Durango is an inviting town with lots to offer in terms of outdoor activities, a plethora of low paying and poor-training jobs, and environmental disasters that make most natives wish…
Growing up in an agricultural home raising livestock, it was good to see the recent articles about the Bayfield Future Farmers of America plant sale and Ignacio students learning about…
As a property owner on Main Avenue in town, I am sympathetic to my fellow businesses and do my best to support them. I am also acutely aware of my…
Thank God, the bill proposed by the Abortion Death Squad, which would legally allow abortions up until the birth of a child, was defeated. In December 2002, Scott Peterson murdered…
Imagine being at home with your family and someone knocks on the door – or doesn’t knock on the door – walks in and takes away your child. It’s difficult…
Since when did The Journal become such a leftist newspaper. Belittling Lauren Boebert and Ron DeSantis but uplifting “creepy Uncle Joe.“ When did the U.S. become such a socialist country?…
I wish more people would educate themselves before they jump on a bandwagon. Emotions are high when it comes to Roe v. Wade. Abortion is not a constitutional issue. If…
Tami GrahamChristopher Marona The fact that we live in a divisive time is not lost on anyone. At times, it feels like the world and our country are coming apart…
As voters consider whom to support in our upcoming Republican election, both Democrats and Republicans should consider who will best represent their positions on the issues most important to our…
Lauren Boebert doesn’t really want to represent me in Congress. I have contacted her multiple times through her official website and by phone, but I have not received a response…
As we hit the 120th day of the 2022 session, I reflect on our accomplishments. After several nights working past midnight, then coming back to work early the next morning,…
Congratulations to Kelly Bennett and Guy Winzenread, new owners of Oscar’s restaurant, now carrying the torch for a business that was established over 40 years ago. Mark Deitch purchased the…
My first thought upon reading the draft opinion on abortion was to wonder just how many pregnancies Mr. Alito has brought to term? My second thought was that if men…
Censored prompts alongside equations help students think logically, reasonably
As construction arrives back into Durango (as though it ever left) with spring flowers, pollen and tourists, I’ve found myself once again questioning, why are we unable to effectively merge?…
Lead us not into groomed failure. Corporate power is buying the best government money can buy (Citizens United). State by state, the members of the American Legislative Exchange Council promote…
The 21-year-old Durango Air Tanker Base, operated by the San Juan National Forest, is in dire need of maintenance. A recent engineering study revealed the need to resurface the base…
Cross If you haven’t had a Scotch egg before, it is a pub and picnic food delicacy you should try. However, don’t be fooled. A Scotch egg is actually of…
Getting rid of forever chemicals vital to protect humans, watersheds
When the Supreme Court has five members who were placed on the bench more because of political leanings than merit, when the Supreme Court has five members who were appointed…
To the thousands of registered Democrats in Congressional District 3, it is time to unite. We must remove the right-wing radical, QAnon conspiracist and national embarrassment Lauren Boebert from office…
As the Executive Committee of the Board of Health, we would like to discuss the work session we held on April 28. The work session was conceived with the goal…
Last weekend was May Day and also International Workers Day – a celebration of laborers and the working classes. How ironic then that at the very same time, the La…
On April 29, Bill Roberts wrote of the case concerning the Bremerton, Wash., football coach who was fired for praying on the 50-yard line. Roberts spoke of our nation that…
I’m sure none of us are real thrilled about restrictions to our water usage. Most of us aren’t thrilled about seeing dry river and lakebeds either. The Durango City Council…
Lauren Boebert has been having a field day, regarding freedom of speech on Twitter. It is her new cause du jour. However, she never has said one word about the…
cca National parks have been getting a lot of love since the pandemic, so much that this summer you need reservations at many. For example, you must make a reservation…
Erasing the chilly and frigid feel from morning air Embracing the warmer days and bidding adieu to the trees standing bare; Placing seeds in the warming soil, Then covering them…
I am a physician who witnessed the healthcare of women in my training both before and after the legalization of abortion in New York in the 1970s. When abortion was…
