Opinion

Donâ€™t like guns? Go back to California

We in Montezuma county respect and protect the Constitution. I for one swore an oath to protect the Constitution against…

March 18, 2019

Opinion

Now it’s time to say ‘hasta luego’ to Beto O’Rourke

WASHINGTON – It must be a grown-up thing, but every time I see Beto O’Rourke, I want to fix him…

March 18, 2019

Editorials

Intolerance in Montezuma and La Plata counties

County-by-county listings of partisan ill will show intriguing disparities

March 18, 2019

Editorials

Hold your fire: Democrats could fix this red-flag bill

Dems in state Senate have a chance now to make gun bill work better for all

March 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Useless, fear-mongering commissioners

Fear is secure in Montezuma County and it is being led by our county commissioners. Apparently they have nothing important…

March 14, 2019

Opinion

Making Cortez a water-conscious community

Last October, city staff participated in two half-day workshops presented by Western Water Assessment, a research-based program of the University…

March 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Our small ag producers need health care

du1-i-syn The Journal’s March 8 article regarding the difficulties that small agricultural producers have in finding enough help to run…

March 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

This lands act is a disingenuous grab

du1-i-syn Lately I have been seeing articles and editorials advocating for Sen. Michael Bennetâ€™s Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy act,…

March 11, 2019

Editorials

To the barricades: Blue states, including ours, take on Trump

Colorado has joined 15 states in a suit against the president. Is it a gimmick?

March 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

This gun sanctuary won’t get my money

Now that Montezuma County commissioners have declared the county a gun sanctuary, on my bi-monthly drives through I will no…

March 11, 2019

Opinion

Collaboration is key to protecting our waterways

As we enter the latter half of snow season, those of us whose work or whose livelihoods depend on our…

March 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Seems a hardhearted administration

du1-i-syn At the entrance of New York harbor stands the Statue of Liberty. The plaque at the base reads: “Give…

March 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor

County Republicans will fine us to death

So, in the wake of our recent extreme winter weather, our conservative Republican county leaders have found a new revenue…

March 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We’re picking fossil-fuel losers now

I recently read Rep. Tipton’s response to the Green New Deal, a resolution to address climate change. He stated his…

March 4, 2019

Editorials

Mountain home: How our original human inhabitants got meat and life

The first people to live in the Rockies hunted super-bison with darts

March 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Rep. John Lewis is a hero for all times

On Sunday, Feb. 24, I unexpectedly heard from a real hero, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. He made a short…

February 28, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Green New Deal is an expensive fantasy

Congratulations to California Democrats on their new state of the art “green” high-speed rail system that will deliver dozens of…

February 28, 2019

Editorials

Read her lips: No free stuff

Just when some Democrats are primed for single-payer, their leaders balk

February 28, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Editorial on socialism was pointless

Tuesday’s editorial bashing socialism (“ The scattershot logic had me scratching my head – what was the point of saying…

February 25, 2019

Editorials

Maybe nukes: A bold plan to get to zero emissions

Has the time come to consider reactors as a substitute for burning all this coal?

February 25, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Things on social media should be free

Keep your articles off social media if you ask for money to see them. I have a subscription to your…

February 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Conservation easements misunderstood

I’d like to address some misconceptions voiced at the Feb. 12 Commissioners’ meeting regarding the Montezuma Land Conservancy. A conservation…

February 21, 2019

Editorials

Angry birds: Is Twitter making us useless?

Somewhere there’s a better world – it might not be on social media

February 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Most fascist thing in name of democracy

Are we a state? (“ In response to the Colorado Senate and now 13 other states that have decided to…

February 14, 2019