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One of the biggest mental health issues the Colorado General Assembly will address this session is the placement of individuals on involuntary mental health holds in jails. Currently, law...
DATE: April 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
At this time, many other Native Americans and myself feel that all grazing rights that are located within the Weminuche Wilderness or other traditional native lands of Colorado should be held by...
DATE: April 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Not sure where the columnist that wrote the article “Recreational Pot” (Journal, Mar. 26) got the information about where the tax money goes to but the way the bill was written, the schools have...
DATE: March 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
While the Bridge appreciates that so many community members are concerned about the increasing number of homeless people in Cortez, a recent letter to the editor referred to our community having...
DATE: March 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am a fourth grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we do state reports and I have chosen your state. I am excited to learn more about the great state of Colorado as I work on my...
DATE: March 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Recent news stories have credited President Trump with the Republican party’s failure to make good on its promises to repeal the affordable health care act. The Republican leadership in the House...
DATE: March 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Earlier this year Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced H.R. 622, the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act, also known as the “Poacher Protection Act.” This bill would abolish the law enforcement...
DATE: March 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one of the largest remaining complete ecosystems in the world. The refuge contains the greatest diversity of animals in any conservation area in...
DATE: March 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I listened to Rep. Scott Tipton’s March 8 telephone town hall meeting, and one question in particular bothered me. Bob from Pueblo asked Rep. Tipton why he thinks public lands should be...
DATE: March 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In the spring of 2001, after spending four years of active duty as a firefighter in the U.S. Air Force, I moved to Colorado and joined an AmeriCorps program. I became an education mentor for a...
DATE: March 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
After reading several letters to the editor the last few weeks concerning the BLM methane gas rule, filled with a mixture of facts and emotional opinions, I’ve also decided to write. A letter...
DATE: March 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It’s too bad Cortez has corrupt politicians, instead of an old school building that could be used as the Bridge Shelter for the homeless. Have you ever tried to write a letter to the editor on the...
DATE: March 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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