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San Juan Mountains Association Adventure Camp begins Monday

The Journal San Juan Mountains Association will host an Adventure Camp for Montezuma County youths from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in Mancos. Hike, p...

Winning the vote

One day, 72 years ago this summer, Miguel Trujillo asked for his rights

Silence on Black lives is deafening here

Call in the militia, and the storm troopers as well. A small band of Montezuma County residents has been marching on Main Street every Saturday for two months, bearing signs that say Black L...

Unemployment benefit unfair to retirees

$600 per week. $2,600 per month. $31,200 per year. That is what the unemployment supplement adds up to. That is almost as much as the maximum Social Security Insurance benefit, $3...

This is how we Americans become great

I love my country. I served my country for two years with great pride and joy as a Peace Corps volunteer. I am a Democrat. I was never invited to a meeting in which the Democrats ...

Democrat for U.S. Senate releases ad around dad’s cancer fight

RIO RANCHO — Democrat U.S. hopeful Ben Ray Luján released a television ad Tuesday touting his support for expanding Medicaid while pointing to his father’s fight with cancer. The ...

Leftover big-game licenses to go on sale Aug. 4

The Journal Leftover licenses for Colorado’s big-game seasons will go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday online, by phone, at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and at various retailers. ...

Small but mighty spider mites pack a wallop

By Gail Vanik A long time ago, in another home, I had two dwarf Alberta spruce trees. One year, they didn’t seem to be doing very well, and I eventually noticed fine, spiderlike w...

Chimney Rock Interpretative Association offers flora tour Aug. 6

Chimney Rock Interpretative Association in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service will offer a new flora tour Thursday. The tour travels up to the two pinnacles and examines th...

Colorado Department of Health and the Environment to host COVID-19 mitigation webinar

Colorado Department of Health and the Environment will host a COVID-19 mitigation webinar at 12:10 p.m. Thursday. The webinar is geared toward Colorado’s agriculture sector and ...

Leslie Lyons named to honor roll

The Journal Leslie Lyons of Dolores was named to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh spring honor roll. To qualify, a student must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12...

Maddy Mahaffey named to Colorado College’s dean’s list

The Journal Maddy Mahaffey of Dolores has been named to Colorado College’s dean’s list. Mahaffey was a senior at Colorado College during the 2019-20 academic year. Stu...