WASHINGTON — Among the abundant ironies of this election cycle, there is this: We are now in the eighth year of the most liberal administration since Lyndon Johnson’s. The primary…
I followed the story in the Journal about the property owner on Madison Street and his problem with the City of Cortez over what the city termed as “junk,” in…
The 2016 legislative session ended this past week and, as of a couple of hours ago, I’m thankfully back in La Plata County. I’ve turned in the keys to the…
In a moment, we’ll get to the Zika virus. First, remember how scathing Republicans were about President Barack Obama’s handling of Ebola in the fall of 2014? They lambasted his…
We should tread lightly with national park naming rights and sponsorship
In the past two weeks, 103 8th grade students from Cortez Middle School traveled to Fort Collins. Accompanied and supervised by 15 adults, these students visited two college campuses and…
I read with amazement and growing irritation the letter written by Cheryl Bessett of Thornton, who accused our middle school students of terrible behavior when they visited Cabela’s on April…
I would prefer to ask these questions in person, but at the moment I am a full time caregiver to a person with acute health problems. Our commissioners are as…
Who is really funding U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez? His No. 1 donor is listed as Bancroft Investments. If you Google the company you will find very little except it…
WASHINGTON – American consumers aren’t what they used to be – and that helps explain the plodding economic recovery. It gets no respect despite creating 14 million jobs and lasting…
Sensational journalism is everywhere and now it appears in Montezuma County as well. The front page photo (Journal, April 26) of a man being arrested, gagged and forcibly removed from…
I am writing in response to Steve Sharp’s letter headlined “Sales tax not always charged correctly” (Journal, April 29.) I want to help clarify our local tax rate for Journal…
I read with much dismay the letter headlined “Cortez should apologize for its kids” (Journal, April 29.) I was one of the 15 sponsors on our annual trip to Colorado…
WASHINGTON — What lies behind Donald Trump’s nomination victory? Received wisdom among conservatives is that he, the outsider, sensed, marshaled and came to represent a massive revolt of the Republican…
In the past two weeks, 103 8th grade students from the Cortez Middle School traveled to Fort Collins. Accompanied and supervised by 15 adults, these students visited two college campuses…
I’m a relative new comer to Montezuma County. I moved here in ’96. Since then I have taken advantage of many of the outdoor opportunities the area affords me: hunting,…
For people who don’t know, here is the sales tax rate for Cortez: 2.9 percent state, 4.05 percent city of Cortez, and 0.04 percent for the hospital district. If you…
WASHINGTON — Foreign policy does not determine American elections. Indeed, of all Western countries, we are the least interested in the subject. The reason is simple: We haven’t had to…
A group of students from Cortez Middle School was on a field trip on April 22 and they ended up with a stop at the Cabela’s store, in Thornton, Colo.…
It’s been a great time for public lands and conservation. The Senate passed a bipartisan Energy bill (by a vote of 85-12), a major accomplishment in these divided political times.…
