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KSJD and the Cortez Journal are partnering to provide more opportunities for readers and listeners to learn about the Republican candidates for Montezuma County commissioner and district attorney...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Cortez Historic Preservation Week activities that started Tuesday and end Saturday range from guided tours of Montezuma Avenue homes to a panel discussion about the Montezuma Valleys early...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Under a plan to pare postal costs without drastically reducing service to rural residents, several area post offices Mesa Verde, Yellow Jacket, Ophir and Egnar would remain open with reduced...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Ute Mountain/Mesa Verde Birding Festival, which concludes this weekend, is a great example of low-impact economic development. Out-of-town birders, who often have deep pockets (and have to,...
DATE: May 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Cortez Fire Protection District said it needed money, and the voters said no.The tally 1,075 for, 1,471 against was closer than it might have been in this recessionary anti-tax era, and...
DATE: May 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The best argument for a part-time citizen legislature is that Colorados lawmakers have real lives. They are not entirely creatures of the alternate universe that is government.On Tuesday night,...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Voters in France and Greece registered their displeasure with their leaders economic policies over the weekend. How that might affect this country is not entirely clear, but it does point to an...
DATE: May 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Ever since early 2001, when President Bill Clinton announced his Roadless Area Conservation Rule in the waning days of his presidency, there has been uncertainty about what exactly that meant for...
DATE: May 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The state House has passed, and sent to the Senate, a bill that would establish a three-day sales-tax holiday for items deemed necessary for returning to school in the fall: clothes and shoes to...
DATE: May 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
One of the brilliant ideas of representative democracy is that citizens can choose their level of involvement. At one end of the spectrum, they can attend every board meeting, scrutinize every...
DATE: April 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
While the wheels of Congress struggle to gain traction on virtually any legislation this session and become increasingly jammed with election-year gunk those delegates who are able to build...
DATE: April 26, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is the latest in a long line of elected officials trying to get Colorado television stations for Southwest Colorado residents.That seems like such a simple,...
DATE: April 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorials
