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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...

Community Connections seeks wreath sponsors for ‘Let’s Light Up Main Street’

The Journal Community Connections has announced “Let’s Light Up Main Street,” the inaugural Festival of Wreaths in Cortez, to bring awareness to their work supporting friends and ...

Cortez Library to host virtual Craftapalooza

The Journal Adriene Ratican of the Montelores Early Childhood Council will demonstrate a craft for the Cortez Public Library’s Virtual Craftapalooza at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 on Zoom. ...

That’s why he wouldn’t release returns

We finally know why President Trump refuses to release his tax returns. Documents recently uncovered by He contributes nothing to our great country. His behavior is unpatriotic and despica...

What are counterprotesters so afraid of?

I am appalled and saddened by the behavior of these people, who seem to think that quietly expressing the hope that we can all live peacefully together should cause such bitterness and invec...

Passing cars, county, support marchers

The article “ In the face of harassment, the march stayed polite and peaceful. While the marchers focused on the ideals that make America strong, the counterprotesters had little to offer e...

This bigotry is why I won’t be voting

As a committed Republican, it is with dismay that I watch the various truck rallies and local Republican gatherings that continue to accept the presence of a Confederate flag. Tr...

I’m a doctor and voting for Mitsch Bush

As I prepare to cast my ballot for the next Congresswoman to represent us in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, I’m thinking about which candidate will support access to affordable healt...

There’s a way to make all votes count

Have you noticed that the candidates for president are every day in one of five states – Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Ohio or Wisconsin? Journalists treat this as routine. Sadly, they ar...

The ‘National Popular Vote’ is deceiving

This fall, voters will be asked to consider Proposition 113, also known as the National Popular Vote. This proposition has but one purpose: It seeks to eliminate the Electoral College. ...

Endorsements: We’re a YES on wolves

Ah-OOOOO! We’re a YES on Proposition 114, the reintroduction of gray wolves