Editor: The staff and board of directors at Gunnison Valley Mentors would like to say thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday, April 25, to participate in the 8th annual Legs, Kegs & Eggs …

As we head into summer here in Gunnison County, you’re going to be hearing a lot more about the current state of our roads and bridges. Before that conversation begins in earnest, I want to make …

Editor: Alex Kelloff has been part of the private ranchings and public lands for four generations. He and his family have lived, ran cattle, hunted, fished and worked with the local communities …

Editor: Colorado’s leaders are sounding the alarm about this year’s wildfire risk, but it’s important to remember that our state has a wide and wonderful variety of forests that need …

Editor: In Mark Hillman’s April 16, 2026 guest commentary in the Gunnison Times, he describes, in a rather partisan way, a summary of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Chiles v. Salazar.

Editor: The Board of Directors of Legacy Family Ministries announces the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Wendy Solheim, effective May 31, 2026.

Across Colorado, people are building something from the ground up. I’ve seen it my whole life. I grew up on a farm in Montrose County, and I’ve spent my career working in agriculture, water, …

When I led the Bureau of Land Management under President Biden, the hardest part of my job was reassembling the agency after the first Trump administration had scattered its headquarters from our nation’s capital. The move crippled the agency—as intended. 

Editor: Last night, I saw a news story about the president’s sons, who are making millions of dollars by investing in the war machine.

Editor: The Gunnison Valley is this very week losing Terry Vader's Gunnison Valley Vitamin and Health, a staple for health-conscious citizens since June 1, 1998, and boy will we miss her.

Editor: Let’s stop pretending we’re not heading toward a preventable problem.

Editor: While it's true first ladies are unelected, comparing their initiatives overlooks important context.  Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Laura Bush chose public advocacy, and that's commendable.  Melania Trump launched Be Best, focusing on children's well-being, online safety, and opioid awareness. 

Editor: The proposed Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act deserves careful scrutiny, particularly regarding its economic and land management implications.

Editor: Over the past two weeks there have been two letters that I would like to comment on. One was a long letter embellishing the SAVE Act. How it will improve voter accountability, etc. What the writer fails to point out is that the act is not only an act looking for a problem, but a not so subtle attempt to disenfranchise millions of voters. 

Editor: We can all probably think of an individual or group of people who irritates, frustrates or even infuriates us. We may spend time and energy contemplating and fuming about their misguided behavior or ideology and want to do something to change them.

Never before has it been more important to advocate for public lands. Never before has your voice for your public lands been needed like it is now. Never before has the threat to the United States Forest Service (USFS) been so real. 

Though change is long overdue, it’s difficult to find any hope for improvement in the recent proposal to reorganize the United States Forest Service (USFS). Since the early 2000s, the Agency has been stumbling through constrained budgets, the growing use of public lands, and increasing wildfire activity – constantly forcing the Agency to do more with less. 

Editor: The Resiliency Project is so happy to announce its next three micro awards.

Editor: From lush green pastures that adorn the valley floors to the high mountain peaks, we’re lucky to call western Colorado home. This year’s pitiful snowpack and early runoff is likely to create a widespread destructive drought that will crush hay and wildflower yields alike. We’ll be incredibly lucky if our communities avoid devastating wildfires.

Editor: Seeing our democratic republic backslide toward autocracy has driven me to protest. My list of driving forces includes: legal actions against political opponents; threats to nationalize voting processes; threats against universities, media networks, law firms to bring them under Trump’s control; appointed officials who fail to act as independent entities; suppression of dissent; deployment and threats of deployment of armed forces against Americans who exercise their Constitutional rights.