Opinion

Editorial was reminiscent of Guthrie song

In reference to the editorial headlined “Public lands (Journal, May 13): Thank you very much for your thoughtful commentary. Nice…

Editorial showed skewed view of history

The editorial in the May 13 Journal was quite distressing. Good journalism has been used to educate the people, which…

Obama fails to inspire on addressing vets’ medical care

WASHINGTON – It doesn’t inspire great confidence that President Obama, on the day he finally decided to comment about excessive…

Editorials

Fire and climate

Local governments must adapt to the new normal in climate – and perhaps the law

The sound and the fury – and these days, the tweet

WASHINGTON — Mass schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria — to tweet or not to tweet? Is hashtagging one’s indignation about some…

Nowlin will bring knowledge, decorum

In writing to support our candidate for the sheriffs office, with the primary fast approaching, I am simply expressing my…

Look to the voters and greater education

I would like to applaud the Cortez City Council for finally, after five years of being asked to take this…

Educate youth about marijuana

I would like to applaud the Cortez City Council for finally, after five years of being asked to take marijuana…

Human survival tied to intact ecosystems

The new ordinance regarding “non-native” endangered species in Montezuma County is emblematic of the unwillingness of people around the world…

May 15, 2014

Family should accept responsibility in death

I find it interesting that it is always someone else’s fault. I am referring to the wrongful death suit being…

May 15, 2014

Opinion

Public lands

They are the property of all Americans, not just those nearby who want to use them

Opinion

Benghazi: For the GOP, how to do the hearings right

WASHINGTON — The Democrats are portraying the not-yet-even constituted House Select Committee on Benghazi as nothing but a partisan exercise.…

City representatives’ behavior embarrassing

I was dismayed to observe the outrageous conduct of current and past Cortez City Council members, as well as other…

Tipton took stand for land, water fund

Thanks to Rep. Scott Tipton for his support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Colorado. The Land and…

Editorials

Uranium dreams

Coram wrong to ignore environmental dangers and encourage false hopes

In California’s drought, fortunes are being made

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – This summer, even drinking water may be hard to find in some central California towns. This region…

Party on toward mass extinctions

I used to think the most critical problem in the world was overpopulation by humans. My interest in systems dynamics…

Citizens spoke against undemocratic ways

To loosely quote Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women…

Veterans deserve better than VA

I am a disabled Vietnam veteran who has dealt with the VA for 45 years since my medical discharge in…

Sheriff stoops to dirty tricks

Once again Sheriff Dennis Spruell has resorted to lies and misinformation in an attempt to retain his position. Sheriff Spruell…

May 5, 2014

Arsonist’s sentence is a slap in the face

This letter is in response to the article in the Cortez Journal concerning the arsonist getting a “slap on wrist.”…

May 5, 2014