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Decorating empty storefronts is a public service

Editor:Two of the vacant storefronts in the Wilson Building on the northwest corner of Main and Market in Cortez recently have been improved by the addition of holiday decorations inside of their...

DATE: Dec. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Is Re-4A spending taxpayers’ money wisely?

Editor:The Dolores School District sure has a funny way of saying thanks. Once again, they are showing signs of making another poor decision. Only weeks after the community voted to give the...

DATE: Dec. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Obama thinks he’s president of Egypt

Editor:I’m watching Barack Obama on TV and he’s still out there in campaign mode, or is it really community organizer mode? Stir up the people and get things no one can afford. This is what our...

DATE: Dec. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why are we still selling pot on Main Street?

Editor:Was just wondering if our voters turned down legal marijuana in Amendment 64, why are we still selling pot on Main Street?Ted JohnsonCortezVia CortezJournal.comEditor’s note: Legalization of...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanksgiving could easily be lost

Editor:Thanksgiving is such a very unique American holiday. It has its own very special comfortable feeling. We all look forward to it. But Thanksgiving as we know it can easily be lost.It will...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Odd and even

Editor:I find it interesting from the news broadcasts about gasoline being limited to the odd and even number on your license plate. In California in November 1979, and going into the beginning of...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Stop pretending pot law is all for a good reason

Editor:I was reading the article stating the cases against people charged with possession may be in limbo. Does this mean that people do not have to prove that their pot was bought legally? I...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

God’s grace goes deeper than sin can ever dive

Editor:I had no doubt that my recent response concerning Leigh Waggoner’s tolerance for homosexuality would be criticized. After submitting my comments I feared something worse — that nothing of...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Belief in a belief does not make it true

Editor:The response from the camp of entrenched fundamentalists to the homily of Rev. Leigh Waggoner, in which she explains the humane inclusiveness of Christianity, is nothing more than a pathetic...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Solving problems vs. griping and blaming

Editor:Someone once said that ignorance is bliss. In a certain opinionator’s mind, I am indeed blissful. 5,105 fellow citizens saw there was a problem, came up with a solution, and worked hard to...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Conservatives and babies’ diapers

Editor:Reading Catherine Spencer’s letter in the Nov. 27 Journal, declaring those of us who voted for the school bond are stupid, and Larry Tradlener’s column of a few weeks ago declaring the end...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Research better, skip the offensive remarks

Editor:With regard to Catherine Spencer’s letter in “Readers Write, Nov. 27”:I know I am not the smartest kid on the block, but I am certainly not stupid. Catherine Spencer would do well to...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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