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Reward for killing of two mountain goats increased to $15,000

The Journal Colorado Operation Game Thief has increased the reward for information leading to an arrest or citation in the case of two mountain goats that were found shot dead on July 3, on...

DATE: Aug 07, 2018 CATEGORY: Local News

Inaugural Walk4Life event hopes to raise awareness about suicide

The Journal The first-ever Walk4Life, which hopes to raise awareness about suicide in the Four Corners area, is scheduled for Sept. 22 from 4-8 p.m. at the pavilion in Parque de Vida. ...

DATE: Aug 07, 2018 CATEGORY: Local News

Learning, growing can start with a good snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. A big contributor to this problem is poor...

DATE: Aug 07, 2018 CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Samuelson: The triumph of downward mobility

WASHINGTON – It’s an axiom among many Americans that each future generation will live better than its predecessor. New technologies, greater efficiencies and a can-do spirit will reward us with higher...

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

A reassuringly competent replacement

I receive Congressman Scott Tipton’s electronic newsletters, a good way for him to reach his constituents. These emails have increased as the November elections draw closer. Recent reports...

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the Cortez fireworks show

What a glorious Fourth of July we celebrated in Cortez! While other communities canceled their annual fireworks displays or substituted drones because of extreme fire danger, Cortez experienced all th...

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Pickaxing stars won’t do anything to clean up the mess we’ve made

Recently, a young man took a pickax to President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Austin Clay, 24, absolutely pulverized the terrazzo-and-brass emblem. After, he said, “I feel proud ...

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Editorials

Erin Lawrence shines at state swim meet

Although she is just 10 years old, Mesa Verde Aquatics Club team member Erin Lawrence already ranks as one of the most accomplished swimmers in the Cortez area. So it wasn’t surprising when the young ...

DATE: Aug 06, 2018 CATEGORY: Local News

Brauchler plans stop Tuesday at GOP office in Cortez

George Brauchler, Republican candidate for Colorado Attorney General, will meet with constituents and civic leaders to discuss his long-term plans for to avoid “frivolous taxpayer-funded lawsuits,” ac...