http://www.alamosanews.com Opinion RSS Feed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:06 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15999 Get involved, take responsibility for your schools I am getting complaints from parents about the schools. According to what I hear, there are bullies on the playground, children not being properly taught, and complaints about decisions made by the administration. My consistent answer has Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:26 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15998 Lockout at the Perlite Corral These days, most labor conflicts take place behind closed doors or sometimes as initiatives on general election ballots. Last week, however, business representatives from eight states, including Colorado, traveled to Washington to let congressmen know that they are Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:02:12 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15986 Dear Readers, Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...... Ouch! What am I doing? Where am I, anyway? Oh, I'm sorry. I seem to have nodded off just as I was about to write this letter to you. I woke up with a jerk (no, not with Rush Limbaugh), Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:25:29 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15978 'Sticking' with Freckles If it weren't for the fact that her eye and ear looked infected, I wouldn't have taken Freckles to the doctor last week. She had also been having a few other problems that I mentioned to Dr. Enderle when I brought Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:50 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15966 Looking for beauty Sorting through one of my notebooks recently, I came across a photo of myself with my favorite professor from college. We are both looking accomplished, me in my graduation robes, and him in his professorial garb. He taught incredibly depressing Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:15:19 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15931 School days, school days, good old golden rule days Now that the BEST schools are a reality the Alamosa Board of Education, with recommendations by the school district administrators, is going to have some difficult decisions to make. The most difficult challenge facing Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:11:25 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15925 No cruise to Haiti When March rolls around, I dread the month that typically brings the most snow to Colorado. Perhaps it is time for a tropical holiday. The Dominican Republic on the east side of the island of Hispaniola is running big ads, Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:07:34 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15908 Many local business owners echoed our feelings over the past few weeks when we initiated a campaign for Community Unity in Alamosa. Without the support of area residents over the past two years or more, many businesses may have failed. That need for local patronage Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:40:44 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15902 One day's worth of junk e-mail The new junk mail appears to be via e-mail. It seems to be even more prolific than paper junk mail ever was because it is easier (and of course cheaper-free) to send, and millions of copies can Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:31 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15899 Lucille Reese, 88 COLORADO SPRINGS - Lucille Reese, 88, passed away peacefully on Thur., Feb. 25, 2010 at the Sunrise at University Assisted Living Facility in Colorado Springs. Lucille was born on June 16, 1921 to Phillip and Elsie Schaefer in Pekin, Ill. the Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:39:06 -0600