Opinion

Media simply parrot Israeli propaganda

I am surprised that the Cortez Journal published a guest editorial that was plagiarized. I am referring to the one…

July 28, 2014

Obama’s demeanor, action suggests he has checked out

WASHINGTON – The president’s demeanor is worrying a lot of people. From the immigration crisis on the Mexican border to…

July 24, 2014

Opinion

Give writer a column for tirades

OK, OK, a six-year tirade! It’s time someone told Catherine Spencer (Letters, Journal, June 26) to keep her political opinions…

July 24, 2014

Opinion

County needs to know Dolores plan isn’t over

Thank you to the more than 60 Montezuma County residents who participated in the hearing for the Dolores River Valley…

July 24, 2014

Opinion

Learn to understand introverted students

In a recent presentation I gave on introverts to the Kemper Elementary teaching staff, the main point was that the…

July 24, 2014

Opinion

Personhood

Amendment 67 is an unnecessary overreach and wrong for Colorado

July 24, 2014

Opinion

Job growth

Nothing dramatic, but state, S.W. Colo. are showing long-term improvement

July 21, 2014

Opinion

Busy-body passersby too often try to criminalize parents

.When I was about 9 years old, I graduated to a Little League whose diamonds were a few miles from…

July 21, 2014

Opinion

Unfounded finger-pointing surrounds decision not to call a special session

Since we left the Capitol in early May, legislators have been kept in suspense as to whether we would be…

July 21, 2014

Opinion

Driver’s licenses

Undocumented immigrants should be able to get Colorado identification statewide

July 17, 2014

Opinion

Gaza conflict offers stunning example of moral clarity

WASHINGTON – Israel accepts an Egyptian-proposed Gaza cease-fire; Hamas keeps firing. Hamas deliberately aims rockets at civilians; Israel painstakingly tries…

July 17, 2014

Opinion

Commissioners should learn about TDRs

The Dolores river valley is a unique and special place to live, made especially so by the Dolores River. The…

July 17, 2014

Opinion

Restore transferable development rights

“When the facts are contrary to my opinion I change my opinion. What do you do, sir?” So said a…

July 17, 2014

Opinion

TDRs

Without them, Montezuma County must still focus on protecting valid interests

July 15, 2014

Opinion

How long will it take Obama to recognize the obvious?

Krauthammer WASHINGTON — As is his wont, President Obama is treating the border crisis — more than 50,000 unaccompanied children…

July 15, 2014

Opinion

Local communities bear immigration burden

In the Journal’s July 8 editorial on immigration you did not mention how many of the individuals that have come…

July 15, 2014

Opinion

Keeping lands federal better for sportsmen

As a big game hunter who (like over 90 percent of Colorado sportsmen) hunts on public lands, the recent push…

July 15, 2014

Opinion

Sage grouse politics

Local solutions must be meaningful to avoid federal intervention

July 10, 2014

Opinion

Looking at the increasingly messy world of smart guns

The Andy Raymond rant is a thing to behold. Raymond, the co-owner of Engage Armament in Montgomery County, Maryland, is…

July 10, 2014

Opinion

Become a member, support For Pets’ Sake

The For Pets’ Sake annual membership drive is in full steam right now! For Pets’ Sake Humane Society is a…

July 10, 2014

Opinion

Commissioners wrong to do away with TDRs

Just when you think that the Montezuma County Commissioners couldn’t possibly do anything more ludicrous than banning non-native species from…

July 10, 2014

Opinion

‘Empire of Liberty’ offers hope, but a cautionary tale

WASHINGTON – I am reading historian Gordon Wood’s splendid Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815. It…

July 7, 2014

Opinion

Lack of leadership vs. cluelessness in midterm elections

WASHINGTON — The headline — “Poll: Obama Worst President Since World War II” — was both provocative and misleading. The…

July 7, 2014

Editorials

Immigration issues

We need a more rational policy from Congress

July 7, 2014