What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Certain objects or collections of objects we encounter in life are valuable on their face, objective representations that stand on their own merits. Subjective value runs a little deeper and is less certain. If it is true that beauty is found in the eye of the beholder, why do we so casually dismiss others’ understandings of how the world operates? It would seem that we are left with many free will choices that have the capacity to either build up or tear down whatever is before us and in us. P...
Girls swimming and diving crowned its Class 3A and 4A State champions last weekend and all four classes of boys wrestling, along with the lone classification of girls wrestling, will do the same this weekend. Basketball will see its regular season come to a close, setting the State for the postseason to begin next week. Fort Morgan's Courtney Smith helped Greeley West to a 14th place finish in Class 4A, as the junior placed fifth in the 200 free and seventh in the 100 back. She was also a...
Nearly 160 years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, his place in history as “The Great Emancipator” of black slaves is firmly established. Nevertheless, a defense of Lincoln is a required response to the fallacy-ridden 1619 Project in which the New York Times seeks to rewrite American history through a racist lens. In 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project, Peter W. Wood performs documented research that 1619 neglected by citing no sources and providing no foo...
Feral rye, along with other annual grasses are troublesome pests for wheat producers. Rye, along with jointed goatgrass and cheat grass, cost Colorado Wheat producers’ money annually in terms of reduced yield and increased dockage. However, a newer wheat production system termed CoAXium Wheat Production System is an option for wheat producers who have annual grassy weeds. The CoAXium wheat Production System is a herbicide tolerance technology based on a non-gmo AXigen wheat trait. The technology was developed at Colorado State University and i...
As near as I can tell, my forefathers raised cattle in Hawaii, Florida or some other very warm climate. That is the only possible explanation I can come up with for a problem I now have. As many of you know, the cow business tends to become a family legacy. Grandpa did it then passed them on to father who, continued to raise them, son followed in their footsteps, etc., etc. In some cases, such as ours, the cowherd passed through many generations. Thus my problem. Sue and I “inherited” if you...
In these days of excesses — emotions, attitudes, irritations — each person must decide what their line in the sand delineates. Without the openness of saying yes to saying no, to listen instead of talk and to favor compassion over invective, the church and modern society might well be relegated once again to the dark ages. Although the scriptural canon was mostly established over the course of several hundred years, it has since remained largely static, gospel as it were. Only when we say no...
State swimming and diving for girls happens this weekend, with Class 3A hitting the pool at the VMAC in Thornton on Friday for prelims. Diving has its turn on Saturday morning and swimming takes center stage in the afternoon with finals. Holyoke competed in the Patriot League championships in Fort Collins last Saturday and they brought home a third place finish in the team standings. Summer Martin turned in the top two times in the 500 freestyle and she also had the second best time in the 200...
Confidence in elections is paramount to our system of self-government. Those we elect have an obligation to work together to build security and transparency in those elections. Today, both parties are largely failing that test. After the 2020 election, President Trump’s falsehoods about a “stolen election” set the stage for him to agitate a crowd that gathered on Jan. 6 to “fight like hell” or “you’re not going to have a country anymore.” At least several hundred demonstrators took those word...
Here are the new and exciting selections for Plant Select this year. Every year Plant Select picks plants from their trial that are proven to withstand our extreme weather conditions. If you are ever interested in purchasing any of the selections, go to plantselect.org and there is a listing of both retail and wholesale growers. Get your requests in early especially with new introductions since supplies may be limited. HALF PINT® Pineleaf Penstemon Penstemon pinifolius ‘Compactum' is a plant that will provide green foliage in the winter if yo...
Today’s column deals with the fun-packed, exciting life of living on a ranch. Other ranchers reading this are at this moment thinking, “This is going to be a very short story.” Fact of the matter is, they are right. Busy? Yes. Free Time? None. Fun-packed and exciting? Not so much. Don’t get me wrong. We and most other of those folks who dedicate their lives to a cow’s welfare wouldn’t trade places with hardly anyone. Fun and exciting? Very little time for that. The lifestyle keeps us tired, o...
Religious art comes to us in many shapes, sizes, forms and media. Aside from the liturgical holidays of Christmas and Holy Week, one of the most often art-adapted scripture can be found in John 4:5-42. It is the familiar story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, a sacred writing that brings both the woman and Jesus into unlikely conversation with one another. It is often depicted in ways that place Jesus clearly in charge of the chance meeting. Various works underscore the power...
The regular season of the winter campaign is rapidly coming to a close and the performances just keep getting more impressive. The focus of this week's update is those outstanding outings. Last Saturday gave us a match-up of #1 vs #2 in Class 1A girls, as Briggsdale hosted Fleming. The top-ranked Falcons stamped themselves as favorites for the state title with a 58-36 win, that also gave them the North Central League title. The loss was the first for Fleming, who closes out the regular season...
