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BOZEMAN, Mont. – That picture of Cecil the lion’s corpse and the American dentist posing triumphantly over it was ghastly. Cecil had apparently been lured out of a safe haven in Zimbabwe and...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In regard to the lead story in the July 21 Cortez Journal, “City eyes funds for removing blight,” I would just like to suggest the following remedy: Urban renewal authorities are created by...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – A while back – in January 1997, to be precise – I wrote a column on the euro, which was to be introduced in 1999. I didn’t find much to like. It was a “lunatic idea.” A single currency...
DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
To appreciate the dumbing down of American politics, consider this: Conservative Republicans, indignant about abortion, are trying to destroy a government program that helps prevent 345,000...
DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In her July 17 column in the Journal, the Rev. Leigh Waggoner wrote that publicly confessed racism can move souls to peace. I think she is right, and will confess that I am prejudiced. I grew up in...
DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Concerning the front page article on prairie dogs (Journal, July 10), it was an interesting local story but it does contain one huge item of misinformation. The story stated that prairie dogs have...
DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – For the first time in 105 years, a speaker of the House is the target of what parliamentarians call a “motion to vacate the chair” – and what other people might call an attempt to...
DATE: July 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The For Pet’s Sake annual membership drive is in full steam right now! For Pets’ Sake Humane Society is a steady and dependable source of assistance for pets and their families. For Pets’ Sake has...
DATE: July 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Many seniors will tell you they don’t know how they’d get along without Medicare, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in July. Medicare has done so much and it can do even more and this is...
DATE: July 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We read “One of the worst places to live?” in the July 10 issue of The Cortez Journal. We were amazed that anyone would rank Cortez among the worst cities in the state, since we consider it the...
DATE: July 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – It was exactly 50 years ago this week that President Lyndon Johnson flew to Independence, Missouri and, with former President Harry Truman at his side, signed into law the legislation...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Two weeks ago, a major energy-usage report indicated that natural gas had surpassed coal as the more commonly used fuel in energy production in the United States. The significant turnabout has...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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