We would like to thank Sheriff Dennis Spruell and his department for a job well done. Sheriff Spruell responded to the voters in the Montezuma County when he stood strong…
Where can we go to buy big, sweet, juicy, and tasty peaches? Every fall we buy them from all three of our grocery stores, and all three stores sell the…
Say we didn’t hear that. Say we didn’t hear that rules for mortgages guaranteed by the taxpayers are going lax once again. Oh, but we did. For starters, the push…
In the Oct. 17 edition of the Journal you endorsed certain candidates on Page 4A. When I worked for the Cortez newspaper it was its mission to educate the voters…
I attended the John Fielder photography event on Oct. 6 in Cortez,sponsored by Conservation Colorado, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The photographs were stunningly beautiful…
I was so impressed with the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professional’s candidates forum at First National Bank. Every candidate was represented – even those running unopposed – and…
In regards to the opinion of the Journal editorial board Oct. 10, before writing your opinion for the sheriff race it would behoove the writers to get the accurate facts.…
WASHINGTON – The millionaire’s club isn’t what it used to be. Time was that being a millionaire was a mark of unimaginable success. You’d joined the financial elite. People didn’t…
It’s news to me. I read it in the Cortez Journal on Sept. 26. I would like to thank Paul Gray, probation officer for convicted sex offender Lucas B. Keck,…
Amazon.com, the giant online retailer, has too much power, and it uses that power in ways that hurt America. OK, I know that was kind of abrupt. But I wanted…
Panther fans unite!!! This is a heartfelt request for everybody in Cortez to rally around our high school football team and other sports teams. Our football team is ranked in…
Traveling around my district for meetings and events is always a scenic journey and the fall colors have been spectacular. Seeing more of the mountain tops with snow is also…
Perhaps we should be grateful to James Lambert, candidate for county commissioner, for giving us the opportunity to think about our treatment of minorities. I doubt that he is racist,…
Despite prior warnings to all the negative consequences, Gov. Hickenlooper recently signed into law new, unenforceable, state gun control laws. This action sent Magpul and other gun industry companies to…
Here’s a few tidbits that may cause you to think twice before voting for Cory Gardner: A report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and other state…
Liberty, justice, private property rights, individualism, rights guaranteed by the Constitution, freedom from government intervention and patriotism. These are all words expounded by our foot-in-mouth county commissioners. What about Bud…
Main Street needs three more crosswalks. From East to West, I think they are needed between the Holiday Inn Express and Kentucky Fried Chicken, between the Giant just North of…
With all that we know about pollution we are allowed to burn garbage! I’m tired of coming home in the evening and not being able to open my windows because…
WASHINGTON– During the 1944 Warsaw uprising, Stalin ordered the advancing Red Army to stop at the outskirts of the city while the Nazis, for 63 days, annihilated the non-Communist Polish…
Normally I think discussion of the personal beliefs of candidates for public office is unseemly. However, when those beliefs depart markedly from community norms and values, voters should be alerted.…
