Congratulations to longtime Journal reporter Jim Mimiaga on his retirement. For 15 years, Jim has kept readers throughout Montezuma County informed on issues ranging from the environment, agriculture, public land,…
Distrust remains after Boebert’s assembly, lack of transparency
The recent shooting is no less than horrific. What is missing is the cause. The manner is gunshot wound. What we need to know – but probably will not find…
Thank you, Board of County Commissioners for deciding elected representatives be the ones to hire a health director. I am surprised that wasn’t spelled out when the BCC voted to…
October 21, 2022 Following a phone call, Dolores Secondary School Social Studies teacher Edward Miller asks U.S. Rep. Boebert’s office if she could “make a quick stop before the midterm…
I have traveled to Durango a few times a year over the past 25 years to visit family. I was happy to come this year in May, as Wyoming is…
I am a Hesperus local, Fort Lewis College alumnus and I am against the Hesperus solar project. The plan of the California company is to install 500,000 solar panels within…
2022 may go down as the year of momentum to ban books, with conservative groups Moms for Liberty, Daughters of the Confederacy and Utah Parents United better networked, better funded…
United we stand, divided we fall. As we approach July 4, we may wish to read and reflect on the Declaration of Independence. We are free to pursue happiness. It’s…
The Other Sidecca Artificial intelligence is the new rage. With the launch of ChatGTP technology, which creates humanlike dialogues in a matter of seconds, questions abound. Will AI replace workers?…
Kate Cohencca Do you ever wonder what heaven is like? Well, I know, because I have seen it in a joyful, witty TikTok series featuring Denise, heaven’s receptionist. Denise is…
I read the May 7 editorials regarding the candidates for La Plata Electric Association District 4 with interest. By all credible accounts, David Luschen has experience and a track record.…
Thus far in her congressional career, our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been more of an annoyance than a threat, showboating about MAGA hot-button issues of “critical importance” to the…
Nicole Wagnercca Another ski season has come and gone, and to the unsuspecting tourist, everything was business as usual. Stellar, in fact. “Record-breaking” on all fronts to anyone who wasn’t…
Many in the U.S. still look to Fox News and other unreliable sources for data. The following statement was published on Friday in The Washington Post regarding the border. “Rep.…
What does it mean to be a conservative? Being a conservative is following a set of core principles. These do not waver with the political wind. Alfred S. Regnery, author…
Focus on officers’ mental health, new competencies mean effective policing
As natural gas is being phased out, I wonder about the unintended consequences. Storms cause millions of people to lose electricity every year. Some are for long periods causing life-threatening…
There are upsides and downsides to living in rural Bayfield. First the bad news: Our internet had been down for four days, dispatch was backlogged with calls and there was…
Blake Fredricksoncca There is an unusual erosion of locally based civic life underway in Durango and La Plata County. We are told that American civic life has been in decline…
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School’s Facebook page includes flyers and images you’d expect to see – reminders to order yearbooks, a summer basketball skills camp, teachers rolling burritos for students the morning…
According to The Denver Post, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert co-sponsored a bill (HR-1095) aka “The National Gun Act” to make AR-15 style-assault weapons the “national gun in America.” A letter…
If I recall correctly, taxpayers paid nearly $375,000 for the cleanup of the Purple Cliffs homeless camp. Why is there still an unsightly mess on the hillside? Is La Plata…
The recent removal of Title 42 and the rush of illegal immigrants over the border is now being viewed by the nation. It has been going on for two years,…
Expertise matters. La Plata Electric Association, our local electric cooperative, is an excellent run organization and leading co-op nationwide. Over the past few years under the present board leadership, it…
