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WASHINGTON – Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress was notable in two respects. Queen Esther got her first standing O in 2,500 years. And President Obama came up empty in his campaign to...
DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to think about what you can do to reduce your risk of this disease. This year an estimated 132,700 new cases of colorectal...
DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Where are the Ute Indian people of today? In response to Rose Jergens (Journal, Feb. 27), what ethical dilemmas do favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism present? Probably the biggest dilemma presented...
DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
As all of us here in Southwest Colorado know, water is one of our most precious and, at times, scarce resources. As the owner of Mountain Roots Produce in the Mancos Valley, I am acutely aware of...
DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Nearing the halfway point in the 2015 session of the 70th General Assembly, it seems a little slower than normal. A lot of bills are waiting for the Appropriations Committee before going to the...
DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We’re heading into the midway point of the 2015 legislative session, which gives me a moment to pause and reflect on how things are going. With the divided Legislature, as predicted, it appears...
DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In regards to the column by Leigh Waggoner (Journal, Feb. 20) and her use of the phrase “the mentally ill”: It is widely reported that we are generic. I puzzle at the claim. One day someone may...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On the very same day that President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline, the little town of Carbondale threw its support toward a legislative proposal that benefits both the climate and the...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – A sunset clause? The news from the nuclear talks with Iran was already troubling. Iran was being granted the “right to enrich.” It would be allowed to retain and spin thousands of...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Supermarket shoppers are more likely to buy French wine when French music is playing, and to buy German wine when they hear German music. That’s true even though only 14 percent of shoppers say...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am writing to show my disgust for an incident that happened Feb. 6. Southwest Hospital sent an ambulance to my residence in Dolores after a 911 call was placed as my father was having a heart...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I would like to respond to the letter from Larry Berger about cats (Journal, Feb. 10). While I agree that cat owners should spay or neuter and vaccinate their cats, I strongly oppose any attempt to...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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