My father, Jack, passed away at my home on July 24 after being ill for over six months. Hospice and Visiting Angels were helping to care for him during this…
Commander Marvin Hermanns took a vote of active American Legion members and the result was to keep the parade on Montezuma Avenue. He said there is a “group of six…
The Cortez Retail Enhancement Association interviews visitors and publishes the results in this newspaper. While I think it is a good idea to connect with visitors, I am disappointed in…
SYDNEY – Soon after arriving here, I stopped at an ATM; I needed some dollars, and all I had were dollars. OK, weak joke. What I needed were Australian dollars…
Did you watch the Cortez/Montezuma County High School Varsity Football game Friday evening to see if what the assistant coaches desired to implement would show respectably when the team met…
If someone offers to set you up a Go Fund Me account, it may be a scam for that person to collect the money for themselves. This happened to two…
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…
I was with a friend a few months back. He was looking to get a hunting permit early. We couldn’t help but stop and laugh at the anti-Democrat propaganda that…
A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy, symbolized by a tumbling stock…
Serving my country set my life on a new course. It gave me an inner satisfaction that I did my part, I served. One of many who gave, one of…
WASHINGTON – On Sept. 5, 2014, Russian agents crossed into Estonia and kidnapped an Estonian security official. Last week, after a closed trial, Russia sentenced him to 15 years. The…
Several years ago when the American Legion failed to obtain a permit in time for the Veterans Day parade, the parade moved from Main Street to Montezuma. I wrote to…
On Aug. 20, the city of Cortez decided it was too embarrassed by us veterans to allow next year’s Veterans Day parade down Main Street. Instead we will be relegated…
WASHINGTON – Are we ready for the “Internet of Things”? Probably not. The phrase – coined in 1999 by researcher Kevin Ashton while working for Procter & Gamble – refers…
Why are gas prices going up in Cortez? NBC News announced on Aug. 20 that gas prices nationwide are falling, with many cities selling gas below $2 per gallon. Come…
In an Aug. 18 story, the Journal reported, “BLM field manager…explained that the act of leasing does not authorize any development or use of the surface of lease lands, without…
When I first saw the horrible accident that put millions of gallons of poison in the Animas river my heart went out for all the rafting companies that need to…
WASHINGTON – Speaking on the subject of immigration in the Republican debate on Aug. 6, Donald Trump said, “This was not a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I…
Congratulations to the Montezuma County fair board. I have been involved in the county fair for 25 years as a parent, teacher and now grandparent. The fair this year was…
Congratulations to the city of Cortez in taking a small step toward reducing blight. I anticipate that the process of reducing blight will have financial and political hurdles and thus…
