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Singletary: Speedy credit card transactions dangerous for consumers

MIchelle Singletarydu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – In hawking its iPhone X, Apple produced a pretty fly commercial. Fly as in stylish. Or,…

May 17, 2018

Joyce Rankin

Rankin: Colorado’s charter schools outperformed all public schools nationally

Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Have you wondered how students in Colorado compare academically to students in other states? There is a nationally…

May 14, 2018

Editorials

Energy leases: Let’s hold back some of our last best places

Let’s hold back some of our last, best places

May 14, 2018

From the Mayor

Sheek: Maintaining the beautiful landscape of Cortez

Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn Spring is knocking at the door so it seemed appropriate to focus this month’s column on the city’s…

May 14, 2018

Editorials

Voting by district: For better government, avoiding further divisiveness, the legislature voted right

The Legislature voted right to build a better government for entire county

May 9, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Paul Ryan tries – and fails – at a House exorcism

Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON — Given the cornucopia of issues Americans have to select from each day, the recent firing and…

May 7, 2018

Editorials

Public notices: SB 156 is another attack on the public’s right to know

SB 156: another attack on the public’s right to know government’s business

May 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

BOCC meeting is not a candidate forum

In response to Mr. Pope’s letter ( It is not a place a candidate for that office to talk about…

May 7, 2018

Guest Columns

Brown: Access to international trade critical for Colorado ranchers and farmers

Don Brown If you live in Colorado, or if your business is touched in any way by any aspect of…

May 3, 2018

Editorials

School week: Day off not a substitute for adequate pay

Day off not a substitute for adequate pay

May 3, 2018

Watch Yore Topknot

James: Here we are, back where we started

Hats, specifically cowboy hats, been wearin’ ’em all my life. Started out with the little black, flat-crowned, flat-laced brim kid’s…

April 30, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: Being responsible with our water

Sen. Don Coram Most people do not realize that managing water in the West is larger an effort than putting…

April 30, 2018

Editorials

Childhood poverty: Invest in kids to improve their well-being and grow healthy communities

The headline read: “Child poverty persists in Southwest Colorado despite low unemployment” ( That’s just one nutshell of information from…

April 30, 2018

Education Update

Haukeness: Helping students achieve learning milestones

Lori Haukeness This spring I will have the honor of celebrating college graduation with one of my daughter’s friends who…

April 26, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on High Desert mill levy

Now more than ever, we need the expertise and on-site services of the High Desert Conservation District, whose existence is…

April 26, 2018

Editorials

Conservation districts

Levy a small price for essential support

April 26, 2018

From our Congressman

Tipton: Caring for every veteran suffering from agent orange exposure

Rep. Scott Tipton We are fortunate to have a large population of veterans living in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, many…

April 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Pope: County needs candidates with answers

At a recent county commission meeting, there was a discussion about the declining county revenue, its effects and how to…

April 23, 2018

Editorials

Earth Day: Economy cannot ignore scientific realities

Economy cannot ignore scientific realities

April 23, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Tariff editorial was self-serving spin

I found the editorial “Import tariffs” ( The Journal tells us they are concerned about the loss of jobs and…

April 20, 2018

Guest Columns

Waldman and Sennott: The crisis in journalism has become a crisis of democracy

By Steven Waldman and Charles Sennott Shortly after starting as a newspaper reporter in the coal-fields region of eastern Kentucky,…

April 19, 2018

Editorials

Real, local news matters – A community’s strength depends on a strong press

A community’s strength depends on a strong press

April 18, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: Bringing justice to the victims of sexual harassment and assault

Sen. Don Coram I do not and have never tolerated sexual harassment in the workplace. Two weeks ago, the Senate…

April 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Hire veterans to prevent school shootings

Veterans are already trained in the use and handling of firearms, as well as the use and handling of stun…

April 16, 2018