“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who…
My mini-mansion is on its new foundation! I have many good people to thank, including my mother, Juanita; my sister Theresa; and Elaine Quarles for a great place to put…
Thank you to all the Montezuma County folks who donated caps to our Help Deming Help Migrants campaign. In a little more than a week, we collected 202 caps! That’s…
Not sure how many community members are still stressed from last year’s fires? I know I am, and to watch the forest service conduct a prescribed burn again in the…
On Friday, June 14, I attended the monthly Empire Electric Association board meeting. In attendance were Eric Lindgren and Carolyn Dunmire, both candidates for the current board of director elections.…
Since our commissioners are looking for new revenue opportunities for the landfill (i.e.: telecom tower placement), and are already on board with the idea of funding a convention center on…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller made a public statement on May 29. In it, he outlined six facts discovered during the investigation into the president. 1) Russia significantly interfered with our…
Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin is to be applauded for his principled stand for America’s fundamental rights of due process, prohibition against unreasonable and invasive searches of home, and the…
The Approval Voting Party advocates the adoption of approval voting, a simple voting method that allows voters to choose any number of candidates for a given office. “Check all the…
I have followed Sen. Cory Gardner’s voting record carefully since President Donald Trump was elected. Sen. Gardner has never broken from the Republican Party. This includes the pushing in of…
I was glad to see that we will be able to vote for the children, teachers, county and country in November. I know there are a lot of anti-tax folks…
In my office, there’s a photo of a street light – a light bulb, really – strung over the intersection of Main and Market in Cortez under which trucks loaded…
Recently, Sen. Cory Gardner chaired an informative and substantive Senate hearing on the science of climate change. Four well-credentialed climate scientists testified, including Dr. Waleed Abdalati, director of the Cooperative…
Thank you to the Journal for covering the development of the food hub in Cortez (“ The food hub project just took a big step forward thanks to the acquisition…
“Trails plan aims to put Silverton on map for mountain biking” (May 13) – what were you thinking? Mountain biking and trail-building destroy wildlife habitat! Mountain biking is environmentally, socially…
The argument for single-payer health insurance is arithmetic – simple arithmetic. For-profit health insurance companies have to, you know, make a profit That means that part of your premium payments…
I would like to thank all of the volunteers that supported the American Red Cross’ Sound The Alarm smoke alarm installation event. We had a good group of local volunteers…
Did you know that a representative from the San Juan Citizens Alliance has been regularly attending Empire Electric Association board meetings? Coincidently, there are three board positions up for election…
So our county commissioners have now decided to join the NIMBYs in protesting the location of a legally engineered and permitted telecom tower, to provide essential services to first responders.…
Just a thought about the commissioners wanting to put the cell tower on county property: My guess is that it’s all about the money. As most people don’t realize, the…
