September 13, 2019 at 3:04 pm
Rugged-individualism, an independent spirit, a strong work ethic, personal responsibility, and a commitment to our families and communities — these are the values that define conservatives across our great state. And these values are what I...
September 10, 2019 at 11:27 am
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. Speech developmentSince children learn speech from their parents, and more children are instead paying attention to smart phones and tablets, children are showi...
May 17, 2019 at 11:58 am
I hiked down off the mountain at 3:44 in the morning. It was the day after the summer solstice and there was already a thin line of light blue along the horizon. I moved quickly and carefully down the trail, guided by my headlamp and the do...
April 26, 2019 at 3:00 am
Small businesses in the Rocky Mountain region have new resources to help them commercialize technology, expand into new markets, grow their customer base and create jobs.Thanks to funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Mon...
April 06, 2019 at 9:50 am
A headline on the front page of the Friday edition of The Western News that should have read “inducted” instead made it to print with the word misspelled as “indicted.”Friday morning, I saw the mistake in the E-edition, and immediately corr...
February 22, 2019 at 9:04 am
You may wonder why there are no stories from our new reporter in this and following editions.As I’ve told others, it’s best to just be honest and open. In silence, rumors rule the day.The reason Rima Austin gave for leaving this past weeken...
February 08, 2019 at 8:35 am
By Kelly Butts-SpiritoEugenio Montale once wrote, “The most dangerous aspect of present-day life is the dissolution of the feeling of individual responsibility. Mass solitude has done away with any difference between the internal and the ex...
February 01, 2019 at 2:21 pm
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•In 2017 the IRS conducted 675,000 fewer audits as compared to seven years ago, which allowed a lapse of $8.3 billion in old debt taxes, accor...
January 25, 2019 at 3:00 am
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•In 2017 the IRS conducted 675,000 fewer audits as compared to seven years ago, which allowed a lapse of $8.3 billion in old debt taxes, accor...
January 22, 2019 at 10:15 am
There won’t ever be many editorials from me. I believe there is nothing more out of place in a newspaper than a journalist’s opinion. This is your newspaper — a part of your community and your heritage. I’m just a lucky guy who gets to writ...
