Opinion

Public lands

Commissioners shouldn’t overlook constituents’ divergent views on land ownership

Lands opponents don’t speak for all

Why is it I see the same handful of people in the letters section who claim to speak for everyone…

Rain-barrel rationale does not compute

I just read that Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg stopped a bill that would have allowed two 55-gallon rain barrels to water…

Cartoon contest may have saved lives

Just amazing the number of people condemning Pam Geller for the cartoon contest. It was provocative and she shouldn’t provoke…

Ask Roberts not to sell public lands

State Sen. Ellen Roberts needs to stand up for our public lands. Here in Southwest Colorado, our public lands are…

Trade authority is not a usurpation of power

Fast-track authority allows an administration to negotiate the details of a trade agreement and then come to Congress for a…

Nature tests us

Learning from Ebola outbreak will help with future outbreaks

get screened for Women’s Health Week

Women are often the caregivers of the family. After taking care of kids, spouses, aging parents, or even friends, women…

So much for the ‘big tradeoff’ and overconfidence

WASHINGTON – In 1975, the Brookings Institution – perhaps Washington’s best known think tank – published an elegant essay by…

Public lands belong in public hands

Public lands are the fabric that binds America together, part of our shared national heritage. Hunters and anglers understand this…

Trying to untie the intricate knot of urban poverty

WASHINGTON – Police and prisons are the successful answer to a narrow question: Can overwhelming force and routine incarceration bring…

Colorado should control public lands

I was disappointed to see in the May 1 Cortez Journal more letters and even a sort of commentary on…

Best practices

Chemicals found in water wells highlight gas and oil’s need to drill with care

Roberts’ lands transfer vote disappoints

Here in Southwest Colorado, our public lands are one of our most valued assets. We all relish our opportunities to…

States would better manage and listen

Two writers’ recent rants and insults against everyone they don’t agree with and against our county commissioners are laughable and…

Failure of TPP could end an era of U.S. leadership

WASHINGTON – The trouble with our trade debates is that people assume that they’re only about economics. Since World War…

Similarities, or not

Comparing confrontations can offer insight into urban and rural conflicts

California misses the point on water use

The governor of California recently signed a law ushering in an era of the most serious restrictions on water use…

DA does not decide on constitutionality

The Journal (April 28) quoted district attorney Will Furse thusly: “I won’t enforce a law that is unconstitutional.” Please ask…

Starbucks’ pulpit

Coffee purveyor’s CEO seeks to start probing conversations

April 27, 2015

Christy intent on debating generational justice

WASHINGTON – If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has his way, the unfolding presidential campaign will focus on generational fairness.…

April 27, 2015

Not all roses, but democracy is strong at state’s Capitol

It’s almost hard to believe that in two weeks the legislative session will be over and I’ll be happily settling…

April 27, 2015