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Lease sale raises unanswered questions

I am strongly opposed to the gas lease sale of parcel 7379 in Montezuma County. This 720-acre parcel is at the east end of Road Z, in sections 11 and 14, just half a mile from the dam at McPhee...

DATE: Sept. 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why, for Democrats, Clinton remains inevitable

WASHINGTON – Unless she’s indicted, Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination. That kind of sentence is rarely written about a major presidential candidate. But I don’t see a realistic...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tournament was great, coverage was not

A big thank you to the Tanner Family and to Keenan Ertel and his crew for another outstanding Pinto Bean Classic golf tournament. The fireworks this year were outstanding! I find the only thing...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hospice and Visiting Angels all caring

My father, Jack, passed away at my home on July 24 after being ill for over six months. Hospice and Visiting Angels were helping to care for him during this time, and my family and I wanted to...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Rogue veterans’ to lay wreaths on Main

Commander Marvin Hermanns took a vote of active American Legion members and the result was to keep the parade on Montezuma Avenue. He said there is a “group of six friends who stir each other up”...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Questions promote poor health habits

The Cortez Retail Enhancement Association interviews visitors and publishes the results in this newspaper. While I think it is a good idea to connect with visitors, I am disappointed in two of the...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Other people’s dollars fill global economy niches

SYDNEY – Soon after arriving here, I stopped at an ATM; I needed some dollars, and all I had were dollars. OK, weak joke. What I needed were Australian dollars – Aussies – not U.S. greenbacks....

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Coaches’ action sent kids bad message

Did you watch the Cortez/Montezuma County High School Varsity Football game Friday evening to see if what the assistant coaches desired to implement would show respectably when the team met...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fundraising efforts can also be scams

If someone offers to set you up a Go Fund Me account, it may be a scam for that person to collect the money for themselves. This happened to two people that I know in Cortez. This is a fraudulent...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lease sale raises unanswered questions

I am strongly opposed to the gas lease sale of parcel 7379 in Montezuma County. This 720-acre parcel is at the east end of Road Z, in sections 11 and 14, just half a mile from the dam at McPhee...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Part-time patriots knock half the country

I was with a friend a few months back. He was looking to get a hunting permit early. We couldn’t help but stop and laugh at the anti-Democrat propaganda that always appears in these doorways. He...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Globalization moves markets in a keystroke

A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy, symbolized by a tumbling stock...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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