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Most of us have a filter often referred to as our conscience that determines what we do, say, and how we behave. It dictates how we treat others and whether or not we lead our lives with integrity....
DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Life begins at the end of our comfort zone! No doubt the Coronavirus has bestowed a great inconvenience upon all of us. And for people whose very lives have apparently been built around...
DATE: March 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
M.B. McAfee, in a letter, rightly called out our county commissioners for their lack of leadership during the coronavirus crisis. There are two reason for their inaction. Reason No. 1 is that...
DATE: March 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Like it or not, Bernie Sanders is right about health care. In order to cover everyone (the rational and moral thing) we need to stop diverting billions of dollars into profits for insurance and...
DATE: March 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thousand of vehicles pass within 100 yards of my rural home coming from other states and potentially transporting the COVID virus. Many stop at a convenience store less than 8 miles from my home....
DATE: March 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Before I retired, I was a member of the Public Relations Society of America. For true professionals, this organization’s code of ethics is the unbreakable rule of ethical conduct. In executive...
DATE: March 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
To all the people of Cortez and surrounding communities who have overstuffed your pantries, I have a couple of questions. When the worldwide goal is to contain the spread of a highly contagious...
DATE: March 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Recently, our community has closed all of our schools to protect our children and school staff from the coronavirus. Thank you for doing that. But I wanted to thank the custodial crew. They work...
DATE: March 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Commissioners, where is your leadership for our county in this time of uncertainty? Where are messages from you that will inspire our citizens to know that we are resilient, that we are able to do...
DATE: March 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am writing in support of Chad Wheelus for mayor of Dolores. I recently attended three events in Dolores in which he had a role: the community forum that provided voters information on the...
DATE: March 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I once assumed that Sen. Cory Gardner was a traditional Republican like my father, a staunch defender of the Constitution and the rule of law, an advocate of fiscal responsibility, a person who had...
DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman recently proposed that Democrat presidential candidates form a team of rivals to win the presidency. He suggested Elizabeth Warren as Health and Human...
DATE: March 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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