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Don’t pass up Re-1’s opportunity

Editor:We have a chance to give our community and our children a chance for a first-rate educational experience, but the naysayers are adamant about ignoring that chance.I agree the Re-1 has a hard...

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

A vote for Romney is a vote against yourself

Editor:When reading Catherine Spencer’s letters, I sometimes have to wonder, which planet is she referring to where these things are happening. This Saturday’s Journal (Aug. 8) letter is one such...

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

The controversy continues to flourish

Editor:The controversy of the Second Amendment continues to flourish in Montezuma County and across the nation. Those who argue for no control whatsoever, dismissing the”militia” clause that...

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

Give your hospital all the support you can

Editor:Back in June, I had the unfortunate/fortunate opportunity to attend your hospital. I say unfortunate because it was as a result of a health issue. The fortunate component was the fact that I...

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

Increasingly putrified political propaganda

Editor:Once again the spectacle of politicians vying for the office of President of the United States has turned into a three-ring circus for the voters to decide who has the best act. The current...

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

Have courage to protect the Constitution

Editor:There are pivotal moments in history when events and individuals combine to reshape our world, such as the American Constitutional Convention of 1787, and also the presidential elections...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Yes’ on 3B is sensible, frugal choice

Editor:I’m optimistic about the new high school.While my wife and I are relative newcomers to Cortez, you don’t have to live here long to understand that at it’s core, this town is made up of...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The grass is not always greener at other hospitals

Editor:From time to time I hear derogatory comments made about quality of care at Southwest Memorial Hospital and the local medical community. Let me offer a counterpoint. I have used local...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Proud to be an American and a barfly

Editor:Hollywood barflies, including Vicki Harris Broderick, all grew up in and out of that bar. Her parents, my parents and countless other parents who have served our country — it is not about...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A prayer for our friends, the animals

Editor:After seeing your Hunting Guide supplement (Saturday, Sept. 1), I was moved to look again at a newspaper item I’d saved for years. Here is “A Prayer for Animals,” written by the great Albert...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Like sunlight to vampires

Editor:First day of Democratic National Convention over. Ugliness and lies prevailed. Truth to Dems is like sunshine to vampires, to be avoided at all cost. If they ever told what they truly...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The Hollywood served its community well

Editor:I am deeply saddened about Vikki Harris Broderick’s judgmental opinion of her hometown and its people.I had been an employee of the Hollywood Bar for eight years, and to me it was more than...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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