Opinion

Tipton votes to reduce health funding

I believe public health programs, especially those that prevent childhood lead poisoning, heart disease, strokes and diabetes, are vital to…

Why is Empire sending local jobs away?

We live in a small community that relies on businesses to employ locally, which in turn builds our community. When…

We need more people like Ron Kotarski

I never met Ron Kotarski, and it’s my loss. Everything I’ve heard about him is positive: good, honest family man,…

Welcome changes: Earlier access to McPhee, addition to Phil’s World improve area recreation

Outdoor recreation in Southwest Colorado is benefiting from a change in an operating date, and a much expanded resource. At…

January 18, 2018

Tipton expresses selective empathy

Rep. Scott Tipton recently spoke in Montrose in an event for Steven Baskis, a recipient of a Homes For Our…

January 18, 2018

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January 18, 2018

2018: Federal changes may create local opportunities and uncertainties

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>The Sleeping Ute rises up behind the Southern Bluffs subdivision in Cortez. In contrast with last year’s abundance…

January 17, 2018

All are welcome to visit Bears Ears

Blanding, Utah, is home to amazing landscapes, vistas, scenic wilderness, and remnants of ancient inhabitants. People lucky enough to live…

January 15, 2018

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits; only time will tell

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along…

January 15, 2018

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January 15, 2018

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Kids’ health care: CHP-plus program for low-income kids receives a bipartisan reprieve, for now

Colorado State CapitolFile photo It is very fortunate for many Colorado children that late last month the state stepped up…

Tipton’s words on environment ring hollow

I am an outdoor enthusiast. Like most, I am concerned about protecting our forests from wildfires, excess logging, and environmental…

Best and brightest are not in charge now

It is fair to say that the best and the brightest are not running this country. Empowering bigots, giving away…

Vote to allow electrics at Narraguinnep

Attention All Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company shareholders: At the upcoming annual MVIC members meeting on January 20, I intend to…

A fresh start: Proud GED grads face the new year, eager to put their degrees to work

Left to right, Cortez-based teachers Gretchen Allen and Colleen Brennan and program resource coordinator Al Huckins, stand with 62-year-old Ed…

Disappointed that GOP added to debt

We’ve all been warned repeatedly about the dangers of the growing national debt. This warning, delivered most often by Republicans,…

Journal does not even try to be balanced

Once again The Journal has shown that it is nothing but a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. The latest editorial…

Say no to mountain bikes in wilderness

HR-1349 is a bill to amend the Wilderness Act and allow mountain bikes in designated wilderness. Please contact Rep. Scott…

2018

Federal changes may create local opportunities and uncertainties

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The bike industry is bigger than us all

It’s time for the silent majority to find their voices together. We as everyday citizens pay taxes and registrations on…

‘Trickle down’ is not based on reality

Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Cory Gardner have “voted to reform our broken tax code” (Journal Dec. 22) with the…