• SPRINGFIELD — Baca County officials are pushing back after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently listed the county as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” in a federal report aimed at identifying localities perceived to be limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The designation, released as part of a broader DHS policy under Executive Order 14287,…


  • While living in Southwest Oklahoma, we came across a story that never let go of me. We read the available books to our kids and shared with them this remarkable story and now it is time to share what I have compiled with you. Two boys. Ages 9 and 6. Riding alone from Oklahoma to…


  • Sallie Clark Appointed as State Director, Colorado Rural Development Sallie Clark serves as the State Director for Rural Development in Colorado. Most recently, Sallie served as the Senior Advisor for Government & Military Engagement in the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs at the City of Colorado Springs, overseeing public policy, military engagement and the Sister…


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  •     As we come upon the Thanksgiving holiday, and as with everything in the society we are livin’ in, I can hear the distant rumble of controversy. Now I’m not wantin’ to get in the middle of this controversy.  It’s your choice whether you celebrate or not. I will say, we here at Three Feathers choose to…


  • In German, a Tannenbaum is a fir tree that is decorated every Christmas season to help celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah to the Jews and Gentiles.   It is also the title of a song translated into English:  “O Christmas tree”.  It was published in 1824 by Ernst Anschutz.  He was…


  •      The pacing of bulbs depends largely on the effect you are trying to achieve. The most effective planting technique is to plant most bulbs in clumps rather than in individual lines. Space bulbs according to color with the softer colors in the front and the more vibrant in the background. Group bulbs according to height…


  • Autumn was in the air. A steady northerly breeze could be felt by those who ventured outdoors. Beauty was everywhere to be seen. The trees were arrayed with the many colors of the season: red, yellow, gold and orange. There was one little boy who loved to be out and about that time of year;…