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That is what our sheriff is finally doing

Editor: Sorry; last time I was specific with certain info some one took it a little badly. Remember when way back in the ’90s an officer from CPD was investigated for beating a 14-year-old?...

DATE: Aug. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Do I hear campaign music?

Editor: (Former Montezuma County Sheriff) Gerald Wallace suggests in his commentary of Aug. 2 that readers review my letter of July 20. I strongly agree and ask Mr. Wallace to follow his own...

DATE: Aug. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thankful for parents who said ‘no’

Editor: I am thankful for parents who said “no” to me when I wanted something for nothing. We have a lot of people who think just because they want something, someone else should buy it for them....

DATE: Aug. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A pox on both your parties

Editor: What is wrong with this country? This blasting our sheriff, and making mountains out of molehills is nearsighted party bashing! What message exactly do you think you are sending by...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Please broaden your scope

Editor: Your July 26 editorial is duly noted. I have a suggestion: Stop parroting The New York Times. How about an informed discussion of what the causes were for the city of Detroit declaring...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

At least we could have a dialogue

Editor: I don’t know, nor do I care to know, who called my home last night, leaving a nasty message implying I’m a Nazi. You reached a phone in a room where my chronically ill husband had gone to...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I was not surprised

Editor: I was not surprised at the letters and phone calls I received after writing my feeling about Sheriff Spruell. Living in a conservative community and writing strong negative opinions about...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sports columns belong on the opinion page

Editor: The latest installment of Ian MacLaren’s “Progressive Pitch” column (Journal, July 26) contained the typical misguided views of the young low-information citizen. (Search the Web for “who...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not all are God’s children

Editor: As a pastor, I feel obligated when someone misrepresents Biblical teaching as did Steve Nofel’s article, “First, we are Christians.” He quotes Bible passages claiming all humans are...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Quit creating phony ‘civil rights’ violations

Editor: I applaud the news that the Colorado attorney general has joined eight other state attorneys general in a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission protesting a new guideline...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A sheriff who will stand up for citizens

Editor: Before Larry Berger writes a letter to the editor, he needs to get his facts straight. First, Sheriff Spruell is standing up for the citizens of Montezuma County, which has not been done...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Obama should consider leaving office

Editor: I hope President Obama will consider leaving office so he can continue his left-wing ideology in the private sector. He is the most incompetent president I have ever witnessed. Let’s...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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