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Americans are in the dumps about their future. What does that have to do with legroom in economy class? Everything. The middle class sees its stature shrinking in the global pecking order and in a...
DATE: Aug. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — Baghdad called President Obama’s bluff and he came through. He had refused to provide air support to Iraqi government forces until the Iraqis got rid of their divisive sectarian prime...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Ever since the end of the World Wars, the United States has become the most powerful and wealthy nation in history. Why are we so blessed? While in college, my youngest daughter Laura was spending...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our commissioners have received considerable criticism for changing the transferable development rights plan on the Dolores River. This criticism has been based on opinion not facts. The...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Two big thumbs down for the sheriff’s new SUVs. If I were a little kid who needed help from the police and the black Darth Vader deathmobile pulled up, I would run the other direction and seek out...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – Why should Republicans engage in outreach to African-Americans, even though the level of suspicion is so high and the yield in votes is likely to be so low? Even among some...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Ever since the end of the world wars, the United States has become the most powerful and wealthy nation in history. Why are we so blessed? While in college, my youngest daughter Laura was spending...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
My, my, my, Joel Kantor is very upset with three Montezuma County commissioners for something they did or didn’t do. Blundered and blindered, they apparently ignored the wisdom and wishes of those...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
How much more of this inexperienced dangerous man must we take? How much more before the Democrats admit the biggest mistake of their party in getting this community organizer elected? I know you...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – What we are witnessing in the spreading turmoil around the world – in Iraq, in Ukraine, in Gaza – is the silent rejection of a central tenet of U.S. post-World War II foreign policy:...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The recent story concerning Betsy Markey running for state treasurer requires further explanation (Journal, Aug. 8). The spokesman for Walker Stapleton, current state treasurer, says “that since...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Montezuma County commissioners may think you’ve won and perhaps the future may prove it so. But, even if they win this meaningless, no purpose battle, they will ultimately be the losers. The names...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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