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Commissioners could do so much more

Commissioners, where is your leadership for our county in this time of uncertainty? Where are messages from you that will inspire our citizens to know that we are resilient, that ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The big repeal

Two and a half centuries ago, the fuse was lit for revolution

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We have the best mayor in Wheelus

I am writing in support of Chad Wheelus for mayor of Dolores. I recently attended three events in Dolores in which he had a role: the community forum that provided voters informat...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Library exhibits ‘The Goddess Project’ in honor of Women’s History Month

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thank You Custodians work to sanitize schools, protect out children

Recently our community has closed all of our schools to protect our children&school staff from the coronavirus. Thank you for doing that. But I wanted to thank the cust...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

Let’s vote Cory Gardner out in November

I once assumed that Sen. Cory Gardner was a traditional Republican like my father, a staunch defender of the Constitution and the rule of law, an advocate of fiscal responsibility, a person ...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Turn up to turn away crazy Democrats

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman recently proposed that Democrat presidential candidates form a team of rivals to win the presidency. He suggested Elizabeth Warren as Health and Huma...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s not all rigged

One can measure the influence of Edmund Burke, the 18th century Irish statesman and philosopher, by his having been claimed as an original or classical liberal as well as the archetypal cons...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We do the 2020 census and we get valuable prizes

According to the Constitution, the government must complete a census every 10 years. The 2020 census will be the 24th in our nation’s history, and all American residents, regardless of citiz...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Sonntag Memorial

The Durango community showed their love during the memoriall for the professional cyclist Benjamin Sonntag on Saturday.

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gallery

League of Women Voters meeting canceled

The Journal The League of Women Voters has canceled their meeting originally scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Dolores Public Library. The speaker for the event, Nyibol Bior, is unabl...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Country BackCountry Horsemen cancel tack sale

The Journal The Board of Directors of the Four Country BackCountry Horsemen chapter has canceled their annual Tack and Consignment Sale April 3 and 4. This large event was schedul...