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The legal pot article in the March 3 Cortez Journal brings into play the 11th Amendment of the Constitution, passed Feb. 7, 1795, I believe it forbids such lawsuits. Lillian Gehres Cortez
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Since our last newsletter things have gotten a little more interesting. Things are still a little slow because many bills are waiting for the Appropriations Committee. Final revenue projections...
DATE: March 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Sen. Cory Gardner should hide his face in shame. The president of the United States of America holds the office referred to as leader of the free world and commander in chief of the U.S. military —...
DATE: March 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
While I appreciate you doing a story on Margaret Potter’s 100th birthday (Journal, March 10), I don’t not appreciate the picture you choose. The little girl pictured is not Potter’s granddaughter...
DATE: March 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
So some sheriffs in Colorado and other states wish to ban our sales of pot. Let’s be clear, I am not upset over one cop’s personal opinion. I am not upset at the idea of real debate over pot. I am...
DATE: March 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Yes, it is insulting when The Cortez Journal is being used by unqualified individuals to peddle the reprobate politics of Obama and the Democratic party. This act of political subterfuge to use a...
DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – She burned the tapes. Had Richard Nixon burned his tapes, he would have survived Watergate. Sure, there would have been a major firestorm, but no smoking gun. Hillary Rodham was a...
DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have been noticing the inclusion of one national columnist repeatedly being featured in your letters to the editor section. My assumption has always been that readers of your paper should be the...
DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
When I read the story in the Feb. 4 Journal titled, “Urban Blight Discussed,” I had to laugh. Dick Rudolph asked, “Are we that complacent that we don’t see what this looks like?” Well, it isn’t...
DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Last December, Coloradans got their first look at a draft of the Colorado Water Plan, which Governor Hickenlooper requested by executive order in May 2013. The draft plan represents Hickenlooper’s...
DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
American treasures, like the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon, have been protected by the Antiquities Act, created in 1906 by President Teddy Roosevelt, who understood the value of protected...
DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A very dear friend of mine who happens to be a disabled veteran was accosted March 3 in the Cortez Walmart, and not one single person interceded on his behalf. An ignorant young man in his 20s who...
DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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