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The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act is yet another act intended to put another 400,000 acres in wilderness designation. It has been turned down in the past because of those who believe...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The AR-15 was produced originally by Colt starting in 1963. It has been a popular choice for hunting, particularly in remote areas because of its versatility, it has never been a weapon of war....
DATE: Dec. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our kids are our future. Therefore, teachers are one of the most important professions for Colorado and our nation at large. Technologically-advanced-age education matters even more. Unfortunately,...
DATE: Dec. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In their anti-wolf resolution, Montezuma commissioners express many of the misgivings I heard before wolves were returned to the northern Rocky Mountains. The commissioners see wolf predation as a...
DATE: Dec. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I visited the Cash Canyon trailhead recently to do some mountain biking on the recently constructed trails that emanate from there. The year-old Bureau of Land Management parking lot was almost...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our kids are our future. Therefore, teachers are one of the most important professions for Colorado and our nation at large. Technologically advanced age education matters even more. Unfortunately,...
DATE: Nov. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have the pleasure of volunteering one day a week at Mesa Elementary School and am continually amazed at how dedicated the teaching staff is. They perform miracles on a daily basis with their...
DATE: Nov. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Now, we’re going to be subjected to a federally funded study about broadband opportunities, or some such thing? Good thing the feds are paying for it; our local “conservatives” love inflows of...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to the letter by Gene Taylor (“How about donating money to schools? ,” Nov. 18). Gene suggests that all those in favor of the (defeated) school bond issue should donate the...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” talks about how many people have too much reverence for the law. Thoreau wrote it during the time of the Mexican-American War, and critiqued the soldiers...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Sixty five years ago an American demagogue, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, reached the peak of his power. McCarthy climbed from obscurity with bullying and innuendo that attacked people and institutions...
DATE: Nov. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I had the great privilege last week of traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with Colorado congressional staffers and express my ardent support for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act....
DATE: Nov. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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