I am a close friend of the Sutch family. I read in total disgust that your reporter and editor decided to make this young woman’s death top-page news (Journal, Dec.…
The letter in the Nov. 21 Journal was somewhat misleading: Some Alaskans might benefit from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but certainly not all would agree that it…
du1-i-syn The Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado is extremely concerned about tax proposals being considered by Congress because of the likelihood they will hurt charitable giving and threaten the quality…
du1-i-syn Scott Tipton has been an elected representative at the state or federal level since 2008. During this time, there have been approximately 300,000 gun deaths in our country. Scott…
du1-i-syn Is this what you call liberal logic? Blame everyone but the low-life murdering scum that committed the crime. Blame the politicians, blame the guns but not the person that…
Thank you for electing me to fill a seat on the Dolores RE-4A School District Board of Education. It is a privilege to work on behalf of students and teachers.…
On Dec. 31, the Veterans Choice Program is due to expire if not renewed. The program allows vets to see local doctors instead of traveling long distances to Veterans Administration…
I did not vote for Proposition 3A to increase the mill levy to fund improvements within the Mancos School District. I’m not opposed to students receiving a good education, but…
Some people have expressed the desire to see improvement in the quality of the teaching before they will give teachers a better pay. What happens when teachers find they can…
The single biggest reason to support the opening of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development is that it is widely supported by the people of Alaska,…
Since Scott Tipton has been in office at the state and federal level, there have been literally hundreds of thousands of gun deaths. He has not only done nothing to…
Climate change is totally missing from Congressman Tipton’s column on forest health and wildfires, “The truth about forest health,” (Journal, Sept. 22). Warming temperatures (predicted for decades) dry out vegetation…
There aren’t enough words to thank the communities of Mancos and beyond for the outpouring of love and support this last year as Margie Russell battled melanoma. She was able…
When discussing the Montezuma-Cortez School District mill levy ballot initiative, I have heard many people comment that the bus routes could be consolidated in an effort to save money. Attracting…
du1-i-syn I was encouraged when U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in support of Canyons of the Ancients National…
du1-i-syn U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner professes to be a supporter of public land because the majority of Coloradans value and support protecting public land. Colorado’s majestic mountains and canyons attract…
According to the Aug. 22 Journal, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)test scores for District RE 1 were announced: For elementary school, 23 percent of…
In my opinion, Ballot Proposition 3B is poorly worded. Our teachers should be better paid. Too many of our good teachers have left Cortez for better-paying jobs in other districts…
Rep. Scott Tipton claims that he supports public lands. He brags of his role in creating Chimney Rock National Monument through the “appropriate” use of the 1906 Antiquities Act. However,…
Given the past several weeks of inaction by the Dolores trustees, acting town manager and town attorney, the time has come to bring to light the numerous issues that are…
