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Consider what it is about Southwest Colorado that speaks most to you — the incredible views and diversity of our landscapes, the farms and ranches that define a lifestyle for so many, our...
DATE: July 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Landlocked Colorado is not known for big-wave surfing, except perhaps by kayak during the peak runoff season. Do not tell that to Darryl Glenn. A county commissioner from El Paso County, Glen...
DATE: July 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – On this July Fourth, Americans are deeply disillusioned with politics and government. A Pew poll in late 2015 found that only 19 percent of people trust the government all or most of...
DATE: July 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — Given their arrogance, pomposity and habitual absurdities, it is hard not to feel a certain satisfaction with the comeuppance that Brexit has delivered to the unaccountable European...
DATE: June 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
At a time when we are so susceptible to mosquito borne diseases, it is inexcusable that our Montezuma County commissioners would hamstring the Colorado Mosquito Control, forcing them to relocate at...
DATE: June 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I hear a lot of controversy over the issue of the lower Dolores river, and it makes me wonder. People are expressing their anger with the fact that the water in McPhee isn’t being used correctly...
DATE: June 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – On June 1, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued its latest economic forecasts. In 2016, it predicted that the world economy would grow 3 percent, the United...
DATE: June 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
If you are asked to sign a petition to put Initiative 78 on the statewide ballot, I encourage you to say no. The initiative calls for amending the state constitution so that all new oil and gas...
DATE: June 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In response to Nels Lopez’s opinion (Journal, June 10), “Support for Saudis is support for terror:” This is a classic response to what the mainstream media has wanted everyone to believe. While on...
DATE: June 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A river used to run through it, could be the title of a book describing the Dolores River country downstream of McPhee Reservoir. A dramatic, rugged landscape of sandstone canyons, the area rivals...
DATE: June 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I attended the Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting that considered a Tres Rios Master Leasing Plan (MLP) to help determine the future of oil and gas...
DATE: June 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am a retired Air Force and airline pilot and I don’t know Garth Greenlee, but I agree with him on his concerns with Boutique Air (Journal, June 16). I Googled the PC-12 aircraft and it looks...
DATE: June 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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