Opinion

Thank you to Mancos festival sponsors

Mancos Valley Resources and the Mancos Trails Group heartily thank the many community members and businesses whose generosity made the…

Thanks to Bennet, Gardner for farm bill

Kudos to Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet for their votes to pass the 2018 Farm Bill. I’m especially pleased…

Thanks to all who made show possible

The eighth annual George Geer Memorial Car Show is finished for 2018. I would like to thank the sponsors and…

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Bruce Plante Cartoon: Space Forrrrrrrrce!, Vice President Mike Pence, 6th branch of the military, China, Russia, space defense, space offense,…

Hard cases: A refugee shot an officer in Colorado Springs – does his immigration status matter?

du1-i-syn If the name Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi doesn’t ring a bell, that’s not the worst thing. Recently, several Colorado…

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A reassuringly competent replacement

I receive Congressman Scott Tipton’s electronic newsletters, a good way for him to reach his constituents. These emails have increased…

Thanks for the Cortez fireworks show

What a glorious Fourth of July we celebrated in Cortez! While other communities canceled their annual fireworks displays or substituted…

Pickaxing stars won’t do anything to clean up the mess we’ve made

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Pedestrians walk past a cordoned off area surrounding the vandalized star for Donald Trump on the Hollywood…

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August 3, 2018

Pickleball courts are a credit to Cortez

The Southwest Colorado Pickleball Association wants to congratulate the city of Cortez in its pursuit and completion of the new…

Listed ‘Cortez events’ are not in Cortez

I note with interest that today’s (online) edition of the Cortez Journal lists four “Cortez Events” – none of which…

Lack of transparency fails the county

On June 18, the Montezuma County commissioners passed a resolution that asserts rights of way on roads, routes and trails…

Online Mancos water payment is a scam

Did you know you can now have the “luxury” of paying your Mancos Rural Water bill online by eBill? What…

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Haukeness: Schools preparing now for return of students

du1-i-syn The sight of school supplies set out in stores around town always makes me smile. While I enjoy summer,…

Climate change is a threat to security

I am a farmer in La Plata County, and all our hay crops are less than half this year. Because…

It’s Bush for Congress and gun safety

Less than a month ago, we heard a tragic yet all too familiar story on the news: another mass shooting,…

Sand Canyon: A modest proposal

du1-i-syn Those looking forward to a hike in the Sand Canyon and Rock Creek trails west of Cortez now find…

Road show: Montezuma County claims over historic routes not in public’s interest

SHANNON LIVICK/STAR<br><br>A SECTION OF road on in the Boggy Draw area shows deep ruts. This road , 527.J, is proposed…

Companion animals are counting on you

For Pets’ Sake Humane Society’s annual membership drive is happening right now, and we need your support! For 34 years,…

People have peculiar ideas about PERA

It never ceases to amaze me how many misperceptions there are concerning Public Employees Retirement Association. PERA is the retirement…

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