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Watch out for frostbite during extreme cold

Editor:The article on hypothermia that appeared in the Saturday, Dec. 29, edition of the Cortez Journal contained valuable information. Hypothermia can be fatal.Frostbite is a condition that is...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sodom and Gomorrah, here we come

Editor:Let's see: While the 10 Commandments, American and family values are being erased, in some states, it's legal for a man to marry a man and a woman to marry a woman. It's also legal to have...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

True religion, valid science are never in conflict

Editor:As a believing, active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a social scientist (Ph.D. from Stanford University) I regret the kind of treatment you (Duane Keown, who...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Shame on you for stealing lawn ornaments

Editor:Shame on you.You know who you are. Why did you steal two white mesh deer and a 3-foot black wood carved bear out of Carol and Orly Lucero's yard? These were Carol's favorite deer. Why would...

DATE: Jan. 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Many people support 'behavior taxes'

Editor:One of the obvious flaws in Larry Tradlener's latest word from McElmo Canyon regards the "Suntan Tax" and its subtle method of controlling human behavior: Has the author not heard of a...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Two flags couldn't be more different

Editor:After reading the recent letter to the editor placing gay pride flags in the same category as the Confederate flag, I was appalled. These two symbols couldn't be more different. The gay...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not a symbol to be proud of

Editor:Regarding the Confederate flag and the school district: Finally! Someone is willing to take a stand! I have tried to explain without success to some of my neighbors that the Confederate flag...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don't ban the 'rebel flag,' just don't display it

I have lived in Southwest Colorado since 1977, but I was born, raised and educated in the Deep South: Mississippi. As a white youth, I was taught to respect the efforts and motives of those who...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lies and deceit vs. facts and reality

Editor:After Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi, Lebanese news site Tayyar.org reproduced an Agence France Presse (AFP) account of the attack and included a...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Teach our country's full and true history

Editor:The recent controversy over the Confederate flag can be a great opportunity for our schools to restore truth in history education. The flag some think is being banned has a very interesting...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sensitivity can identify concerns, avert problems

Editor:In the early 1990s, violence in the workplace was being addressed by a lot of major companies. It appeared that the violence was more along the lines of revenge by others in a leadership...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The Senate is the bottleneck

Editor:I would like to make some corrections to a letter published Dec. 22. The Congress is made up of two branches of government, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of...

DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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