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Montezuma County’s cleanup effort deserves community support

DATE: May 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Legislative session’s final sprint: Votes, signing ceremonies and upcoming town halls

This year’s legislative session ends May 13, and we worked through the weekend to get bills across the finish line. If you’d like to learn more about our work over the past year, come to one...

DATE: May 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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DATE: May 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Sustainability is blueprint for local prosperity

Sustainability is a matter of community and economic well-being. You might be rolling your eyes, thinking that sustainability is a bunch of bleeding heart hippie nonsense. Here are some thin...

DATE: May 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Delivering reliable water for tribal communities in the West

In parts of the Upper Colorado River Basin, families still live without reliable access to safe drinking water. That’s not a resource problem; it’s a delivery problem. For decades, the feder...

DATE: May 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Use impact fees to fund blight enforcement

Already during the very early stages of discussing anti-blight enforcement in the county, our commissioners are fretting and wringing their hands over how to fund and staff enforcement. Stra...

DATE: May 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Biochar may offer farmers a path forward

Shortages and increasing fertilizer prices are causing problems for farmers, and use of less fertilizer will result in lower crop yields. At the same time, there may be less crop irrigation ...

DATE: May 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Public radio

“I never wake up in the morning thinking, ‘I might sue the president of the United States today,’” said KSUT Executive Director Tami Graham (Journal, May 27, 2025). But that is exactly what ...

DATE: May 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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DATE: May 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Legion riders honor fallen hero’s homecoming

Last week, the family of Willibald Bianchi requested that the American Legion Riders Post 132 escort his remains home to New Ulm. We were part of this escort. To say that this was an experi...

DATE: May 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Southwest Colorado needs Riess at the Capitol

I am proud to endorse Naomi Riess for Colorado House District 59. I have known Naomi for more than a decade, both as a client and as collaborator on planning projects, and I can say without ...

DATE: May 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keeping Montezuma County beautiful: A balance of policy and partnership

As Montezuma County Commissioners, we have heard our residents’ concerns loud and clear. Across the county, people are seeing an increase in trash, abandoned vehicles, and neglected properti...

DATE: May 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: Take pride where you reside

Legislative session’s final sprint: Votes, signing ceremonies and upcoming town halls

Editorial cartoon

Sustainability is blueprint for local prosperity

Delivering reliable water for tribal communities in the West

Use impact fees to fund blight enforcement

Biochar may offer farmers a path forward

Our view: Public radio

Editorial cartoon

Legion riders honor fallen hero’s homecoming

Southwest Colorado needs Riess at the Capitol

Keeping Montezuma County beautiful: A balance of policy and partnership

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