Dear Editor:
Monday evening at the candidate meet session sponsored by the Farm Bureau, I was surprised to learn that being young was a negative thing. DA candidate Russ Wasley kept referring to his young opponent in a condescending manner. Will Furse has been working in this area for seven years already, most recently working with the Ute Mountain Utes, while also having a private practice in Cortez.
I think of other community leaders who started off here when they were young men. I think of Chris Burkett, who has been with the City of Cortez for 34 years and had the vision as a young man to create our wonderful city park system and recreation center. I also think of Roy Lane, who has been with the City of Cortez for 31 years and is a respected chief of police. They started off their careers in Cortez as young men.
Lets give a young man the opportunity to be an effective district attorney. With a 600 percent increase in drug arrests in Montezuma County in the past year, it is going to take a youthful person with plenty of energy and confidence to create an effective District Attorneys Office.
Eleanor Kuhl
Cortez, Colorado
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