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Viewpoint: Good Lord Willing, I Mean to Keep This Promise

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Viewpoint: Good Lord Willing, I Mean to Keep This Promise

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

I can’t remember how many years it had been since I talked to Keith Deines. Keith’s family farmed about 2.5 miles from where we farmed while growing up in western Kansas. We went to the same country school and, between the two of us, we made up half of our class.

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Viewpoint: Covid and You in November 22

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The recent ruling by Judge Ralph Porzio, Staten Island, cited President Joe Biden’s recent declaration that the pandemic was over and a decision by New York Governor Kathy Hochul not to renew the state’s COVID19 emergency, in a declaration that found New York City’s COVID vaccination mandate for...

Viewpoint: What Should My Water and Sewer Cost

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Viewpoint: What Should My Water and Sewer Cost

Terry Kraus

Thursday, October 27, 2022

It’s hard to figure out what a gallon of water should cost each of us when we turn on the tap. There is some data available on a per-state basis, as to the amount of the average water and sewer bills.

Viewpoint: Comments on Candidate Coverage

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The final segment of the interviews with Pueblo County political candidates is in this week’s paper, featuring the County Coroner candidates. Next week we hope to have an interview with one or both of the candidates for the U.S. House candidates, incumbent Lauren Boebert and opponent Adam Frisch.

Viewpoint: It’s Not Easy Changing Your Cell Phone Provider

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

My wife, Lori, made the jump first. She changed cell phone companies. We were using a very small cell phone company and, quite frankly, there are a whole lot of places we have gone where we had little or no cell access.

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Viewpoint: Yes, We’ve Had an Events Calendar for Over a Year

News Staff

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

On p. 7 of this newspaper is a complete list of every comment in the last few months about the newspaper, taken directly from the people who wrote them. Below is an example of some responses with the heading, as they were written. There is a common thread.

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Viewpoint: Seventy Years Down, How Many to go?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Next Wednesday I will turn 70 years old. According to CoolConversion, if you live to the age of 70, in all likelihood, you have 14 years and three more months to go. I figure that is pretty good because according to the same publication, if I had been born in Colorado yesterday, I would live 79.

Viewpoint: Anna’s Mission to Impact Domestic Violence, Local

News Staff

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Since 2019, ladies from the Methodist Church in Rye, after a weekend retreat, have walked through the necessary paperwork, organization and training to begin Anna’s Mission, which they launched earlier this week (See story on page 5) Their mission statement is, “those who suffer from Domestic...

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Viewpoint: Why is Gasoline so Expensive?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Between Wednesday and Sunday of last week, Lori and I had the opportunity to drive thru a number of Colorado communities. Gasoline prices varied from $3.29/gallon to $4.19/gallon. In the Montrose community, gasoline varied from $3.39/gallon to $4.05/gallon.

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Viewpoint: How Likely is it to Get Killed by a Bear at Yellowstone National Park?

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Each night, with a quick trip through Google News, I can find a new story about a tourist (who was able to pass a driving test) getting injured, rammed, gored or, occasionally, killed by an animal in a National Park. The common denominator, besides the animal, is usually ‘selfie’.

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