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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 3, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 3,1970 - Two men were seriously hurt in an accident at the Camp Bird Mine, about 5 p.m. Wednesday last week, when an ore slab of about zoo tons fell on them as they worked at the...
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Joy of purpose: Celebrating the difference-makers
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Joy of purpose: Celebrating the difference-makers
By Jeff Pryor Alexandra Mitchell 
December 3, 2020
When we were on a book tour in New Zealand, we came across a country inn marquee advertising the “Best Muscles in the World,” green-lipped ones. We pulled in. Mussels (not muscles), beer and a band -w...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 25, 2020
YEARS AGO November 26,1970 - Dear Editor: Once again its winter in our beautiful town. Winter means snow and snow apparently spells trouble or at least causes problems. I live at the corner of Third A...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 19, 2020
50 YEARS AGO November 19,1970 - The Ouray Police Department received a report from the Highlander Center Monday morning that a specially dedicated United States flag, displayed on the laundromat’s wal...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
50 YEARS AGO November 12, 1970 - Called “the most intensive ecological study of its kind ever undertaken,” last week the Department of the Interior announced a new phase in the Bureau of Reclamation’s...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 5, 2020
YEARS AGO November 5, 1970 - Letter to the Editor: Dear Joyce: I have complaints. You are costing me money! Recent copies of The Plaindealer that have reached us show conclusively that you are violati...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 29, 2020
YEARS AGO October 29,1970 - Advertisement: Easy on the dry hards. Certain things have special importance in a woman’s world. A certain blouse. Delicate. Treasured. Feminine, as she herself is feminine...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 22, 2020
50 YEARS AGO October 22, 1970 -The Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been plagued with numerous trespass and night-poaching complaints from ranchers and farmers down the valley, who are even worse pla...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
50 YEARS AGO October 15,197o - The spark of life breathed back into narrow gauge railroading in the Rocky Mountain West earlier this year is beginning to dim. Although no one is giving up hope, the ou...
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Opinion
Stock market gained more under Obama than Trump
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor: One of the leading issues in this election is the economy. Trump often brags that he has been responsible for the greatest economy in the history of our country. He often denigrates the e...
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Opinion
It’s time to let the Regional Service Authority tax expire
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor: We agree there are benefits to having medical providers in Ouray County. We also understand that the medical provider at Mountain Medical Center (MMC) is highly regarded by his patients, ...
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Opinion
Elections team takes jobs — and your votes — seriously
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor, We are part of the Ouray County bi-partisan elections team responsible for processing your ballots. We are well-trained, and are required to follow state regulations to make sure every el...
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We mean what we say
Opinion
We mean what we say
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2020
Yes, we mean it. We have a letters policy and we’re sticking to it. Even during election season. Especially during election season. There’s a reason for our policy - we want to be consistent and fair...
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No matter the quality offence, be good neighbors
Opinion
No matter the quality offence, be good neighbors
By Erin Stadelman 
September 30, 2020
There is an older country Western song with a very well-known line in it that advises, “Don’t fence me in.” I believe the point of the song is to convey a need to roam free and choose one’s own path. ...
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Opinion
Isolation not realistic
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: In a recent opinion piece, John Mitchell, the chairman of the Ouray County Republican Party, stated that, as his premise, "[t]hus, if people follow the first guideline about isolating whe...
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Opinion
Leadership valued
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: On behalf of our family, we want to express our sincerest appreciation for the steady and capable leadership Ridgway School District board, superintendent, administration, and faculty hav...
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Opinion
Thanks to skillful, swift rescuers
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: On Thursday, Sept. 3, a group of four "gal" friends and I embarked on a backcountry hike on an unmaintained, come-and-go pack trail. While returning, one of the gals (Jen) took a fall on ...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
5O YEARS AGO September 10, 1970 - The Uncompahgre River was as swift and at as high a flood stage as anyone can remember seeing it, as it tore down the valley Saturday night, ripping out a levee at Po...
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Opinion
Facts and their importance
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: According to the Oxford Dictionary, a fact is known or proved to be true. The truth about events as opposed to interpretation. Connie Wurst's letter to the editor, "Citizens have paid the...
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Opinion
Thankful for nourished minds, bodies
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor, Now that the kids are all back in school here in Ouray, I have had a moment to sit back and reflect on the happenings since everything shut down nearly six months ago in March. Yes, thing...
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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News
Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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News
County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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