50 YEARS AGO May 28,1970 - The ability to squeeze significantly more snow and rain out of mountain winter storm clouds in now an accepted fact. Work on seeding cumulus clouds is progressing well. Hail...

Dear Editor: One of the candidates for sheriff seems to have a wink and a nod, good-ole-boy attitude towards law abidance. Candidate Ted Wolfe has flaunted the county sign ordinance which plainly stat...

Dear Editor: I would like to thank three members of the Ouray City Council for stepping up and forgoing their salaries for the rest of their terms in office. The three are Mayor Greg Nelson, Mayor Pro...

Dear Editor: COVID-19 makes it hard for sheriff's candidates to have physical exposure to the community. Without that exposure, we have to depend on what we read or hear. Ted Wolfe has 36 yea rs of la...

Dear Editor: The resolution recently co-sponsored by Congressman Tipton to condemn China over the COVlD-19 outbreak (HR 907) is disgraceful and overtly xenophobic. The resolution states that China " ....

Dear Editor: I’ve been thinking about what a challenging time this is for all of us, how stress and close quarters can make us vulnerable to depression, anxiety and anger. Anyone can go bonkers with w...

Dear Editor: An article in the March 12 edition of the Plaindealer stated the county believes that Doug Seacat of Deeply Digital overstepped the limitations of the project it was hired to do, which is...

Dear Editor: As an So-year-old man I am always amazed at what younger folks consider necessities! Because of the COVID-19 virus people have been filling their shopping carts with toilet paper and bott...

This was supposed to be a column celebrating our oneyear anniversa ry owning the Plaindealer. A year ago, Mike and I sold the house we remodeled in Grand junction, I gave away my backyard flock of chi...

  We had two of our eight grandkids come and spend some time with us. We had some fun times and made some wonderful memories. Every morning came early and every evening ended quickly. Now we a re used...

Dear Editor: I am responding to your "Firing fallout" article regarding the Ouray Schools superintendent. A similar incident occurred some years ago in Moore County, North Carolina, where I reside mos...

Dear Editor: We are living through an unprecedented moment of crisis in our history. During this public health crisis, your county governments are on the front lines of the response to and recovery fr...

The joy of eating out after a long day, the fun of meeting friends for a drink or the convenience of buying a cup of coffee on the way to work have disappeared from our lives for a while. Gov. Jared P...

Dear Editor: So now our leaders are struggling to find a qualified candidate to fill the road boss job. Let’s pay a recruitment firm sci,ocio to do their job for them. Here is a thought: Let’s up the ...

Dear Editor: With our schools closed and families sheltering in place, we want to remind everyone that you can still participate in the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census is now available online and via you...

It’s been a dire news month, given the COVID-19 global pandemic on our doorstep, leading otherwise mostly sane people to doom surf the latest statistics at bedtime and sleep badly later on. In Ouray, ...

I’ve always been a dreamer, and I hope that never changes. Sixty-three years ago I was daydreaming in a first grade classroom in Ridgway while the teacher said blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Twelve yea...

We are living in extraordinary times. If you think that’s an overstatement, consider the last time you were unable to take a dip at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool or you couldn’t find an item at the groce...

Dear Editor: We would like to respond to two pieces in the most recent edition of the Plaindealer. First, the feelings expressed by Mr. Hellman in his letter to the editor are understandable, especial...

Recently I was fortunate enough to travel to New Zealand. I tell you this not to make you envious (you should be though, it’s an amazing country), but to of course bring to light new driving tips. Now...