Opinion

Carbon tax

Corporate world may lead politicians on this incentive to use cleaner fuels

December 22, 2015

Obama remains undeterred in pursuit of his legacy

WASHINGTON – Last Saturday, Barack Obama gained the second jewel in his foreign policy triple crown: the Paris climate accord.…

Regulating drones

The FAA’s rush to do something is understandable, but risks overreach

Fire mitigation boosts safety, appearance

I am writing as president of the Kernan Creek Home Owners Association to express, on behalf of myself and the…

County must fully fund FireWise

As a FireWise ambassador, I want to voice my ongoing concern over Montezuma County not completely funding the organizationâ€™s budget…

Public Works crew jumps on water leak

Sometime on the evening of Dec. 11, a leak occurred on Cedar Street. As I was returning home around nine…

Offering another view of generational conflict

WASHINGTON – Comes now economist Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, with another view of government…

Silence allows demagogues to attack all

When the demagogues attacked immigrants, I kept silence, after all I am not an immigrant although maybe my grandparents were.…

Interest-rate hike

Fed’s quarter point increase will add to nation’s economic stability, strength

Check facts before going off half-cocked

I wanted to reply to Marja Goodwin’s letter entitled “Raffling guns is a bad idea,” (Journal, Dec. 8). Before going…

Political chess bad for immigrants, earth

Our political elites do not respond well with empathy to the concerns of citizenry, regarding the rapidity of diminishing natural…

Why would anyone take the Trump stunt seriously?

WASHINGTON – So how exactly does this work, Donald Trump’s plan to keep America safe from Islamic terrorism by barring…

ESS Act

Long-needed education update enacted with emphasis on decentralization

Winner must pass background check

I’m afraid Marja Goodwin’s letter in the Dec. 8 Journal is way off base. Her statement that any Joe or…

Native students suffer under label

A system that places 40 percent of its Native American students in special education classes can only be described as…

Superintendent’s logic does not follow

In the Nov. 17 Journal, I read two stories about Re-1’s Superintendent Alex Carter, and I’m still confused. When did…

Persons or voters?

Supreme Court case outlines the current state of American politics all too well

December 8, 2015

Raffling guns is a bad idea

Recently, our living room was filled with the light of the TV as we sat on the edge of our…

December 8, 2015

Imagining cybergeddon: Hacking U.S. power grid

WASHINGTON – When it comes to cyberwar and cyberterrorism, we need to think the unthinkable, says veteran TV journalist Ted…

December 8, 2015

Ahab party on another quest to sink Obamacare

WASHINGTON – Nearly six years have elapsed since Obamacare became law. The Supreme Court has upheld the foundations of the…

December 3, 2015

With Pfizer move, drugmakers add insult to injury

The drugmakers’ crowning achievement was getting a Republican-controlled Congress to write a Medicare drug benefit law to their specifications. It’s…

December 3, 2015