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Letters to the Editor

Rationing is here!

Editor:My husband just had his oxygen delivered and we were told that no matter how much oxygen you need the government will only pay $129.00 a month. You really thought you were immune to...

DATE: July 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Take that, disrespectful Democrats

Editor:Those of a Democratic liberal mindset seem to think that the United States Constitution guarantees them whatever selfish interest or asinine disagreement that serves their particular purpose...

DATE: July 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The prerogative of the Supreme Court

Editor:Outraged by the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are calling the ruling unconstitutional and Justice Roberts a traitor. I thought it was the...

DATE: July 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tax policy

Stung by recent unemployment numbers, the president is once again pushing Congress to extend tax cuts for people who earn less than $250,000 a year, while allowing tax cuts for more affluent...

DATE: July 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kemp would do no good for the county

Editor:In the June 30th Journal, Greg Kemp writes that he should be taken seriously as an unaffiliated candidate for county commissioner. Kemp is a power hungry buffoon, who, as president of the...

DATE: July 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Take off the blinders

Editor:“Ambivalence: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action.” Firefighters get a rush from attacking a fire; that...

DATE: July 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

How about some anthropological archaeology?

Editor:Archaeology is an important subject in the Southwest, and it should be. The Southwest has so much evidence of this ancient civilization, we should learn all we can about these fascinating...

DATE: July 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t call us whiners

Editor:Don’t you just love when someone tells you you’re a whiner when you express yourself about a job not finished. One letter writer drove down our road once, so now he’s an expert on what we’re...

DATE: July 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Positive experiences with Cortez businesses

Editor:We recently found ourselves needing to upgrade our kitchen.We finally bought our cabinets fromRobert Baxtrom, which turned out to be a very positive experience, with no regrets! We then...

DATE: July 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Continued vigilance is a citizen’s responsibility

Editor:First, foremost, and quite sincerely, congratulations to Mr. Ertel and Mr. Findlay on their primary election results. Additionally to Mrs. Rule and Mr. McClellan for their willingness to...

DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanks, Greatest Generation, for defending free speech

Editor:Merriam-Webster is not the ultimate and only definition of fascism. When a political party’s only agenda is one-party rule of a nation and suppression of opposition is paramount, then that...

DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Stop exhaling and save our forests

Editor:Some of our forests have been destroyed by fire, but it is too late to play the blame game. It is time for solutions now.I have a few common-sense solutions to forest fires. No one can keep...

DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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