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Thanks for standing up for ordinary people

Thank you for your heartfelt and pertinent editorial in The Journal (Dec. 22) appropriately titled, “Public Comment.“ It is extremely…

Rep. Tipton’s vote really makes no sense

Scott Tipton, who sits on the House Natural Resources Committee, voted to gut the 1906 Antiquities Act, which I find…

2017: Looking back, water, development and public lands were in the local news

Some trends ran all the way through 2017, and most involved change. In the beginning of the year, there was…

Methane rule: Politics and the profits of one sector cannot be allowed to trump science

This undated handout image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Michigan, shows The Four Corners area, in red, left, is the major…

Our new normal endangers the republic

Regarding the “Public Comment” editorial in the Journal (12/22): While I strongly agree with your view that brute-strength partisanship is…

Be smarter about tree planting in Cortez

The motto is, “plant a tree – or any plant – as if grown.” With that in mind, who the…

Health care for all more essential now

In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for all nations to provide affordable and universal health…

Tipton mum on tax scheme question

I asked Scott Tipton how much this new tax scheme will net him financially. No reply. Same question to Cory…

Town board has let the community down

I would like to express my utter dismay with the Dolores town board and the town staff regarding the unanimous…

Public comment: The politics of “winning” leaves little room for the voices of ordinary people

In theory, the United States has a government of, by and for its people. Lately, though, the opinions of most…

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Our new normal endangers the republic

Regarding the “Public Comments” editorial in the Herald (12/16): While I strongly agree with your view that brute-strength partisanship is…

Many of us fought hard for playground

With a heavy heart, I share that the trustees have voted to “demolish” our gem of a playground. I want…

There is something wrong with the right

There’s something wrong with the right. I get it; makers and takers, fetuses are people, and guns make the world…

Tax proposal already failed in Kansas

George H.W. Bush called trickle-down economics “voodoo economics,” and cutting taxes to large corporations and the very wealthy has never…

Cortez recreation center: Plans to ensure funding for popular facility are on the right track so far

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Bryant Goodwin hangs from the uneven bars at the Stormys Gymnatics class in the Cortez Recreation Center. The…

Mining moves: EPA decision to drop Obama-era rule risks continuing a toxic pollution legacy

Silverton-:Water flowing down the mountainside out of the Red and Bonita Mine in July 2013 contains high levals of manganese,…

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Searching for family member in Cortez

I have found some pictures from the family of Wilbur C. Foth and his wife, Lorraine, who have a son…

Monument reductions are anti-hunting

Although President Donald Trump came into office praising America’s greatest hunter-conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, and vowing to follow in his footsteps,…

Be sure shelter gets adequate funding

Of all the many services in Montezuma County, I see that the animal shelter as one of the most valuable.…

Show respect to other public land users

As a user of public lands, waterways and roadways, I pay fees for licenses, tags, registrations and habitat stamps –…

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