Opinion

It’s great to be home after successful and rewarding legislative session

It’s been a month since the end of the legislative session and it’s been great to be home more. Driving…

June 8, 2015

Taxpayer money funding American Lands Council

Since 2012, the American Lands Council has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to advocate and lobby for the transfer…

June 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Saying farewell to MCHS memories

Farewell Montezuma-Cortez High School. Your time has come and we all must say goodbye. Many generations of know-it-all teenagers have…

June 1, 2015

Editorials

Soccer scandal

Extent of corruption seems extraordinary

June 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Get involved or be quiet

Kelly Ogle’s letter to the editor “Cortez opens its arms to all drunks” is a sad statement on society (Journal,…

June 1, 2015

Editorials

Redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court can clarify the meaning of ‘one person, one vote’

May 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Mandated record-keeping driving doctors away

WASHINGTON – About a decade ago, a doctor friend was lamenting the increasingly frustrating conditions of clinical practice. “How did…

May 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Renew, Inc., serves violence victims

As director at Renew, Inc., Crisis Agency for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, I would like to clarify…

May 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Commissioners must man up on money

As a taxpaying citizen of Montezuma County I would like to know where the $1,000 our county commissioners donated to…

May 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

County acting against its stated job

In the Feb. 13, 2015 edition of the Cortez Journal, Montezuma County Commissioner Larry Don Suckla is quoted as saying,…

May 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Cortez opens its arms to all drunks

Calling all drunks! Cortez welcomes you with open arms! You can join the already swelling ranks of your peers here…

May 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Shape of the job recovery, turns out, is a surprise

WASHINGTON – Guess what? This isn’t a low-wage job recovery. Listen to the media, and you might think that the…

May 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

A Memorial Day prayer for all veterans

As the days, months, and years go by I hear of friends and family who served in the United States…

May 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Support our troops with peace now

President Obama said recently, “We are not at war with Islam, we are at war with those who have perverted…

May 25, 2015

Editorials

Some gave all

Take some time to remember those who secured our freedom

May 25, 2015

Editorials

Leasing plan

BLM is right to plan carefully for gas and oil development

May 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

You want hypotheticals about Iraq? Here’s one

WASHINGTON – Ramadi falls. The Iraqi army flees. The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama…

May 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Advisories depend on cells or Facebook

The article about the twister that was sighted on Tuesday May 18 said that residents were advised to take cover.…

May 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Diesel Technology a good ambassador

Recently, while traveling through Southwest Colorado, our motor home developed an electrical problem that required repair before continuing on. Our…

May 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Transferring federal lands a fool’s errand

The idea of transferring federal lands to the states is absolutely a move in the wrong direction. I fully support…

May 21, 2015

Editorials

Lawn be gone

Sacrifice may be coming to sod near you

May 18, 2015

Letters to the Editor

The numbers show why we still love World War II

WASHINGTON – To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II – Victory in Europe Day occurred…

May 18, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Hate speech is free, but still hateful

In response to the laughable idea that the Texas cartoon incident is all about free speech, I am currently developing…

May 18, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Raw data tell little about school policy

In regards to the story headlined “Native students get biggest dose of discipline” (Journal, May 15): The statistics compiled of…

May 18, 2015