Journal Staff Writer

Coloradans, get on board the wolf train

Recently, an index of animal life on Earth showed that, on average, the populations of almost 4,400 monitored mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish had declined by 68% since 1970. In...

Don’t be fooled, vote for Hickenlooper

There are over 300,000 Coloradans with preexisting conditions whose ability to buy insurance without the federal protections established by the Affordable Care Act would be endangered. ...

The Montezuma Patriots are hypocritical

I find it ironic that the Montezuma Patriots, who hold the American flag in such high esteem, have chosen to desecrate the same flag. According to Title 4 of the U.S. Code, Sections 1 and 2:...

Trump’s comments made me furious

As a Vietnam combat veteran, I was shocked but not surprised when I heard the comments President Trump made about our fallen heroes. Trump and no-one in his family has ever served...

This is why it’s good to be living in Cortez

Do the lives of Black people matter? Yes. Is it important to get that message out? Yes. Growing up in a Southern state, I saw the heart-breaking effects of segregation. Since I remember this...

Shut the lights

Americans, called to sacrifice business in WWII, at first said, ‘No thanks’

Cortez Library offers free books to children

The Journal Cortez Public Library will participate in the One Book Colorado program give a free book to 4-year-olds using curbside delivery service from Oct. 13 to 25. ...

Deputy chief at jail retires after using racial slur in text

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The deputy chief at a New Mexico jail will retire this week after an investigation found that he used a racial slur to refer to an inmate. Deputy Chief Aa...

Montezuma County Clerk to host virtual voter information meeting

The Journal Montezuma County Clerk Kim Percell will present voter information at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, via Zoom. The program is sponsored by the League of Women Vo...

Local students named to dean’s Fort Lewis College list

The Journal More than 200 students were named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the spring semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a...

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet

The Journal San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. After a brief business meeting, Patricia Crown will present ”Drinking rituals a...

Montezuma Land Conservancy receives $72,377 GOCO grant

The Journal The Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded a $72,377 grant to Montezuma Land Conservancy to implement community-informed strategic conservation plan revisions, launch a...