http://www.montevistajournal.com http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=75&story_id=1276 Let’s have a show of hands. How many of you out there are glad the incessant Olympics coverage has been replaced by heavy emphasis on the Democratic National Convention? I didn’t think so. Does anyone want the same coverage of the GOP gathering? Please remember, Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:45:38 -0500 http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=75&story_id=1233 I recently returned to the San Luis Valley after an 11-day sabbatical in Illinois, and the trip only magnified the differences between life in rural Colorado and life in cities with more people than livestock. Visiting Chicago for the annual Lollapalooza music festival and Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:29:39 -0500 http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=75&story_id=1229 As our nation’s young athletes prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, I am full of admiration for each of them. I can only imagine the tremendous challenges, pain and setbacks they have endured to get where they are today. Each is testament to Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:26:40 -0500