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Editor:Politicians say they want to ban "assault weapons" to protect us from ourselves. What is an assault weapon? Webster says an assault is "a violent attack, either physical or verbal." An...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:The flag controversy is unbelievable only in the fact that a teacher in Dolores would stage a political ruse to use the Confederate flag to promote a symbol of Democratic political...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:I was underwhelmed by the lazy article on the Jan. 3 cover announcing the "unfortunate reality" of homelessness in Cortez. I can assure you that homelessness is a much more unfortunate...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:I am a citizen of Montezuma County and a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.I have read many articles in the Cortez Journal about using it to point at someone or as a religious thought....
DATE: Jan. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Perhaps schools should have a gun safe only accessible by the principal or vice-principal, that has a 12 gauge pump shotgun loaded with rubber shot - the kind used for crowd control. It's...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:In response to District Ranger Derek Padilla's statement that there has been no official enforcement yet of road closures, what a truckload of manure. The USFS has been limiting access for...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:If law enforcement can arrest someone for smoking pot in the presence of a child, on child abuse grounds, can they not also arrest a person for smoking cigarettes or drinking liquor in front...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:I am sorry I was disrespectful to the Native American community for disturbing ancient artifacts and aiding and abetting the hike that disturbed the bones and skull from a Native American...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:There is a saying that gets used often: "So this cannot happen again."To my way of thinking, it is like a parent telling their son that they don't want him hitting his sister ever again....
DATE: Jan. 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:I am not one of your regular letter writers but I have a thought concerning the tragedy in Connecticut. I'm sure this will be met with a good deal of opposition. I am sure this is not...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:OK, time to stop the knee-jerk reactions. Want to do something to really protect our kids? I have two suggestions. Both stand a good chance of actually reducing the danger of more school...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Signs on that Oregon mall said that weapons were not allowed on the premises. The police did not stop the shooter as reported. Who stopped the shooting was Nick Meli, a 22-year-old with a...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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