The March 15 story in The Journal regarding keeping livestock in the town of Mancos really got me fired up! Most of the residents have lived here all their lives…
WASHINGTON — After dozens of contests featuring cliffhangers, buzzer-beaters and a ton of flagrant fouls, we’re down to the Final Four: Sanders, Clinton, Cruz and Trump. (If Kasich pulls a…
Recently, the Park County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the effort to transfer or sell public lands to the state of Colorado or local governments. Park County joins…
WASHINGTON – We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has – along with many other people. Visiting recently with The Washington Post editorial…
We’ve gotten to that time in the session when the Joint Budget Committee moves from budget discussions to drafting its bill proposing the state’s next annual budget. This year, the…
WASHINGTON – The split-screen told the story: on one side, images of the terror bombing in Brussels; on the other, Barack Obama doing the wave with Raul Castro at a…
The Journal’s March 8 story “Is Clean Power Plan out of reach?” brought up several real concerns we face when deciding how to best comply with the EPA’s administrative rule,…
In 2015, renewable energy sources (solar, wind and hydro) were up almost at 13.5 percent of the nation’s utility-scale electrical output. The U.S. Energy Information Agency had predicted renewals would…
Once again, the omniscient members of Congress have imposed Daylight Savings Time on the docile residents of nearly all of the United States. Almost everyone knows by now that Daylight…
WASHINGTON – In this bitter campaign, one area of agreement unites the major candidates: trade. Bernie Sanders brags that he’s opposed all recent trade agreements; Hillary Clinton now rejects the…
In my opinion, the possible best use of the old Montezuma-Cortez High School building would be for a Department of Homeland Security supported electro-magnetic pulse emergency center. There is a…
How many of you would be willing to pay to keep the recycle bins in Mancos and Dolores? We went over to drop off some cardboard and it was literally…
Karen Sheek is my choice for Cortez City Council. She is a courageous and thoughtful person who has shown that she is most interested in serving the people of Cortez.…
When is the Journal going to get up to speed with the rest of the world and allow public commenting on the Journal’s online articles? You have a tabbed section…
Our county commissioners want to take over miles and miles of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management roads in Montezuma County. But their appointed Planning and Zoning Commission says…
Recently I heard that the Montezuma County commissioners refused to a request for a $4,000 donation to the nonprofit Montezuma-Inspire Coalition, which includes 18 groups seeking to help under-served children…
We’ve just passed the halfway mark in the 120-day legislative session, which is always a milestone looked to by those working at the Capitol as a signal that the pace…
Wren We here in Montezuma County live in a truly amazing place. From the crown jewels of our region, Mesa Verde National Park and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument,…
Over a recent weekend, an employee at the Cortez Sanitation District, Phil, and the owner of Bravo! Cleaning and Restoration, Randon, assisted me through an unfortunate water damage incident; I…
I was disappointed to see the Feb. 26 Journal using the Forest Service draft plan for grazing in the Weminuche Wilderness to push the views of special interest activist groups.…
