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Letters to the Editor

Address the sewage capacity problem now

Editor:After reading the article about the possibility of a Hampton Inn being built by the Holiday Inn, I am more than a little concerned. The sanitation district seems to feel that there is no...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kind acts outnumber the terrible ones

Editor:Willson Bloch, I can tell you for sure all will be well.Calendars end and the sun rises the next day without consent of numerologists. Lions attack antelope. Birds gotta sing, fish gotta...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Perhaps civilization will find some sanity

Editor:I find myself in deep hope that the Mayans were right about Dec. 21 and that the earth will undergo a new alignment. Perhaps civilization will find some sanity, and mankind will finally...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thank you for valuing our education

Dear Re-1 voters:Thank you for passing the 3B bond so that a new high school can be built. We are glad that you value our education as much as we do. We will be the first class to graduate from...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Look toward the positive

Editor:Now that the election and Thanksgiving are over, I am wondering which direction and responsibilities our citizens will choose.Will we depress our lives and those around us by continuing to...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A great example of hometown 'kids'

Editor:I want to commend you on your article on Marsha Rule and her business, Envy Salon and Boutique. There are a lot of your readers who enjoy local news about local people. Marsha exemplifies a...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bravo to Spencer's critics

Editor:In response to the letters from Susin Hamilton, Michael Morehead and Debie Schmitt I would like to say, "Bravo!" I couldn't agree with you more. Thanks for writing what I have heard many...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A better way to make one's point

Editor:A while back (one year? two?) the Journal printed only positive, upbeat letters to the editor for a short period of time. It was wonderful to read about ideas and feelings written in a...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Travel plan squabbles in the sandbox

Editor:What a shame it is that some folks don't feel that rules apply to them. The attitude displayed against the Forest Service's Boggy-Glade travel plan, which has been years in the making and...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Just don't read their mean-spirited drivel

Editor:Regarding Catherine Spencer and Larry Tradlener, I believe that the best way to deal with their mean-spirited drivel is simply to not read it; let it go. Smile every time you don't read it,...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don't crowd out the wildness

Editor:Having been a pedestrian for many years in the Boggy Draw/Glade area, I can see no reason for more motorized vehicle access, since there's access for vehicles (2-wheel drive, as well as...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Re-4A's plan for facility improvement

In light of a recent letter to the editor posing questions and concerns about how Dolores School District Re-4A spends money, I thought it would be helpful to respond with factual information.The...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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