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OK, OK I can’t stand it. Somebody’s got to speak up, and act on removing the horrible junk pile to the south of our new high school which is opening this September. Area schools called our kids at...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In the story headlined “Medicine men lead blessing ceremony” (Journal, July 14) two items require correction. First, the Ceremonial Ground is located on Southwest Intertribal Voice property that...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump can’t help himself. Nor can we. The “worse” he gets, it seems, the better we like it. Watching Trump is so deliciously awful, we don’t hang on every word. We hang on the...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thanks for the story about the pending restoration of the Calkins Building, and the great video of the interior (Journal, July 14). It is gratifying to see progress being made after so long in...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
State Sen. Ellen Roberts is totally right: Her district, which consists of eight counties across southwestern Colorado, includes a huge amount of public lands, including the San Juan Mountains,...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I almost got up and danced with joy when I read the story (Journal, July 10) condemning Cortez as one of the worst places to live in Colorado. Don’t get me wrong, when I first moved to this area 20...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
What are the district attorney and his deputies doing to protect our community? Very little. Sadly, it appears that our prosecutors would rather act like defense attorneys. If you pay attention to...
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
This summer, Head Start, a program created under Lyndon B. Johnson as a cornerstone of his war on poverty, turns 50. Head Start lays a foundation for future success by providing comprehensive early...
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – We’re told Puerto Rico is our Greece, and sometimes, it seems so. The U.S. territory (its residents have been American citizens since 1917) has a heap of economic problems. Gov....
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We had seven people scheduled to arrive last week on a Great Lakes flight into Cortez. Great Lakes cancelled the flight and these folks scrambled to find alternate transportation from Denver at a...
DATE: July 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I was an original supporter of Scott Tipton for the State Legislature and supported him with time and money to get him elected to Congress. I must admit that sadly it appears that he is now firmly...
DATE: July 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – China’s spectacular stock crash poses three questions. First, what caused it? Next, will it harm the “real” economy of spending and hiring, inside China and beyond? And, finally, how...
DATE: July 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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