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Trade show: Colorado wins Outdoor Retailer show with smart bid, respect of public lands

Kim Raff/Associated Pressdu1-i-syn Colorado has gained the Outdoor Retailer trade show that Salt Lake City let get away. That’s a…

July 17, 2017

Rankin: Are education policies helping or hindering student (and teacher) success?

du1-i-syn President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2001. Since that time, Colorado has tested…

July 17, 2017

Sheek: a thriving community, suggestion box, bill pay and jazz

Mayor Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn Curious to understand why some rural Colorado communities located in the same geographic area with similar populations…

July 13, 2017

Too many of us have a vested interest in division

du1-i-syn WASHINGTON – This is the summer of our discontent. As Americans celebrated July 4, they were mad at their…

July 13, 2017

Rosa Sabido: Immigration reform must address cases like hers

Immigration reform must address cases of upstanding community members like hers

July 10, 2017

I stand with Rosa in her efforts to stay

du1-i-syn Rosa Sabido (Journal, June 30) has been living in Colorado for over 30 years, contributing to the community, abiding…

July 6, 2017

James: An old timer in a new age

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn I was born in Austin, Texas, back before Austin was cool. The Armadillo World Headquarters didn’t exist yet.…

July 3, 2017

Wildfire funding: One wet year does not justify cuts to federal firefighting funds or crews

One wet year does not justify cuts to federal firefighting funds or crews

July 3, 2017

Krauthammer: Coherent American strategy needed in Syria

du1-i-syn WASHINGTON – The U.S. shoots down a Syrian fighter-bomber. Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria. Russia threatens to attack…

June 26, 2017

Canyons of the Ancients: Zinke is right – It’s fine the way it is

du1-i-syn Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke apparently has told members of Colorado’s congressional delegation that he is not inclined to alter…

June 26, 2017

Education update: As teacher supply shrinks, Re-1 must compete

Lori Haukenessdu1-i-syn Nationwide, education programs are not graduating enough new teachers to fill the vacancies created by teachers who are…

June 22, 2017

Brooks: Let’s not get carried away

David Brooksdu1-i-syn I was the op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal at the peak of the Whitewater scandal. We…

June 22, 2017

Fossil water: Use of dust retardant deserves closer look

Sodium and radium deposition deserves and requires much closer examination

June 22, 2017

It’s summer and time to enjoy our recreational assets

Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn Hooray for summer! Now that it’s finally here, this is a good time to highlight our Parks and…

June 15, 2017

Ray Harriman: Students have lost an energetic advocate

Harrimandu1-i-syn It’s a testament to Ray Harriman’s influence on his students’ lives that many of them will attend the celebration…

June 15, 2017

Sanitation district: Taking another look at infrastructure costs is important

du1-i-syn The Cortez Sanitation District is right to revisit tap fees, or plant investment fees, for hotels and RV parks.…

June 15, 2017

Do you wonder where your letters went?

du1-i-syn Some of your letters to the editor were misplaced. After a recent update to The-Journal.com, some letters to the…

June 15, 2017

Airport subsidies

Essential Air Service program funding offers access, keeps small airports open

June 12, 2017

Trump slump: Uneasy foreigners may spend travel budgets elsewhere

Feeling unwelcome, uneasy foreigners may spend travel budgets elsewhere

June 12, 2017

White Mesa: Remote location does not excuse radioactive spills

Remote location does not excuse spills; residents deserve greater protections

June 5, 2017

Grantham: Colorado legislators found creative, bipartisan ways to notch wins

Colorado State Senate President Kevin Granthamdu1-i-syn My takeaway, looking back on the first half of the 71st meeting of the…

June 2, 2017

71st General Assembly: Legislative session touted as most production in years

Legislative session touted as most productive and collaborative in years

May 29, 2017