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2004 was a terrible wildfire year for the United States. As an incident commander for the federal wildland fire community, I led my team on many assignments across the country, working under the...
DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Being of that demographic, I scheduled a shopping trip to City Market during the 7-8 a.m. hour reserved for seniors. My estimate is that upwards of 40% of the shoppers were at least a decade...
DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Regarding the letter “President’s virus lies are flabbergasting ” (March 30): Anyone who distorts the English language to accommodate their own pitiful political beliefs is mentally troubled....
DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I’m just one aging oldster, confined in my home thinking back “in my day.” Don’t yo love that line? Can’t help it. I went from 8 to 12 years old during the “War to end all wars” and I vividly...
DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
At this historic moment, we are in the midst of an election campaign. Given that our federal government has passed a massive stimulus/bailout bill, to be funded by more deficit borrowing, I propose...
DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have been the nurse managing the COVID-19 information line (564-2201) for our community members. As health care providers, we have been thanked around the world for all the work we are doing as...
DATE: April 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
After almost 40 years as an activist, I’ve never seen something that has the power to transform our priorities as fast as COVID-19. Community empowerment advocates who have been working for over a...
DATE: April 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I want to respond to Edward Packard, who stated in his letter that he assumed that Sen. Cory Gardner was once a traditional Republican and abandoned all of it to follow President Trump (“Let’s vote...
DATE: April 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
OK, make of it what you will, but we have been stopped! Our supersonic, high speed merry-go-round has been stopped. Thank God! We have all been sent home to stay behind closed doors to listen. It’s...
DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
While many of us are fearful of venturing outside, others are going to work every day to ensure our continued health and survival – at the hospital, in emergencies and supplying us with food. My...
DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I would like to respond to those who are calling Democrats socialists and the letter that said President Kennedy would be appalled by today’s Democrats. First, we already are and have been a...
DATE: April 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Educators are known for their adaptability and resourcefulness, yet the current crisis presents a daunting challenge! Will we be able to maintain positive attitudes and flexible mindsets? Will our...
DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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