Editor: It was very good to hear from former Sheriff Gerald Wallace again. I wish he was closer to offer his sound advice. He had a dedicated phone line and answered it himself. He also mad...

Editor: I am so glad the kind pastor wrote this letter. It shows that fundamentalist Christianity is not a religion of peace, love, equality or compassion — that it requires you to check yo...

Editor: Your recent article about the “Dragon Lady” and its interesting arrival at the Cortez airport sparked a rush of memories from my own experience 50-odd years ago. My cousin, Robert L...

Editor: Sorry; last time I was specific with certain info some one took it a little badly. Remember when way back in the ’90s an officer from CPD was investigated for beating a 14-year-old?...

Editor: (Former Montezuma County Sheriff) Gerald Wallace suggests in his commentary of Aug. 2 that readers review my letter of July 20. I strongly agree and ask Mr. Wallace to follow his ow...

It’s a classic case of déjà vu, and you get that sinking, ominous feeling. And then a (momentarily) optimistic one. The sinking feeling: reports about a new al-Qaida terrorist threat that s...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is doing some ’splainin’ about comments he made in an interview with Time magazine, suggesting that he believes transparency makes legislating more difficult. ...

Appearing in the Burleigh County, N.D., Courthouse on Aug. 5, former Cortez Journal Sports Editor Bobby Abplanalp pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted human trafficking. According to...

A 17-year-old male who ran away from a youth camp at Lost Canyon Ranch on Haycamp Mesa was found later that day at the Days Inn in Cortez. Fifteen searchers on foot and ATVs were on the loo...