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WASHINGTON – Concerning economic policy, it’s back to the future. As the unemployment rate (5.5 percent in March) has dropped, there’s been a shift in language. We’re told increasingly that we...
DATE: April 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In a surprising and unheralded move on March 13 the board of the Cortez Cultural Center let me know that they no longer support me in any respect as the executive director. I cannot serve without...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Once again, the Cortez Journal has sunk to another disgusting low. The article headlined “Woman avoids jail, again” (Journal, March 20) showed us that this paper continues to forget to show decency...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
How many more accidents have to happen at the intersection of Highway 491 and Road N before the county commissioners and CDOT do something to ease the flow of traffic at this heavily used...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I read that the state is wanting to raise gas tax on fuel. We have a road and bridge tax on vehicle registration. How about taxing people that don’t pay any road or fuel taxes, like those with...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Spring has arrived and lambs and calves are running around and enjoying the warm days. All the while, 100 legislators are clamoring around the Capitol all smiles because one of their bills has...
DATE: March 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I acquired a new assignment this year, which is to chair the legislative oversight committee for Colorado’s new health insurance exchange, known as Connect for Health Colorado. While I’d been on...
DATE: March 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — With Ted Cruz announcing and Rand Paul and Marco Rubio soon to follow, it’s time to start handicapping the horses and making enemies. No point in wasting time on the Democratic field....
DATE: March 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Obama, the worst president since Bush 2, has started the process of issuing his legacy lies. The first is a real beauty. He says “I wish I had closed Guantanamo Bay my first week in office. ......
DATE: March 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is at a crossroads, and it doesn’t know where it’s going. After holding short-term interest rates near zero for six years, Fed policymakers, led by chair Janet...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen would like to extend a big thank you to Sheriff Nowlin for coming and educating us on his vision for a mounted patrol here in this area. What a great idea to...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I was a registered Republican for many years, until 2008 when I had my fill of the lies and non-performance of the GOP on all levels. I am now a registered independent who does not have much use...
DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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