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Cortez Pickleball Tournament a success

I’d like to thank the Cortez Pickleball Group and Friends of Recreation for hosting the second annual Cortez Pickleball Tournament…

September 15, 2021

Congressional District changes are ill-advised

The proposed boundary changes for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is not in the best interest of our agricultural communities that…

September 15, 2021

Our View: Redistricting

Proposed 3rd Congressional District could benefit Western Slope

September 8, 2021

Get involved to ensure best 21st-century education for our children

Sherri Maxwell After reading the recent article in The Journal regarding last week’s Montezuma-Cortez school board meeting, I feel compelled…

August 25, 2021

New Mexico joins Colorado in reducing methane pollution

New Mexico, the third-ranking U.S. oil producer, has taken action to curtail methane pollution from the oil and gas industry,…

August 11, 2021

Robocall rebellion

Gail Collins(CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Let’s find something fun to talk about. Really, we need a little break.…

August 4, 2021

Our View: Bipartisanship

State Sen. Don Coram stubbornly models how to avoid polarization, work with others

July 21, 2021

Our View: Orphan wells

Bennet advances pollution solutions

July 14, 2021

As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up for visitors

On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had…

July 14, 2021

Make it a fire-free, safe Fourth of July

Despite a few brief days of cooler temperatures, it’s been hot. Some days recently, depending on where you were in…

June 30, 2021

Housing prices are over the moon

One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in…

May 12, 2021

Writers on the Range: Pumping up fear on the Colorado River

du1-i-syn “That could fall,” the father quavered. “It could kill someone!” Puzzled, the young man climbed onto a chair, and…

April 27, 2021

Guest Columns

Our View: Decline to sign animal cruelty ballot initiative

Don’t sign animal cruelty ballot initiative

April 27, 2021

Letter: Decline to sign for Ballot Initiative 16

This citizen-initiated proposal would criminalize many widely-accepted animal husbandry and veterinary care practices, increase suffering of animals, destroy Colorado businesses…

April 26, 2021

Letter: National forest needs to rethink harvest plans

To improve the health of the forests, the plans include brush-thinning and creating a diversity in size of the ponderosas.…

April 23, 2021

Letter: Writer claims Herald fails to publish letters

Dick SimmonsMancosEditor’s note: It is the policy of this newspaper to publish all Letters to the Editor unless they are…

April 21, 2021

Our View: COVID-19 state restrictions: lifted too soon?

Were state restrictions lifted too soon?

April 21, 2021

Jeff Kass: Columbine reporter connects the dots between mass shootings

Jeff Kassdu1-i-syn Despite the horror of Columbine, and all the other mass shootings that followed, there was something that kept…

April 21, 2021

Jack Turner: Both political parties practice voter suppression

du1-i-syn Since those voters are often minority members, the suppression efforts are both unethical and racist. The antiseptic view of…

April 20, 2021

Our View: Health care bill steps in the right direction

Public option

April 14, 2021

Benjamin Bellorado: Bears Ears murals, rock art, textiles deserve protection

Benjamin Belloradodu1-i-syn While hiking in the area, people experience the thrill of discovery when they reach a cliff dwelling, a…

April 13, 2021

Our View: In wake of shootings, grief

‘It could have been me’

April 6, 2021

Letter: Dolores River Festival canceled again this year

While many people are getting vaccinated and the positivity rates have been reduced for those who have been tested, our…

April 6, 2021

Our View: Solution to loneliness is connection

Human connection is important to all

March 31, 2021