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…
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…
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…
Although a lot of superficially informed people are yelling and screaming about the current Roe v. Wade kerfuffle, it might help to mention a few clarifying comments. First of all,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My 81 year-old-husband recently fractured his femur in Canyonlands National Park, about 50 miles from Monticello, Utah. He was transported to the small hospital in Monticello, which is approximately 20…
I am a third-generation native of La Plata County and a Durango High School alumnus. Although I was never a naturally athletic kid, I always enjoyed attending and cheering on…
I enjoy meeting ranchers. They love the land, have strong values, work ethics and a sense of humor. They produce beef, a high quality, satisfying food. Ranchers have legitimate fears,…
If you are a highly religious woman and have strong feelings against abortion, you are protected and Roe does not hurt you. You may start your family as your God…
My adult daughter had a detached retina. Repair had to be in Albuquerque and follow-up appointments have to be in Farmington, for which someone must go with her to drive…
Loud wind roars and howls Trees are shaking and thrashing The birds sing anyway. Loreta Annala Durango
Let us have to consideration Of life`s potential destination. They say the measure of a man Is weighed by what he leaves behind, What he builds when he can. That…
La Plata County and the city of Durango have spent many hours and dollars searching for a permanent solution for temporarily unhoused persons. The La Plata Board of County Commissioners…
It’s springtime in Durango and the La Platas still have snow. The grass is turning green again but not enough to mow. Blossoms are clinging to lots of fruit trees,…
