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Viewpoint: No Atheists in a Wildfire

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Viewpoint: No Atheists in a Wildfire

Terry Kraus

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

No one is sure where the aphorism ‘no atheists in a foxhole’ came from. Some attribute it to U.S. Military Chaplain William Thomas Cummings in a field sermon during the Battle of Bataan in 1942.

Viewpoint: I Just Have a Few Questions

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Viewpoint: I Just Have a Few Questions

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

I saw a Facebook post. It basically said that the writer couldn’t afford to be out of his house any longer. He had four pets and needed to go home.I am not portraying myself as an expert in any way, nor have I ever had much experience with fires of any kind.

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Go! Go Now!

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

I, along with a lot of other folks in this area, never knew how frightening three little words could be. For me, the phone rang on Friday, July 3. The voice on the other end of the line was a person I have known for a while and had many good conversations with, yet the voice was different.

Viewpoint: Please Hold Your Breath until the Fire is Over

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Viewpoint: Please Hold Your Breath until the Fire is Over

Terry Kraus

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

A friend of mine told me if an evacuation order came because of the Aspen Creek Fire he was planning on staying in his home. His home is properly mitigated. He has no trees on the property and nothing except some rather dry grass within 50 feet of his house.

Viewpoint: Passion at District 70

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Viewpoint: Passion at District 70

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

The interview with Ronda Rein (story on page 9) almost didn’t happen. I got turned around and got to the administration offices later than my appointment with her.

Viewpoint: The Days are Getting Shorter Again

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Viewpoint: The Days are Getting Shorter Again

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Thursday, when you pick up this newspaper, I want you to realize that the sun will set 36 seconds sooner than it did on Sunday, the longest day of the year. It’s all downhill from here till December 21st.I look forward to the longest day of the year and then mourn it when it is gone.

Viewpoint: I know how to have a lot of fun

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Viewpoint: I know how to have a lot of fun

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

After we got the paper out last week, I took a short trip to Kansas to see my next oldest brother, Steve. Steve and his wife Pam live in a house in Salina that Pam’s dad built them after they got married.

Viewpoint: Time Spent at Your Job

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Viewpoint: Time Spent at Your Job

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

One of the common themes echoed by the Colorado City Metro District and the Rye Fire Protection District is a shortage of employees.

Viewpoint: I’ve Never Venmo’d

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Viewpoint: I’ve Never Venmo’d

Terry Kraus

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

I’ve always tried to be nice to Lori’s family. June 2 was our 36th anniversary, and over those years we have spent a lot of time with her family. Last weekend was a good example. We were with up to 30 members of her family for some of Friday and Sunday and all of Saturday.

Viewpoint: Rye High Helps Student Thrive, Not Just Survive

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Viewpoint: Rye High Helps Student Thrive, Not Just Survive

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

I managed to find a chair almost straight away from the stage at the Rye High School graduation ceremony last Thursday night. I had the pleasure of sitting to the right of a mother, grandmother and older brother of one of the 60 graduates.

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