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March 10, 2022

Boxers bring hope to Ukraine struggle

It’s not often that we see an athlete at the top of their game walk away from a multi-million dollar payday to go home and fight for their country. However, that is exactly what world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk did after Russia invaded Ukraine last month.

March 3, 2022

Stand up for public areas

Eighty-year-old Roger Hill used to go fishing on the Arkansas River in Colorado. Sometimes, he had to duck baseball-size rocks thrown at him by landowners who insisted he was trespassing. When he got back to his car, Hill sometimes found notes threatening him with arrest if he returned. Worse, a fellow fisherman was shot at by a landowner, who got 30 days in jail for the attack.

February 24, 2022

Spring is coming too soon

Ah, what a beautiful day! The air has that magical quality it sometimes gets in spring, a caressing softness on the skin. The buds on the plum trees are swelling, and the robins have ascended to the tops of the trees, where they’re singing with abandon.

February 17, 2022

Imagine a great river, flowing free

Some environmental groups and water honchos have sponsored a “Rewilding of Glen Canyon” contest, with the winner getting $4,000 “and counting.” The contest’s goal is to reconnect the Colorado River above and below a dismantled dam, to restore the beauty of a glorious place now submerged by Lake Powell — just 26 percent full.

February 10, 2022

Family businesses survive tough times

We are only a couple of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America’s 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Rampant inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, and acute worker shortages continue.

February 3, 2022

When will Black history become part of American history?

It’s February — the month we celebrate the achievements and history of Black Americans. You can be sure we’ll hear about the brave souls that risked or even gave their lives to achieve rights guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence.

January 27, 2022

There is a good reason for sports, politics to intersect

Sporting events have been seen as virtually sacred by many. The roar of the crowd, the level of athleticism only few can achieve being expressed, the journeys taken by athletes and their teams, the fervid fan loyalty, and the countless traditions practiced add up to a unique sector of society.

January 20, 2022

Surprise group has outsized influence on public lands

This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep of Idaho’s and Wyoming’s Teton Range. Last fall it reached agreement after years of effort.

January 13, 2022

A new predator stalks the West

The grizzly bear. The wolf. The cougar. These magnificent creatures, apex predators, how can we not admire them? People cross the world for the opportunity to see one in the wilds of Yellowstone or Alaska.

January 6, 2022

Consumerism vs. sustainability

With the holiday season winding to a close and the world moving forward into another new year, it may be the perfect time to reflect on our way of buying and using goods.