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Editor:I recently had a lengthy phone conversation with Neal Stephens, general manager of Empire Electric Association, regarding to the Colorado Country Life article, "Clarifying cost increase to...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:The recent article in the Journal "Penny-pinching pupils," reminded me of an old quote from Mark Twain. "There are liars, damn liars, then there are statistics." The statistic listing...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Apparently Larry Tradlener does not read the newspaper that he writes a guest column for. More than a month ago, the Cortez Journal editor debunked the same claim that Tradlener made in his...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:What has the state of Colorado become?Once a proud, strong and God-fearing state, Colorado has become a mere shadow of itself due to lack of morality, legalization of marijuana,liberal...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Perhaps it is time to discuss the closing of all overseas bases and embassies due to the fact that we are now hated by so many countries. It is past time to learn that we cannot control...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Renaming the golf course to honor Bill Stroud is a great idea. The Bill Stroud Memorial or the Bill Stroud Conquistador Golf Course both sound great. Thanks to Paul Glaviano for making the...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Don't blame the aisle crossers. Blame yourself. We are demanding that our political parties fight one another and thereby waste time and money.We, the citizenry of the United States, need to...
DATE: Feb. 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:There has been a poor dead dog laying alongside Highway 491, just outside of Cortez, for a couple of weeks now. My wife, who is an animal activist and professional pet sitter, has tried to...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:I do not share Denton May's opinion that more laws will fix gun violence. He states "the people want gun reform," as if everyone does. Many of us are aware that current laws should prevent...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:As a lawful gun owner, I am responding to Denton May's Feb. 6, letter to the editor, in which Mr. May opines, "The rights of gun owners end where they imperil our right to life, liberty, and...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Any gun based on current military design is an assault weapon: They are solely meant to kill human beings as fast as they can. Yeah, they can kill a prairie dog too, for 60 cents a pop. The...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Cortez lost one of its greatest community assets with the Feb. 12 passing of Bill Stroud. The driving force behind the conception and construction of its superb golf course in the early...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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