Local GOP schism offers microcosm of bigger picture ...

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Local GOP schism offers microcosm of bigger picture ... For a while now, there's been a schism within the Montrose County Republican Party. It's most visible form has been the public critique of a former party chairman of the current party chairman.  In today's Montrose Daily Press we explore the local, internal GOP discussion — which basically involves how one feels about the party chairman also running for a county commission seat in the primary — and how that local discussion reflects a larger state-level conversation going on within the Republican Party.  If you have some reading time this weekend, you can check out our story here:  A family divided — Local GOP schism offers microcosm of bigger picture. Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set

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Life on the Edge: Making big calls and managing risk in the outdoors On the slopes, the rocks, the rivers and ice faces, "safe" is relative. Making a wrong decision can mean certain death — and making all the right ones could still end in disaster. Read More Welcome to Montrose, the non-sanctuary — County and city embrace 'symbolic' immigration resolutions Following the lead of other communities around the state, Montrose — both county and city — declared this to be a "non-sanctuary" area this week, establishing a defensive stance in the face of the recent influx of immigrants to Colorado. It's not a stance that sits well with those working with the local migrant community.  Read More Of wilderness and ringtails The late winter sun bathes the crimson cliffs of Dominguez Canyon. Silence saturates the wilderness void between its cliff walls. Cotton ball clouds are few, drifting lazily through the sapphire sky.   Read More

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Montrose County passes 'non-sanctuary' resolution ...

Commissioners point to potential strain on resources ...

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Montrose County passes 'non-sanctuary' resolution ...  Citing the potential strain on resources caused by the influx of immigrants to the state, and following similar moves by other local governments in Colorado, Montrose County officials passed a resolution Wednesday declaring the county to be a "non-sanctuary county."  Roger Rash, chairman of the Montrose County Board of Commissioners, put it like this: "... we're going to take care of our citizens, first and foremost. And, it's about time that government does that, because our border is a sieve and those people are just flooding across it — with the help of our own government — and I find that absolutely despicable. We're not taking care of our veterans, we're not taking care of our own homeless people and we're allowing this, and I find that very despicable." You can read about Montrose's 'non-sanctuary' resolution here.  Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set

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Playing possum — Newgrass trio hits Montrose this Thursday The Cross-Eyed Possum performs Thursday, March 7, in downtown Montrose at the Healthy Rhythm Art Gallery. This award winning, nationally touring, and identical twin led newgrass/Americana band has performed festivals and events such as Pickin' in The Pines 2023 and the 40th Annual Huck Finn Jubilee and is currently celebrating its second studio album, "Out On My Own," which was released in July 2023. Read More Animated climbing documentary scales Dunn-Westbay Direct — "Body of a Line' screening in Paonia In "Body of a Line," an animated documentary, Madaleine Sorkin undertakes an intimate and creative journey to climb the most difficult rock climb above 13,500 feet in the world: the Dunn-Westbay Direct (5.14 a/b) on Longs Peak (Neniisoteyou'u) in Colorado. Captured entirely in real life, this film kaleidoscopes 4,320 frames of original artwork, music and poetry. It's a climbing film unlike anything you've seen before. Read More 2 seek GOP nod for District 1 commissioner seat Another contested commissioner race looms for Montrose County Republicans, with two men hopeful of advancing to the General Election for the District 1 seat. Scott Mijares, owner of Wild Horse Wine & Whiskey, hopes to be the GOP candidate for the seat being vacated by term-limited County Commissioner Keith Caddy. So too does Louis "Big Lou" Stark, a radio program director with professional experience in accounting and in establishing personal businesses. Read More

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