Editor: I am the mother of a 2-year-old girl and, because of the proposed uranium mill in Paradox Valley, I’m deeply concerned about her future and the future of her many little friends here in th...
Another Fine Wright Stuff Block Party Editor: Norwood’s Wright Stuff Community Foundation would like to thank the following organizations for helping us put on our third annual Community Block Party and Parking Lot Sale last Saturday ...
Elks Hosts Successful Wounded Warriors Visit Editor: August 12-15 the Telluride Elks Lodge was proud to host our first group of Wounded Warriors for a weekend of outdoor activity. We received funding for this project from the Elks Veterans S...
Top Chef a Huge Success Editor: Along with all of the board members of the One to One San Miguel Mentoring Program, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all of you who came together to make last week’s Top Chef C...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Dismantle the Joint Tourism Organization’ The recent Mountain Village survey findings of second homeowner attitudes toward the environment, climate change and affordable housing signal, more clearly than ever before, it is way past time T...
Mushroom Festival Thanks Editor: The Telluride Institute would like to thank the entire Telluride community for making this year’s Telluride Mushroom Festival “one of the best-ever,” as founder Dr. Emanuel Salzman c...
‘Frightening’ Hailstorm Topples Irreplaceable ‘Eagle Tree’ Editor: The beautiful ponderosa that leaned toward the east over the Uncompaghre River was felled by the wind during the intense hailstorm on Monday, Aug. 16, that hit a narrow swatch of land from...
‘Small, Working-Class’ Ophir Should Be Exempt SMPA Surcharge Editor: I recently read in your newspaper the statement from a San Miguel Power Association communications executive that the new 7.474 percent electric power line undergrounding surcharge was a “...
Editor: This is from Kathleen Erie, now officially the Democratic candidate for San Miguel County Clerk and Recorder. Today all I want to do is thank people. Firstly, I do want to thank Rube ...
Editor: Gus Jarvis wrote a series of Ridgway briefs (in The Watch , July 29). The one against issues 60, 61, and 101 contained several errors. Of course, we're all anxious to find out if a group ...
Editor: Over the years, many of us who love our native plants have observed an increasing number of people walking trails with handfuls of wildflowers they have just picked. I hope you will publi...
Editor: I recently read in your newspaper the statement from a San Miguel Power Association communications executive that the new 7.474 percent electric power line undergrounding surcharge was a “...
Editor: I would like to thank everyone who helped in the American Cancer Society’s Climb to Conquer Cancer event that took place on Aug.7. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with this e...
Editor: In talking with several citizens throughout the last two weeks, it seems the mud slides and delays on Norwood Hill are on everyone’s mind. Even though the rain is making everything green ...
AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
AP - The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday had smoke in the cockpit and was struggling to maintain altitude before the accident, Emirati investigators said Sunday.