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On Thursday, July 28, 2011, the Cortez Journal published an article on community workshops led by the Montezuma County Planning Department and Planning Commission Board regarding a revised Master...
DATE: Aug. 9, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The Cortez City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 26 was an interesting exercise in expecting the unexpected. Members of the Youth Leadership Council and the Target Tobacco Action Group have been...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
In 1970, Congress made a promise to future generations by passing the Clean Air Act and providing a mechanism for enforcement. It is up to us to keep that promise and to make our own promise to...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Watching the news, I learned a key fact about U.S. government finances which may not bode well for our local economy if the federal debt ceiling is not raised. Here it is.Of every dollar the...
DATE: July 30, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
People like to say “Love what you do” and “Never give up.” The youth of the Youth Leadership Council are following this advice and taking passion in what they are working on! YLC is working very...
DATE: July 28, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
A lot of folks have opinions about zoning in Montezuma County – everything from, “Zoning is an infringement of our personal property rights!” to, “Zoning is protection for my quality of life and...
DATE: July 28, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
During the last month or so, as the Dolores Public Lands Office has re-initiated the Boggy Glade travel plan process, we have made a concerted effort to talk with our communities and listen to the...
DATE: July 23, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Our national debt is a very serious problem, as Rep. Tipton reminded us in his recent Journal column. It is useful to look back and see how and when this debt accumulated.Understandably, World War...
DATE: July 21, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I am not a hunter. I am, however, a mountain biker who uses the roads and trails in the Boggy Draw and McPhee Lake sections of the travel plans extensively. I have seen the condition of the roads...
DATE: July 21, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Rome wasnt built in two days. It wasnt built by people who werent actively engaged in the work, either. The youth of the Youth Leadership Council are working to make big changes in the...
DATE: July 14, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Presidential politics during the summer before the summer before the next election is a lot like spring training baseball. The games are fun to watch, but the scores dont mean much. Back in the...
DATE: July 12, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I seem to be living in a strange new world. While willing to concede that the passing years may have transmogrified my memories; there are certain things that are historically accurate. My last...
DATE: July 7, 2011 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
