Simply put: Thank you. Thank you to all of the emergency managers and personnel, governmental agencies and private entities and their staffs, elected officials, volunteers and community members …
In February, 1990, Betty Lucero walked into my gallery in Albuquerque, N.M. She came in like a dust storm from Clovis, changed my displays, named my paintings and became my lifetime friend. Over the …
In August, we implored the Archuleta County commissioners take the time to carry out a transparent and thorough hiring process to find a professional, experienced county manager who can set a …
I flipped through the files of my mind for this week’s article. I needed the voice of my faith. I needed an answer. This voice comes, not from my mind, but from a different place — …
This issue begins a new chapter for us at of The SUN as we roll into Volume 118. That means another year of bringing our community news and entertainment is in the books — and what a 52 issues …
How could teaching business in a small town in Colorado possibly have life-or-death consequences to my pupils? That was not really a question I pondered as a first-year typing teacher. I was a …
My 30-year-old grandson, Spencer Whiteout, messaged me. “We need to talk.” His spirit was as heavy as mine and wanted to understand the severity that had overwhelmed our nation. His …
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) calls suicide one of most urgent mental health issues of our time, and each September is a time to draw additional awareness to the issue with Suicide …
The beginning of another school year is here and everyone is fitting into their places. Coaches are on the football field with their team of boys. Teachers have their rooms ready and their curriculum …
Last week left us feeling down, sad, angry, ashamed and wanting to hug and be with our loved ones. We’re sad and angry at the continued escalation of political violence in our country, and …
Football: It’s just a game. But, it’s our family’s game. We will spend the next five months talking football, watching football games on television and traveling to games, close and …
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that changed the world. Many who were old enough remember exactly where they were when they heard a plane had hit a World Trade Center tower. We distinctly …
When we finished high school football practice, my teammates and I would relax on the lawn before the next practice playing Risk — a board game based on chance and probability in order to take …
Closing time will come for all of us. I said to my youngest daughter, “Jeannie Seeley died yesterday.” My daughter said, “I’m sorry. Your friend was so young.” …
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” — Princess Diana. As our students and …
What do you do when life slings sudden, raw suffering into your lap? Elizabeth Elliot was a 20-something, slightly-over-two-years married woman living in a tropical jungle with her husband and four …
In the writers’ group, we were presented with five prompts to loosen our creative memory and write. “Take 15 minutes to jot down a story or experience. We’ll have fun reading …
On the way to the writers’ group, my daughter pointed to the east side of the road. “Mother, look.” Perched on a hill on U.S. 84 stood a wooden cross. Two pieces of wood nailed …
My Sweet Al and I have climbed our mountains and have bunions, blisters and banged-up knees to prove it. Lately, we have been climbing little hills. Our hearts are full with a fulfilled life, and …
We thought getting caught in United Airlines’ Aug. 6 ground stop and spending a sleepless night in the airport tracking down our luggage (which was somehow states away) would be our biggest headache of the week.
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