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When former Montezuma County Assessor Mark Vanderpool resigned to work in the private sector, William “Scott” Davis was the employee chosen to fill the role until the 2014 election. He has done a...
DATE: June 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Republican primary for the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners matches up Jim Candelaria with James Lambert. Candelaria was the choice of Republicans who participated in their precinct...
DATE: June 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
At this spring’s county assembly, Republican leaders chose Steve Nowlin as their sheriff candidate. Primary voters should do the same. The current sheriff, Dennis Spruell, has racked up some...
DATE: June 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Colorado Department of Higher Education released a report recently, finding that 37 percent of 2012 high school graduates had to take remedial coursework once they reached college. The numbers...
DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Two items in the news deserve the attention of local officials, here and across the Southwest. Together, they describe what could be the new normal for the region – and suggest what might have to...
DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
State Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, was on the wrong side of history Monday on several fronts. In opposing Senate Bill 192, he took on the role of a lobbyist, argued against a popular and prudent...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The decision by the Cortez Sanitation District board to boot one of its members, Jim Candelaria, for running for county commission is just plain bad politics. One reason representative government...
DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Although the effort has failed in eight previous attempts, state Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, is right to try to make it harder to amend the state’s Constitution. It only makes sense. Otherwise,...
DATE: April 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Seafood consumption in the United States lags far behind other countries for a variety of reasons, but that may change. Seafood is good for you. It was not too long ago that frozen fish sticks,...
DATE: April 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Food and Drug Administration is in the business of ensuring that the nation’s food supply is safe. That the agency concerns itself with such things as what we feed to the plants and animals we...
DATE: April 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Since 1906 when Congress bestowed upon U.S. presidents the power to use executive orders to set aside certain public lands for preservation purposes, many a national treasure has been permanently...
DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
In recognition of Sunshine Week, the fourth estate’s annual focus on transparency in government, The Durango Herald and Cortez Journal looked into how well local government officials measured up...
DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials
