As a science educator and resident living near Cortez, I am thrilled and relieved to see that 11 Republican Congressmen have co-sponsored the historic Gibson resolution on climate change. Climate…
I am writing in response to, “Montezuma County irked by BLM map,” (Journal, Sept. 29). We’ve all come to know and love the public lands here in our backyard in…
WASHINGTON – The most fateful, unanswered question of the 2016 campaign: Is this a populist moment in America? It certainly sounds like one. The “establishment” is so universally despised that…
On Nov. 3, the voters of Montezuma County will be asked to vote on Ballot Initiative 5A, which is a four-cents-on-every-$10 limited sales tax increase on non-exempt purchases (which includes,…
Montezuma County’s Board of County Commissioners just rejected the chance to help guide development of oil and gas resources on federal government lands in the county. They claim the oil…
What an inspiring story (“Team gives opponent a TD to remember,” Journal, Sept. 18.) This illustrates exactly what high school sport events should be. There is more to life than…
WASHINGTON – And now comes the life-expectancy gap. It may change the national conversation over Social Security and an aging society – for the worse. We all know that America…
Twitter and Facebook litter and waste our reason to extinction. Go ahead. Google it. Find out what you already know about climate change. We may as well be driving off…
WASHINGTON — Meanwhile, on the Democrats’ side: They are running a presidential campaign decrying wage stagnation, income inequality and widespread economic malaise — as if they’ve not been in office…
I am writing to respond to an article in the Sept. 18 Cortez Journal entitled, “The true meaning of Christianity” by Fran Kruk. There comes a time in our lives…
The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panther Football Team would like to thank Blondies for their time and effort to host our team dinners. The support of Blondies and our community was…
I loved the story about Mama’s Deli (Journal, April 23.) Mae Prunty was my grandmother. My father, her son, had not seen her or knew where she was since he…
I attended Scott Tipton’s town hall meeting Aug. 18 hoping to get some honest answers to several questions I have about recent government actions or I should say lack of…
On a recent trip to Cortez, I read the story headlined “Are wolves coming back to Colorado?” (Journal, Sept. 9) and I almost vomited. The article featured Michael Soul’e a…
WASHINGTON – Amid all the new government programs and tax cuts that have been proposed by the various presidential candidates – or will be as the campaign unfolds – there…
According to a recent Cortez Journal article, 11.1 percent of Southwest Colorado citizens are still without health insurance even under the Affordable Care Act. Now imagine a health care payment…
Two weeks ago three assistant coaches “sort of” resigned from the Montezuma-Cortez High School football staff. A fourth secretly convinced the athletic director and administration to unjustifiably fire the most…
I am strongly opposed to the gas lease sale of parcel 7379 in Montezuma County. This 720-acre parcel is at the east end of Road Z, in sections 11 and…
WASHINGTON – Unless she’s indicted, Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination. That kind of sentence is rarely written about a major presidential candidate. But I don’t see a realistic…
A big thank you to the Tanner Family and to Keenan Ertel and his crew for another outstanding Pinto Bean Classic golf tournament. The fireworks this year were outstanding! I…
