Opinion

Check out Diane M. Bush for Congress

We in Eagle County and Conejos County know what a great state representative Diane Mitsch Bush is and know what…

Learn more about flood insurance program

We live in an area where we are fortunate to not have to worry about a hurricane destroying our communities.…

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Article on Boutique Air stunningly bad

The Sept. 9 Journal front-page, above-the fold piece on local airfares was stunningly deficient as reportage on several counts, especially…

House budget harmful to rural Colorado

The recent 2018 House Budget Resolution would use “reconciliation” to force a fast-track legislative process for billions of dollars in…

DACA: Congress failing to act on immigration will weaken U.S. economy and security

The timing of the announcement of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could…

Justice Center: A good idea, an attractive building in a blossoming part of town

The Montezuma County Combined Courts building will open on Sept. 18. A grand opening celebration is planned for Oct. 11.Jim…

Prepare now to procure plan for 2018

Connect for Health Colorado “continues to serve as the go-to resource for Coloradans to purchase health insurance and get financial…

School site is more of a hazard now

About 5 percent of the old high school has been removed from the site, and now that site is more…

Mixing beer festival with kids appalling

Concerning the Harvest Beer Festival, is it really a fun family event? And the kids activities are really fun? Since…

House budget is harmful to Colorado

The recent 2018 House Budget Resolution would use “reconciliation” to force a fast-track legislative process for billions of dollars in…

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NPS maintenance: Deferred repairs at our nation’s parks and monuments put them all at risk

A portion of the Balcony House site at Mesa Verde National Park. This represents one of the nearly 5,000 known…

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Sabido case about principles of justice

Those of us who are working to keep Rosa Sabido in our community (Journal, June 30) are working from a…

S. Market repair is dragging on and on

I’m pretty fed up with the road repair project on S. Market St. The fix of this small stretch of…

Protect your pets from mountain lions

Recently, we lost our dog by means of a mountain lion. We live in McElmo Canyon, and others have also…

Noise spoiled vacation stay in Mancos

A hello from Chicago, and I wish I were writing this letter under happier circumstances. My family and I visited…

Don’t judge community by Journal letters

To all the people from other cities, states and countries that read The Journal: Not all of us here label…

Disasters

Federal budget must reflect the costs of response, recovery and resiliency

Actions in child case are unacceptable

I didn’t realize Colorado was run by pedophiles, until recently. An acquaintance of mine recently found out that her 9-year-old…

OHV users need a reminder on the law

I would like to remind the good people of Montezuma County about the law regarding off-highway vehicle use on county…

Article on pot and driving was no surprise

Regarding the article about finding a substantial increase in marijuana and traffic deaths, and Sam Cole saying he was disappointed…