Opinion

Firearm phobia is a mental illness

The letters that are printed in daily papers and online all seem to be the type that show bias by…

Kudos to all Boggy Draw volunteers

On April 24, a group of Great Old Broads began our season of sponsorship of Maverick Trail weed control. Bonnie…

What do you like about Colorado?

I am writing to you as part of a class project for the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham. My…

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Voting by district: For better government, avoiding further divisiveness, the legislature voted right

The Legislature voted right to build a better government for entire county

Tipton, Gardner should back wilderness

I’ve been privileged to hunt elk and turkeys in the high and wild San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado for…

Tipton, Gardner should back wilderness

I’ve been privileged to hunt elk and turkeys in the high and wild San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado for…

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Some fears of gun confiscation are real

Victor Loun ( The big problem with his statement is the well-known fact that Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and the…

Public notices: SB 156 is another attack on the public’s right to know

SB 156: another attack on the public’s right to know government’s business

BOCC meeting is not a candidate forum

In response to Mr. Pope’s letter ( It is not a place a candidate for that office to talk about…

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Question merits more than sound bites

My name is MB McAfee, the “she” to whom Rob Pope referred in his letter to the Journal, ( Our…

Let’s give Mesa Verde horses a chance

I am a U.S. citizen and Colorado resident. I agree with the recent plan to invest and improve the border…

The truth about defeating breast cancer

Before March 5, 2017, I thought a “breast cancer survivor” was a woman who had breast cancer but did not…

School week: Day off not a substitute for adequate pay

Day off not a substitute for adequate pay

Vote ‘yes’ for the conservation mill levies

Well, tax day 2018 has just passed. It is never fun to pay out my hard-earned funds. There are never…

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A fruitless exercise in moral superiority

Regarding the “Thoughts Along the Way” column, I’d like to thank Leigh Waggoner for her recent report from the 62nd…

We deserve better than Scott Tipton

I’m deeply concerned about the rampant corruption and confusion we’ve been seeing out of Washington this year. EPA Administrator Scott…

Childhood poverty: Invest in kids to improve their well-being and grow healthy communities

The headline read: “Child poverty persists in Southwest Colorado despite low unemployment” ( That’s just one nutshell of information from…

Vote ‘yes’ on High Desert mill levy

Now more than ever, we need the expertise and on-site services of the High Desert Conservation District, whose existence is…

Defense of guns displays faulty logic

As a former high school rhetoric teacher, I had to chuckle at the recent letter, “Address violence, don’t blame guns”…

Conservation districts

Levy a small price for essential support