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Birthdays

September 10

• Mike Jacobs
• Polly Gyurman
• Ty Lin Williams
• Jocelyn Anderson

September 11

• Jayme Berggren
• Zelpha Deines
• Hunter Pryor
• Blake Koeller
• Barb Gitchel
• Abenie Adams

September 12

• Suzette Koch
• Canyon Brown
• Seth Simpkin
• Leisha Peck
• Nicolle Lenox
• Kayla McLoud
• Harold McKnight* In Memory
• Cade Morrow
• Tim Green
• Larson Greenfield

September 13

One of our most popular features for nearly 18 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.

Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.

Public discourse is so polarized today that Americans can’t even agree on certain obvious facts for fear that they may discredit “us” or lend credibility to “them.”

Intellectual honesty is indispensable to self-government.  If we are honest with ourselves, we can determine what is true or factual.  However, that discernment is complicated by agenda-driven journalism that presents facts or allegations selectively and without context.

Let’s consider some obvious facts: (See documentation for these facts here.)

This week at Lamar Theatre

“Fair weather” takes on a welcome meaning in Kiowa County through Sunday as temperatures remain pleasant, with just a hint of fall in the air.

Breakfast

September 10: pancake on a stick, apple juice, V-8, milk, fruit

September 11: eggs, toast, orange juice, V-8, fruit

September 12: hash browns, toast, grape juice, V-8, milk, fruit

September 13: French toast, apple juice, V-8, milk, fruit

Lunch

September 10: chicken tortilla baked, pineapple, milk, fruit and salad bar

September 11: lasagna, salad, garlic bread, grapes, milk, fruit and salad bar

Drought conditions continued to improve across a large part of Baca County, and portions of Prowers, eastern Las Animas and the southeast corner of Bent County.

It was a different story for western Montrose and most of Ouray counties, where conditions continued to deteriorate. In both cases, exceptional drought – the worst category – overtook extreme conditions that had been in place for months.

Dear Dietitian

I have been using sea salt for most of my cooking. It’s more natural than table salt, and I feel that it is a healthier alternative. But my husband challenges me on this point. What do you think? --Suzanne

Dear Suzanne