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Category Archives: August 2020
Masks prompt clash between county, DA
As the United States continues to lose the war against COVID-19, with more than a thousand people dying from it daily at the end of July, a war of a different sort is also going on – between advocates for … Continue reading
Published in August 2020
Tagged COVID-19
A proposed upheaval: Montezuma County is mulling major changes to its land-use plan
The Montezuma County commissioners are considering making drastic changes to the land-use plan, which has been in place with many of the same provisions since 1998. Changes suggested by the Planning and Zoning Commission include reducing the minimum lot size … Continue reading
Published in August 2020
Tagged land-use code
Life during wartime: The coronavirus pandemic is causing increases in anxiety, anger and crime
“I’m so sad – I just cry and cry.” “In the past five days, four different people went off on me – all angry and yelling at me and I’m not even sure what I said to make them react.” … Continue reading
Published in August 2020
Tagged COVID-19
Opposite views: Protests for and against Black Lives Matter rage in Cortez
Cortez’s Main Street has become a lively place to be on Saturday mornings. For weeks, people have turned out for a march organized by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement. It reflects demonstrations taking … Continue reading
Published in August 2020
Tagged Black Lives Matter, justice and peace coalition, montezuma county patriots