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In the frightening aftermath of the Dust Bowl, the Soil Conservation Service was established to protect the country’s soil from erosion and depletion. For more than 80 years, conservation districts...
DATE: April 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Earth Day this past Sunday springs from the understanding that our physical environment can be irreversibly damaged and how we treat it matters, every day of the year. That admission was not always...
DATE: April 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The annual Pulitzer Prize winners were announced this week, and as usual, they include examples of exceptional journalism: sexual harassment in major industries, the Senate race in Alabama, white...
DATE: April 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The $1.3 trillion spending package passed by Congress in time to avert a government shutdown last month includes something western states have long wanted: money dedicated specifically to fighting...
DATE: April 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Environmental Protection Agency, under its embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt, announced last week that it will roll back Obama-era emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Those...
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Controlling trade is one of the ways President Donald Trump intends to fulfill his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” By levying tariffs on the importation of goods that can be produced...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Journal editorial board applauds state Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, for her bill introduced last month to hold future mine operators responsible for water contamination caused by their...
DATE: April 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Kudos to 15-year-old Montezuma-Cortez High School student Annika Lewis for representing rural U.S. women at the 2018 session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (Journal, Feb. 2 3)....
DATE: April 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Cortez City Manager Shane Hale’s recently announced move to Windsor, Colorado, will be a gain for that city and a big loss for Cortez. The city has seen a great deal of progress since his tenure...
DATE: March 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The first truth to understand about Saturday’s March for Our Lives is that students really do fear for their lives. Their parents are fearful as well. Let’s not insult them by claiming that these...
DATE: March 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
An important aspect of the decision-making process of governmental agencies is the gathering and analysis of public comments. Unfortunately, that essential component has experienced some...
DATE: March 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
In Dolores, 11 candidates each want one of just four seats on the town board, and two more are running for mayor. That’s a sign of unrest, including division over deteriorating playground...
DATE: March 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
