violence issues.
The towns of the Great Basin are either withering or holding steady in the 1950s.
One minor league umpire and the Colorado Rockies ownership need to learn to take a little criticism in stride instead of completely going overboard.
With the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the world is coming to us! How cool is that? Grab a copy of next week’s Watch, study the program, find yourself a great vantage point from where you can watch th...
Every four years, American network television totally destroys the joy of watching the Games, with exhibitions of poor sportsmanship and loudmouthed flag-waving jingoism that has to be seen and hea...
Now that Michael Phelps is retiring, with all his Olympic medals, the author has a business proposition for him.
So why am I running for Commissioner? Well, for starters, San Miguel County made me a millionaire.’ Or at least taxes him like one.
My 16-year-old cousin was in the theatre in Aurora the night our country’s most recent nightmare came to life, and witnessed firsthand the senseless hate and violence unleashed on the innocent and ...
Olympic patriotism runs deep in a boy’s Cold War mindset.
As in any competition, the Olympics will produce drama. NBC doesn’t need to produce more of it.
Ouray County Commissioner Heidi Albritton announced today (July 31) that she is resigning effective August 14.
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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)

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