Opinion - The Journal

My View: Boebert still on the clock in CD3

Need more legislation that benefits Southwest constituents

DATE: Mar 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial editorial

DATE: Mar 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Hunters, anglers lost an ally by opposing my confirmation’

I recently resigned from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission in the face of opposition from hunting, outfitting and livestock producer groups. The opposition to my confirmation provid...

DATE: Mar 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Mar 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Free land ‘came at great cost to Lakota’

There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.” More than 100 years ago, the U.S. gave my great-great grandparents and their chil...

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Free land ‘came at great cost to Lakota’

There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.” More than 100 years ago, the U.S. gave my great-great grandparents and their chil...

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Same forces’ at papers, family ski areas

Another part of what made Southwest Colorado special, affordable skiing in our backyard, will soon be no more. Hesperus Ski Area will remain closed through the 2024 to 2025 season. Our paper...

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Disinformation dogs Dolores River monument proposal

Grievance politics tend to attract people who feel left out. By Tuesday afternoon, that could be more than 5,000 people, most likely in Mesa and Montrose counties. They signed an online peti...

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Hunters, anglers lost a strong advocate’

As a lifelong hunter and angler, and a wildlife biologist who worked for 23 years for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, I was honored to be appointed to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Comm...

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘National monument would not take lands away’

The news story on March 4 regarding the proposed national monument for the Dolores motivated me to share my thoughts on this important issue. Our shared public lands are a great asset to our...

DATE: Mar 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion