Our view: Southwest Colorado drought projects must be funded

Upper Basin Environmental Drought Mitigation Application Map (Courtesy Southwestern Water Conservation District)cca For the SWCD, that includes 17 projects across…

A government of, by and for the wealthy

cca Those words gave me comfort knowing that I would always have that tiny bit of actual power, the power…

Don’t put public lands on the chopping block

American liberty and American wilderness are intertwined

Hero worship: Jimmy Carter and us

cca I was on a Baptist mission trip in Southeast Asia in 1976 when a newspaper appeared at my motel…

New Mexico treasure

Back in 1967, I took a summer job before entering my sophomore year of college, painting the interiors of various…

Our View: Trump pardons gross miscarriage of justice

Crowd of Trump supporters marching on the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021 (Wikimedia/TaptheForwardAssist)cca Jan. 6 attacker Edward Francisco Rodriguez…

Though we cannot prevent lightning strikes or high winds, there are things we can do

It is mid-January as I am writing this. I look out at the pastures and crop fields here in the…

Gonzales, Tozer families extend their gratitude

cca The family of Ruby Gonzales wishes to thank everyone who attended her service, called, and sent cards, flowers and…

Keeping our sights on protecting the Dolores River Canyons, our Western heritage, and outdoor recreation economy

This fall, we visited the heart of the Dolores River Canyons in Western Colorado. I biked an old mining road…

Our View: Affordable health care for Southwest Colorado, deadline 11:59 p.m.

Health care has become a deadly business. Last month’s murder of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, has become a symbol of…

Ellen Stein returns to Opinion section

Ellen Stein Ellen Stein will assume the full-time responsibilities of Opinion Editor for The Journal in Cortez and The Durango…

Our View: No to industrial rezoning next to Cortez open space

All it takes is one look at Independent Log Co.’s northeast property line where it meets the trailhead for the…

Our View: Call for letters to the editor. What’s on your mind?

A favorite task in our Opinion section is to review letters to the editor, with readers sharing what’s on their…

Have we lost our sense of humor?

Jim Crosscca Numerous comedians have stopped performing at college campuses because they have found the students to be overly politically…

Our View: Fireworks envy

Durango drone show a dud as neighbors equate patriotism with explosives

Editorial cartoon: Florida these days

Editorial cartoon: On the road again

Editorial cartoon: Nuggets on home court

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Our View: Thank you, doctors, who spoke about tubal surgery

There’s risk in speaking out. We journalists knew this when we signed up for this profession. We also have the…

Editorial cartoon: AI talk?

Our View: Lower basin states’ water reduction agreement a substantial start

Critics quickly dismissed the Colorado River’s lower basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada’s agreement to reduce water consumption by…

Editorial cartoon: Job competition

Editorial cartoon: Tina Turner

Editorial cartoon: Fallen heroes