Wheat stem sawfly is a native insect that feeds on grasses in Colorado. The insect was first identified by entomologists in Colorado around the late 1800s and primarily fed on range grasses. However, wheat stem sawfly emerged as a Colorado wheat pest in 2010 and damage from this insect has been expanding and increasing since. Today, this pest is estimated to cause $30 million in damage, according to Brad Erker, Executive Director of the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation. As a result, Colorado State University is focused on addressing cropping...
Over the years I have written about several jobs I once worked at, and usually got fired from, and businesses I once tried to operate. If the business involved livestock of any kind, is usually made money until I got bored. That left several dozen businesses I never tried to operate and wouldn’t have know how to, anyway. Just a few days ago I discovered a business that I would be good at it. The business that would not have ever interested me but I immediately knew I would be good at it. The b...
Highlights of this wintery time of year include fiery sunrises and sunsets. Each is unique with its own evocative beauty. Digital images that capture such moments can be difficult to distinguish morning sky from evening. Years from now when we are a mere afterthought of future generations, a cache of old thumb drives might be found in our attic that would lead researchers to conclude that whatever else could be said of our generations, they sure did enjoy their sunrises and sunsets. One could im...
Before you know it, the winter sports season will be in the books. State swimming for girls is just about three weeks off, with State wrestling hot on its heels. Basketball begins its final month of regular season this week, with postseason beginning late next month. La Junta began last week ranked 19th in 3A girls swimming, with Aurora Baiardi ranked fifth in the 50 yard freestyle, eighth in the 100 free and 13th in both 200 free and 500 free. La Junta is also 18th in the 200 yard medley and...
The holidays are over and winter finally arrived this season. Are you missing your roses about now? Looking ahead to the coming growing season, are you hoping the same thing I am hoping? That your roses make it through these harsh wind chills accompanied by windy dry days. If you were wise to give their roots water before these below freezing temperatures arrived, your roses are off to a good start. If you mulched with leaves or wood mulch, that too would mitigate the amount of damage to the root system. It all starts at the roots. Healthy root...
Governor Ricketts is an elected official who I have always thought does a good job — especially for agriculture — and someone that I tend to support. With that said, he blew it earlier this month when he made some bold and inaccurate statements regarding Colorado’s water. The fact is, Colorado is in compliance with our South Platte Interstate Compact. Our compact says that we must deliver 120 cubic feet per second to Nebraska between April 1 and Oct. 15. We do that and we do our best to not send them more than is required because of our needs...
You can find one on just about any ranch, farm or horse place. They vary in color and age but otherwise there are striking similarities. Chances are you’ve got one, too. I’m talking about the ranch pickup. The old knock-around, drive anywhere, do anything all purpose vehicle. This is not the shiny, occasionally washed version that even gets put in the garage or the machinery shed. I’m taking about the one that usually sets outside near the shed or beside the hay stack. Actually, it’s probabl...
An important factor when coming to equilibrium in one’s faith is the need to recognize that we simply do not know all there is to know about the Divine. It’s easy to proclaim otherwise because people respond quite well when they are given the black or white choices we favor in life. No fence riding here. It’s either right or wrong with little left to the imagination, even when well-founded. In recent decades the literal Word and its myriad interpretations has become a standard bearer for many....
COVID has once again caused havoc with schedules, as a number of events were either postponed or altogether canceled. Still, there were plenty of important competitions throughout the eastern portion of the state. The Holyoke girls swim team turned in solid performances at both the Thompson Valley meet on Tuesday and in Fort Collins on Thursday. Their 200 medley team finished third in Fort Collins, posting a time that missed qualifying for State by only one second. They are in action this...
Almost three million acres of Colorado farmland employs no-till strategies and this acreage is expected to continue to increase. No-till farming has continued to gain momentum in the state due to a number of positive factors associated with this technique. Benefits of no-till include decreased soil erosion, increase soil moisture retention, decrease in fuel usage associated with tillage, decreased labor costs from not tilling, increased soil carbon and increased soil organic matter. Most of these benefits result in increases to farm income....
As we arrive in yet another year, it’s time for a few New Year resolutions. If you’ll indulge me, I have a suggestion for one of them this year. 2022 needs to have a little more happiness than the last two seem to have severely missed and I have tips to make it happier. On top of Covid issues, Colorado has been getting hit hard with record breaking fatal crashes. Each morning I receive a report that lists all of the fatal crashes in the state that happened the day before. There are days we receive up to five people who have lost their lives. Th...
I have lived my entire life near small towns. I’ve never had an address connected to a big town for very long. If the little town I lived near became a big one, or heaven forbid, began calling itself a city, I moved. The town I live near calls itself a city but I think they’re kind of teasing about that, with our one stop light and weekly newspaper. The truth is, I’m afraid of big towns. It’s the traffic that scares me the most. In fact, I’d rather get beaten by three guys with sticks than driv...
The origin of New Year’s resolutions is uncertain though many sources note their presence during the rise of Babylonia some four thousand years ago. They became ritualized and persist to this day in various forms. Most are common declarations to improve one’s health, usually by losing weight or adopting some sort of fitness regimen. Others encourage us to shed poor habits of behavior. But there is more to it than that. Resolutions reflect the heart and soul of who we imagine or desire our...
