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3B: A rare and wonderful opportunity

Editor:I have hopes and fears for 3B. I hope we all make the effort to become informed voters. Find out what exciting changes the new administration is making to improve our school. I hope we...

DATE: Oct. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘It was very close to being too late’

Editor:As NMA members we would like to offer a response to Wendy Williams’ comments concerning her surrendering of the three Spring Creek Basin mustangs. First, Wendy did the right thing to...

DATE: Oct. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Contaminated steroid not used at SW Memorial

Editor:Late last week and over the weekend, there were numerous reports in the media about a very rare fungal meningitis associated with a contaminated injectable steroid medication used to control...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Businesses support the community

Editor:In reference to Charles J. Greaves’ comments on boycotting the businesses who have billboards south of town, he has got it all wrong. The billboards are not unsightly. Are the businesses on...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Criminals should be punished justly

Editor:I was born and raised in Cortez, but am now residing in Oklahoma where I read the Journal articles on the internet. My family still resides in Cortez, so I like to “keep up with the times”...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3B: Let us not squander this opportunity

Editor;We believe that passage of the 3B ballot referendum is paramount to the continued vitality of our community. According to the School Youth Collaborative and the OMNI Institute survey, 99...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cortez should be proud of its sportsmanship

Editor:I am a parent of a Pagosa player and have attended many soccer games over the years. I’ve seen a lot of unsportsmanlike behavior from players and parents alike. I just want to express how...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3B: The value of education won the day

Editor:I write to encourage voters to vote yes on ballot measure 3B. I grew up in Cortez in the ’40s and ’50s. My first grade class was in the southeast basement corner of the Calkins Building,...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Disgusted with government at all levels

Editor:One of the items to be voted on in the upcoming election is the usual pitch to the property owners of Montezuma County to pay more taxes for an inferior product, namely the school system. I...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote for Democrats

Editor:Why is our tax money going overseas when America and her starving children and those sleeping on the streets are so in need? A simple solution would be to close all of our overseas bases and...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

PERA has an economic stabilizing effect

Editor:With the election coming, public employees and retirees need to be aware of what the candidates know and how they would vote on PERA issues. During the last legislative session, seven bills...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No room for attacks on the defenseless

Editor:At the Cortez City Park on Sept. 15, 2012, the largest group of people ever came out for the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s.” The attendees were patient, family, caregivers and friends of people...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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