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As I continue with the alphabet, I see some familiar families. Lawson Bowling was born on September 28, 1894. He worked in sawmills and even owned one until he became employed as the Montezuma...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
As I wander through the alphabet, I'll try to write about families that individuals my age and older have heard about. America J. Barber was born on Jan. 14, 1885. She was the wife of Hiram M....
DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
The first prime-time Republican presidential debate featured the top 10 candidates, according to polling, and they twisted some facts: 1. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said that "over 40 percent of...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
I'll continue working my way through the alphabet this week. Marguerite Alice Smouse (Allen) was born on March 18, 1910. She married George Ava Allen. She passed away on February 23, 1977 and was...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Mike Huckabee claimed that a single volcanic eruption "will contribute more than 100 years of human activity" toward global warming. This is far from accurate. Humans actually pump upward of 100...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
This week I'm going to write about families at the first of the alphabet. Webster "Web" Ahrens was born on Sept. 8, 1906. He left his family home and moved in with the Lloyd Doerfers in Western...
DATE: July 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Donald Trump distorts the facts in a recent op-ed in which he says Sen. John McCain has "abandoned our veterans" and "failed the state of Arizona and the country." Trump said McCain authored...
DATE: July 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
I'll enlarge upon the Halls families this week. Ralph Halls was born on Nov. 23, 1918, and was a son of David Halls and Emma Dean. He married Betty Zane Hatch in 1941. They had a daughter, Judy...
DATE: July 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Iran agrees that in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under no circumstances will Iran seek, develop or acquire nuclear weapons. Successful implementation of this...
DATE: July 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Ever wonder why Main Street in Mancos runs north and south while Main Street in Cortez runs east and west? It all started in the 1880s when the road coming from Durango came in on what is now...
DATE: July 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has drifted wide of the facts with his statements on Mexico. "The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country because they're smart,"...
DATE: July 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Oen Edgar Noland was born in Missouri on Sept. 25, 1852. He appeared in Saguache in 1873. Later, he freighted with an ox team from Alamosa to Durango. He spent some time in Parrott City (north of...
DATE: July 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
