Our View: Proposed BLM rule conservation timestamp in history

Expect better outcomes with balanced decision-making

Jim Mimiaga ‘Montezuma County journalism legend’

Congratulations to longtime Journal reporter Jim Mimiaga on his retirement. For 15 years, Jim has kept readers throughout Montezuma County…

Our View: Treat Dolores parents as school stakeholders

Distrust remains after Boebert’s assembly, lack of transparency

False comments, social media cause harm

Tom Burriscca The Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education on May 16 was a meeting held in public, not a public meeting.…

Our View: Don’t fear indoctrination – just be the parent

2022 may go down as the year of momentum to ban books, with conservative groups Moms for Liberty, Daughters of…

Our View: AG’s police training redesign makes good sense

Focus on officers’ mental health, new competencies mean effective policing

Editorial cartoon: Digging in

Our View: Parents must know when school assembly is Christian

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School’s Facebook page includes flyers and images you’d expect to see – reminders to order yearbooks, a summer…

Editorial cartoon: Crypto risk

Editorial cartoon: Butterfly behind bars

‘Need entire team’ for higher-achieving M-CSD

Tom Burriscca When I showed up here in March 2022, the Montezuma-Cortez School District ranked near the bottom, according to…

Our View: Parental rights can mean fewer rights for majority

One way to soften the blow of losing a job is to be invited to Florence, Italy, and feted by…

MCHS principal on paid, leave, electives and teachers

Tom Burriscca Rumors of wrong information escalated concerns and chaos at Montezuma-Cortez High School, and throughout our community. A news…

Our View: Random shootings will test good Samaritan capacity

We admit, we’re a little jittery approaching strangers after a surge in recent, seemingly random shootings. In April, 16-year-old Ralph…

Editorial cartoon: Island life

Editorial cartoon: The good ’ole days

Udder nonsense: Remember, ‘an almond doesn’t lactate’

We have seen many confusing proclamations come from our governing bodies lately. The Supreme Court’s decisions have compromised its credibility…

Our View: Justice Thomas a U.S. – not GOP – problem

High court badly needs reform, transparency, leadership

Editorial cartoon: We know your dance moves

Our View: Uncle right to call out lawmaker on gun tweet

The most biting criticism oftentimes comes from family members. And Uncle Chris Soper did not hold back in saying, “Shame…

Editorial cartoon: Spring break

Bad weather days: Safety first when calling off school

Tom Burriscca My grandfather, a farmer, said that weather forecasters are newcomers or fools. We’ve come a long way since…

Chronicle of abandoned oil and gas well – one of millions

Jonathan Thompson Even from a distance it’s clear that an oil and gas well called “State Senate #2” in New…

Colorado conflicted about cutting its water use

Dave Marstoncca In Colorado, farmers had to enroll in a four-state program by March 1, if they want to get…