The myth of Atlantis, or, as experts on the Science Channel have proven, Thera and Crete in the Greek Isles, can teach us a thing or two about life, liberty, and pursuing happiness.
Recently while in Washington D.C., I advocated for rural housing and healthcare concerns and engaged in meaningful discussions with our U.S. Senators and Congress members.
“I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment, and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens.”
The word “ethos” has to do with the practices and values of an individual, a group, or a society. An “ethos” is the collective moral nature, guiding beliefs, expressions, and principles by which people choose to live. A national ethos often evolves over a period of generations as people learn from life, understand more, and, hopefully, improve their practice of the values discussed in our educational institutions and, ideally, places of worship...
Some words are just fine when they slap onto the virtual page. But then there are some that are wasted with autocorrect, and it happens when the writer isn't expecting such a thing.
What would happen if the current administration was really working to increase government efficiency?
I was telling a friend that it feels like I'm in an 1861 prairie schooner trying to navigate the Great Plains back in the day of you-there-can-anybody-see-the-trail.
On Jan. 31, the 30th anniversary of wolves getting reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, congressional representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and introduced their “Pet and Livestock Protection Act.”
In January 2022, Rocky Mountain PBS streamed the documentary, “EVA A-7063.” As I watched the film of the aged survivor of the Holocaust, I thought I want to be more like her. Even though from 1944 to 1945, she and her identical sister were among 3,000 subjected to Nazi doctor Mengele's horrific twin experiments, she advocated for forgiveness.
In 1947, the Utah-born writer and historian Bernard DeVoto summed up the West's attitude toward the federal government: "Get out and send us more money." Now, says the Utah writer and photographer Stepen Trimble, federal offices are being closed and staffers fired, but no additional money is coming. The federal presence is crucial to the region, Trimble says, and the economic crisis caused by the new administration might open the region's eyes to a necessary and beneficial partnership.
I’d like to share an update on a critical project that’s been keeping us busy – the Alamosa levee. This is a big project and it's going to take time, but I want to assure you that we're committed to doing everything we can to protect our community from flooding.
The First Regular Session of Colorado’s 75th General Assembly has officially passed the halfway point and I am happy to share some updates on my time under the gold dome this year.
Recently, Obama sent a post with the subject line: Hope. I am wondering if any Valley Courier reader is struggling with this issue. I do until I go ahead and write Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.
In August 1939, Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard sent a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt concerning the possible power of nuclear weapon development. They described the massive destructive power of a few pounds of purified Uranium in terms of one bomb destroying an entire port and the surrounding countryside.
Over the last couple of months, I have been visiting San Luis Valley middle/high schools, and having a blast. The purpose of the visits includes sharing the benefits of a college education, not just academics but student life on campus that creates lifelong friends and memories.
In our lives, it is inevitable that, at some point, we will encounter a bully. It is never easy to stand up to someone who is bigger, louder, and has more power. It is always a situation full of risk.
I had the honor and pleasure of teaming up, once again, with Dr. Martin Jones to judge projects in the Junior Environmental Division at the 76th annual San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair on Feb. 27 and 28.
The sudden closing by the Trump administration of the USAID (Agency for International Development) missions in over a hundred countries worldwide has sent shockwaves globally. Almost all of its approximately 10,000 employees stationed around the world have been summarily laid off.
OK. Here it is, March 1, and the wind has whipped up many gales these last few days. Can you imagine the hunkering down that the passengers in a Conestoga wagon did while drifting from the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, beyond the bison, and throughout the Valley's floor?
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). March is Women’s History month. So, it is a good time to reflect on the status of women.