I moved my family to the Dolores area in 2008 from Denver because I had heard what a wonderful school Dolores had. My son, Matthew Campbell, started that fall and…
I sent an email to the Montezuma County Commissioners to report the illegal dumping of tires in an arroyo next to my property. I didn’t hear a peep from them.…
Even though the stock market continues to set new record high after new record high, poverty is exploding all over America. It is being reported that 41 million people are…
There is still a serious problem of thievery at the Cortez Cemetery, despite locking the gates and not allowing people in to visit except for certain hours. We cannot keep…
On behalf of Tiffany Vigil Gallegos, we would like to personally thank you for your extraordinary efforts to make her fundraiser a success. The community’s love and support is overwhelming.…
The Cortez Recreation Center has been such a positive addition to our community. It influences families’ decisions to make this area their home. The center provides a healthy outlet for…
The Cortez Recreation Center has been an asset to the entire area since its opening many years ago. It hosts not only local residents but people visiting from out of…
Most all city residents now have their ballots in hand. One of the proposals is to extend and decrease the sales tax to fund the Cortez Recreation Center. The rec…
How naive I have been in my old age. I have begun writing to my congressmen via email rather than calling or writing to them through the U.S. mail the…
When I read about arming teachers to make schools safer, I find it wrong in so many ways. Just recently, a teacher that is teaching gun safety accidentally had a…
My 14-year-old daughter asked if her school is safe. That’s a tough question for parents. Colorado should lead the nation to reduce school and mass shootings. We need a nonpolitical…
I am writing in response to Neill Smith’s letter ( Tipton does represent all constituents, and it is a fact that he protected our water rights. With his wisdom and…
Pending conclusion to the Mueller investigation, why hasn’t the Republican Congress at least censured President Donald Trump for failing to enforce the Russian sanctions that he signed into law? As…
Words always feel so inadequate when I try to express what someone means to me. So, forgive this feeble attempt. I’m writing to the editor today about the life of…
Our congressmen spend four to five hours a day making phone calls and going to fundraisers to raise campaign money, according to Potter and Penniman in their book Nation on…
Are you truly pro-life? If you are, you will be out moving mountains to feed America’s children. You will be digging up your lawn and building greenhouses to provide nutritious…
I’m writing in response to the article (Journal, Feb. 23) about Ryan Zinke’s proposal to move more Interior Department administration to locations in the western states. As a citizen-owner of…
This letter is in response to Sandy Lauzon’s letter (Journal, Jan. 30). At the outset, it is important to note the destruction of the playground was unnecessary and tragic. Period.…
Over the last weekend in January, the Town of Rico and the Rico Trails Alliance hosted what we hope will become an annual event – the Rico Winter Carnival. Carnival…
Morally squalid, seedy, sordid and maimed: Our president is despicable, disgraceful, underhanded and contemptible. His words are shameful, unsavory, discreditable and sleazy. Clearly, Trump is corrupt, democratically impoverished, lacking in…
