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Tipton took stand for land, water fund

Thanks to Rep. Scott Tipton for his support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Colorado. The Land and Water Conservation Fund celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In 1964, the LWCF...

DATE: May 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Party on toward mass extinctions

I used to think the most critical problem in the world was overpopulation by humans. My interest in systems dynamics and the understanding of complex systems pointed to a haunting concern about...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

In California’s drought, fortunes are being made

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – This summer, even drinking water may be hard to find in some central California towns. This region is in its third year of drought, among the worst in recorded history. Yet...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Citizens spoke against undemocratic ways

To loosely quote Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing.” Apparently one lady forgot that when criticizing everyone that attended...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Veterans deserve better than VA

I am a disabled Vietnam veteran who has dealt with the VA for 45 years since my medical discharge in June 1968 and it has always been adversarial and unpleasant. In my case, coping with the VA has...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sheriff stoops to dirty tricks

Once again Sheriff Dennis Spruell has resorted to lies and misinformation in an attempt to retain his position. Sheriff Spruell and his band of followers have been telling prospective voters that...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Arsonist’s sentence is a slap in the face

This letter is in response to the article in the Cortez Journal concerning the arsonist getting a “slap on wrist.” It seems to me that it is more of a slap in the face to the firefighters that...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Final days of session see flurry of new bills

The 2014 Colorado legislative session is in its final hours. The state’s constitution allows the General Assembly 120 days and, after that, more legislation is only allowed if the governor calls a...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Republican Party only obstructs, lies

In response to Wayne Keene’s letter to the editor (Journal, April 22). I take my hat off to Keene for his honest remarks about the Republican Party’s attempt to kill what has made this country...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Slap on the wrist was one to the face

This letter is in response to the April 25 story in The Cortez Journal concerning the arsonist getting a “slap on wrist.” It seems to us that it is more of a slap in the face to the firefighters...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote today for change at sanitation district

It is with rather bemused detachment that I am following the antics of certain Sanitation district board members. As the former director of public works for Cortez I have had the opportunity in...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City representatives’ conduct is an embarrassment.

I was dismayed to observe the outrageous conduct of current and past city council members, as well as other city representatives, at the Sanitation District meeting on April 30. What an...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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