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We must go to war against PFAs now

Recent research and factual developments have laid bare a national health crisis that we can’t turn our backs on. It concerns a dangerous chemical known as PFA (polyfluorinated akyl) which...

Cash sale left me sorry, disappointed

I looked forward to the Cortez Cash sale on Nov. 19. Because I am now a senior citizen, I take longer to organize and leave the house in the morning, so I planned to go to the 2 p.m. sale ti...

How to do universal health care in steps

Democratic candidates don’t have to die on the Medicare for All hill. There is no way on God’s green earth a Medicare for All bill will get through our divided Congress. Obamacare barely pas...

Give ’em hell, Mike

What is Colorado’s senior senator still doing way up in New Hampshire?

Parade of Lights organizers grateful to community

The 4 Corners Board of Realtors would like to thank participants of this year’s Parade of Lights. The theme was ‘Salute to Hometown Heroes,’ and Grand Marshals were the American Legion, VFW ...

Border tunnel found in Arizona after 4 migrants caught

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Another border tunnel from Mexico to the United States has been discovered in Arizona after the U.S. Border Patrol arrested four migrants. Agents in Nogale...

Colorado pastor gets 2 years in jail for sexual misconduct

DENVER (AP) — A judge has sentenced a pastor at a Denver church to two years in jail after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl for more than three years. ...

Fire at northern Colorado drilling site injures 7 workers

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say seven workers are recovering after they were injured in a fire at a drilling site in northern Colorado. David Beebe, the chief of Mountain...

Polis to lower flags to honor officer, firefighter, representative

The Journal Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise to sunset on Friday to honor the passing of Sgt. Joshua Vo...

Tipton, Gardner save us from lands act

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act is yet another act intended to put another 400,000 acres in wilderness designation. It has been turned down in the past because of those who b...

Here’s a list of reasons Trump is no good

Sen. Cory Gardner, working for President Donald Trump’s re-election, doesn’t seem to realize that the following characteristics are undesirable for a president of the United States: ...

Confiscating guns just helps Democrats

The AR-15 was produced originally by Colt starting in 1963. It has been a popular choice for hunting, particularly in remote areas because of its versatility, it has never been a weapon of w...