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WASHINGTON — Yes, the big Wisconsin story is Ted Cruz’s crushing 13-point victory. And yes, it greatly improves his chances of denying Donald Trump a first-ballot convention victory, which may turn...
DATE: April 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Last year, state senator Ellen Roberts voted yes twice on bills that supported the idea of state takeovers of our national public lands. Now that she’s had a year to think about it, I hope she’s...
DATE: April 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In 2015, our elected county commissioners donated funds to American Lands Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to state and private takeover of our nation’s public lands. Only two other...
DATE: April 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The March 15 story in The Journal regarding keeping livestock in the town of Mancos really got me fired up! Most of the residents have lived here all their lives as have their families. How long...
DATE: April 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — After dozens of contests featuring cliffhangers, buzzer-beaters and a ton of flagrant fouls, we’re down to the Final Four: Sanders, Clinton, Cruz and Trump. (If Kasich pulls a miracle,...
DATE: April 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Recently, the Park County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the effort to transfer or sell public lands to the state of Colorado or local governments. Park County joins seven...
DATE: April 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has – along with many other people. Visiting recently with The Washington Post editorial board,...
DATE: March 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We’ve gotten to that time in the session when the Joint Budget Committee moves from budget discussions to drafting its bill proposing the state’s next annual budget. This year, the budget bill...
DATE: March 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – The split-screen told the story: on one side, images of the terror bombing in Brussels; on the other, Barack Obama doing the wave with Raul Castro at a baseball game in Havana. On one...
DATE: March 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Journal’s March 8 story “Is Clean Power Plan out of reach?” brought up several real concerns we face when deciding how to best comply with the EPA’s administrative rule, and he successfully...
DATE: March 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In 2015, renewable energy sources (solar, wind and hydro) were up almost at 13.5 percent of the nation’s utility-scale electrical output. The U.S. Energy Information Agency had predicted renewals...
DATE: March 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Once again, the omniscient members of Congress have imposed Daylight Savings Time on the docile residents of nearly all of the United States. Almost everyone knows by now that Daylight Savings Time...
DATE: March 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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