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In response to the letter from Jessica Sutch in (Journal, June 23) I am compelled to contribute the following thoughts. First, it is a shame that Sutch was apparently not present at all the county...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have spoken to Bob Lindvall, our local code enforcer, and he has been in every way courteous and professional. I called him regarding a request for assistance in getting high weeds moved in my...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thanks to the fascists lawn laws of Cortez, I was assaulted by a homeowner for taking pictures of mushrooms while walking home from church last Sunday. After reading about the new weed police...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I can’t stop with the Latino detention centers! So let me get this right. Somewhere out there is a corporate board member who is just ecstatic when he discovers a way to take an extra penny from an...
DATE: June 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The arguments in the letters from the same two or three redundant voices over public lands get more surreal every day. Before they read this letter, ask any one of these guys what their idea of a...
DATE: June 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Rep. Scott Tipton was sent back to Washington, not because it’s better than having him here, but presumably to oppose all things Obama. Now, Scott Tipton has joined team Obama in the quest to take...
DATE: June 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – Reducing Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” to a white paper on global warming is, in George Weigel’s fitting analogy, “akin to reading Moby Dick as if it were a treatise on the...
DATE: June 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
“Prosperity can’t be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers.” – Hillary Clinton WASHINGTON – It seems inevitable that the unfolding presidential campaign also will become a referendum on American...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The city of Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission recently heard a proposal by the Children’s Kiva Montessori School to create both temporary and permanent changes to the zoned parking on N. Beech...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I grew up in Cortez with an avid outdoorsman as a father. I love living in this area for the great outdoor recreation. A while back there was some talk about opening up Sage Hen for camping. Last...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I want to applaud Kelly Ogle’s letter headlined “Cortez opens its arms to all drunks” (Journal, May 26.) About a year ago, I wrote concerning the drunks at Centennial Park. The paper later...
DATE: June 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – The recent meeting of the Organization of Petrolem Exporting Countries (OPEC) provides an opportunity to understand the mysteries of the global oil market. As expected, OPEC decided...
DATE: June 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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