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I have 50 years of experience in the aviation industry in both the maintenance and operation of jet aircraft and feel the need to respond to the letter from Alvin Collom regarding aircraft...
DATE: Jan. 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – Fixated as we Americans are on Canada’s three most attention-getting exports – polar vortexes, Alberta clippers and the antics of Toronto’s addled mayor – we’ve somewhat overlooked a...
DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: I read all 59 pages of the Montezuma-Cortez School District “plan” to improve reading scores and was left wanting to claw my eyes out so I would never have to read again. The “plan” reads...
DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: A small six-year-old Blue Heeler resided at the Cortez Animal Shelter for more than a month waiting for her forever home. No one showed any interest until I came in with my dog for a meet...
DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: We the people are fortunate to be represented in our Congress and state legislatures by religious countrymen, the last majority of them are professed Christians and regular churchgoers....
DATE: Jan. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: On Saturday, Dec. 28, I began walking around town under a bright and blue winter sky. A chill was in the air, but the feeling from townsfolk was cheery and festive. Few, if any other than...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Charles Thompson doesn’t have his facts straight concerning Nelson Mandela or Benghazi (Letters, Journal, Dec. 13). Nelson Mandela was a democratic socialist dedicated to an electoral...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: I wrote this letter about 15 minutes after I found myself leaping to get out of the way of a couple of speeding police cruisers who almost ran over me – I fell back just in time, and was...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: A great light went out in Montezuma Valley last week. The sun in the east does not rise as brightly here in California, and I know it is because Ralph Vavak is no longer with us. The whole...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: It is great to see our community taking responsibility for its safety. There’s not a lot of violent crime here, but when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away! It was great to see...
DATE: Dec. 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: I have been surprised at some of the state of Colorado’s actions surrounding the Red Arrow Mine and the news coverage about them. I used to think local governments were supposed to support...
DATE: Dec. 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Brown’s Canyon is a remarkable landscape that is pivotal to the economic livelihood of south-central Colorado, drawing people from across the state and across the country to enjoy the...
DATE: Dec. 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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