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Mitchell: Putting it all on the table for public and school safety

The task force would be mandated to identify specific actions that would promote public and school safety, based on established…

March 26, 2018

Haukeness: Promoting Cortez as a good place to live and teach

Lori Haukenessdu1-i-syn Our schools are educating the civic leaders, business owners and neighbors of the future – individuals who will…

March 22, 2018

In a drier climate, why not consider hemp?

Dove Creek was once named the “bean capital of the world,” and hay was once a good crop for our…

March 22, 2018

Public opinion: Elected officials and agency staff need to care what their constituents think

Elected officials and agency staff need to care what their constituents think

March 22, 2018

Littwin: With layoffs, Post owners are looting the public trust

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn Well, I’m sick of lamenting. The question now is what can we do about it.…

March 19, 2018

Dolores, Mancos: Dolores voters must look past one-issue, Mancos must select board to boost town

du1-i-syn It’s also evidence of an engaged voting populace, and The Journal’s editorial board applauds all 13 individuals who are…

March 19, 2018

Sheek: Get informed! 2018 is the year of the mid-term elections

Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn Cortez has five vacancies on City Council with eight candidates running; four vacancies on the Mancos town board…

March 15, 2018

A Westerner with working family roots

More importantly, I care deeply about protecting the Colorado we know and love – our public lands, clean environment, water…

March 15, 2018

Local elections: There are many reasons to vote “Yes” on 2A and for a forward-thinking council

Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn The current 0.55 percent sales tax sales for construction and operation of the municipal recreation center is…

March 15, 2018

Ag Expo: A great way to spend a day or two with the region’s many faces of agriculture

du1-i-syn From traditional production operations to market gardens supplying local restaurants, from the sale barn to farmers markets, from cattle…

March 15, 2018

Guest Columns

The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets

du1-i-syn Sunshine Week is here, and we who value government transparency are again celebrating the laws that allow us to…

March 12, 2018

Editorials

Sunshine week: A yearly celebration of public and press access to government information

Sunshine Week, March 11-17 this year, focuses attention on the open-meetings and open-records laws that give ordinary people the right…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Land and water are Rep. Tipton’s expertise

Tipton does represent all constituents, and it is a fact that he protected our water rights. With his wisdom and…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Trouble in Tweeterville and for our republic

As commander in chief, it is his duty to lead a vigorous response to the Russian cyber-interference in our 2016…

March 12, 2018

Editorials

Colorado women: “We can do it!” 125 years leading the way on women’s suffrage, equal rights

du1-i-syn Colorado women have accomplished a lot, including, in 1893 with the support of its men, becoming the first state…

March 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Patsy Brown’s legacy of service to Cortez

I’m writing to the editor today about the life of a pillar of Cortez, Patsy Brown, who passed away on…

March 8, 2018

Kent: Let’s have a conversation about gun control

Gaylon Kentdu1-i-syn The carnage and heartache simply is not stopping and soon enough citizens are going to demand our government…

March 8, 2018

How to make, not break, sage-grouse recovery

After two years of relative quiet on this front, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rekindled the debate last fall…

March 5, 2018

James: When luck is just luck

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn Good luck, bad luck, lots of luck, no luck; it seems there is no end. After as careful…

March 5, 2018

Caucus!

Shape the future of your party, get in on the ground floor of the political process

March 5, 2018

Tipton, the GOP must act on gun control

I would like Tipton to explain to all of us why other developed countries have a much, much lower rate…

March 5, 2018

Cooke: Transportation fix hits partisan speedbump

Sen. John ookedu1-i-syn If approved by voters in November, Senate Bill 18-001 will take aim at the state’s $9 billion…

March 1, 2018

Rankin: Common core standards, are we ready for a change?

Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Is Common Core working in Colorado and are we ready to accept new nationally created science standards to…

March 1, 2018

DOI reorganization: The public, elected officials needs more information on Secretary Zinke’s goals

The public, elected officials needs more information on Secretary Zinke’s goals

March 1, 2018