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Following a recent trial verdict concerning domestic violence that took place in Montezuma County, we, at Renew/WINGS Safehouse, want the community to know that we are available with free and 100...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Jeremy Lyman (Journal, Aug. 4) did a great job of patting himself on the back, but he came up quite short in his description of devastation to the local community. I haven’t been around as long as...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
San Juan County, Utah, is 92 percent owned by the federal government and it wants to take more. If the feds take more land and turn this county into a national monument then many people in this...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The plan to provide an “extensive broadband infrastructure” is, I am sure, laudable and would provide a nice service to those who would use it. There is, however, a serious flaw in the way the...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The night the Old Wark Flour mill burned down in Cortez, I watched almost all night. The story mentioning bluebird flower indicates the Tanner family owned the mill. What is the story behind it...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
This letter is a follow-up on the no spray policy in Montezuma County. On Monday, June 20 I met with Bonnie Loving, the weed office manager, and the county commissioners regarding the county’s no...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Several weeks ago, I attempted to reach out to one of our Montezuma County commissioners by inquiring via email as to whether he was considering continuing to utilize county tax dollars to help...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – An aging America reduces the economy’s growth – big time. That’s the startling conclusion of a new academic study, and if it withstands scholarly scrutiny, it could transform our...
DATE: Aug. 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — This week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. The State Department pretended not to be surprised. It should be. It should be alarmed....
DATE: Aug. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In response to “Disappointed with Vocal Locals” (Herald, July 27), I’d be disappointed if locals hadn’t been vocal in a meeting intended to gather local input regarding something important to their...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Governor John Hickenlooper gets it – that public lands are engines for our local economy and that the move to seize them for local control is short-sighted and would cause us to lose access to our...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – A great mystery of our time – one that should frame the campaign debate – is why the economic recovery has been so sluggish. Consider this comparison. After the brutal recession of the...
DATE: Aug. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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