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3B: A facility that shows we value education

Editor:As the campaign season comes to a close, the opportunity to voice an opinion on 3B also comes to an end. As a parent of two young children, I feel that our investment of $936 over a 20-year...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3A/B/C: We can’t afford not to

Editor:I have the privilege of getting to talk to hundreds of you — the residents of our community — through the Heart and Soul process currently going on. I have participated in block parties, led...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3B: Keep God in our new school, pot out

Editor:God gives us all freedom. Freedom is taken way too lightly in America. This land is our land. This nation was built on the foundation that all men are created equal. But this truth didn’t...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3B: Every reason to be in favor

Editor:I urge everyone to support Measure 3B on Election Day or on your mail-in ballot. People work better in pleasant spaces, and as a former coach at M-CHS, I can say that better facilities have...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Running for office

Editor:I’m sure everyone had seen Larry Don Suckla running through town wearing his green shirt. It takes a lot of determination to run 10 miles every two days. Not many people have been able to do...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

3C: Strong schools enhance a strong community

Editor:We would like to add our voices in support of 3C. We chose to live in Dolores when we moved to the area over a year ago. The excellent schools brought us to Dolores, and we have not been...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Suckla will do the job for the right reasons

Editor:I am voting for Larry Don Suckla for county commissioner, as I believe him to be honest and fair, and will show no favoritism in making decisions for our community. I also find it...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

332,278 reasons to vote for Romney

Editor:Political ads can be misleading to say the least. Withdrawing our government funding from Planned Parenthood does not close the doors to women’s health screening. There are thousands of...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We are one world with many nations under God

Editor:I would to respond to a letter submitted by Ann Gordanier, “Vote the Bible.”I know for certainty that I am not the only one who strongly believes in separation of church and state and who is...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t let the Cultural Center go under

Editor:The Cortez Cultural Center has become an icon in the Four Corners, uniquely supporting and providing education, art, festivals, historical connections and opportunities for community...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Surely we can do better than Obama

Editor:Imagine that Obama and Romney are the final two applicants being considered to fill the position of CEO of a large corporation. Their experience and resumes are the same as they currently...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t repeat the mistake of 2008

Editor:As a nation of we the sheeple head to the polling booths across America to cast our vote for someone we know nothing about, other than what we have been spoon-fed by billions of dollars...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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