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Be extra cautious with pets in October

I am writing this letter to advise pet owners to be particularly protective of their pets this month. October brings an increase in satanic cult activity, there are many satanic cult members in the...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Election is reflecting Americans’ flight from reality

WASHINGTON – We have all manner of policy proposals from the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but there’s a sobering disconnect between what they’re advocating and the large...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Continue supporting the Dolores River

Dolores River Boating Advocates (DRBA) would like to give a “shout out” to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for its recent unanimous decision to pursue an instream flow water right for the...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Balanced needed for leasing plan

We have been hearing more and more lately about the proposed master leasing plan for Southwest Colorado. As residents of Cedar Mesa Ranches, we are very concerned about the possibility of oil and...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sharing legislative insights with a young democracy

My September finished with another round of interim committee hearings, including on data collection of police-initiated contacts, considering possible ways to improve statewide racial profiling...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Commissioners must wake up to future

The Montezuma County commissioners’ letter opposing citizen participation in a master leasing plan for oil and gas development in our county prompts the image of ostriches with their heads in the...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Citizens want voice for public lands

I am disappointed that the Montezuma County commissioners, after openly endorsing the American Lands Council and the idea that local governments can manage our lands better than federal offices,...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Commissioners’ reaction mind-boggling

Following the Sept. 21 Montezuma County commissioners’ meeting, I was boggled by their defiant and disrespectful reactions to Connie Clementson’s master leasing plan presentation (requested by...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Early childhood education showcased

Recently two major events took place here in our corner of Colorado, thanks to the concerted efforts of the Montelores Early Childhood Council’s coordinator, Vangi McCoy, and her staff in...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

God expelled from U.S. schools, sports

In the next few months we all have a decision to make. Who is the right person to lead our nation? When the first settlers came to America they came looking for religious freedom, the right to...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Commissioners, not BLM, run roughshod

In a recent letter to the BLM, the Montezuma County commissioners conclude their refusal to accept the master leasing plan process by stating: “We must underscore that a citizens working group...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bernanke’s take on dodging another Depression

WASHINGTON – Reading former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s new memoir of the financial crisis – The Courage to Act – you are reminded how lucky we are. Despite a disappointingly slow...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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