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Letters to the Editor

There was no ‘unholy alliance’

Editor:This letter is in response to the paid ad in Thursday’s paper from Karen Bohn. I attended the caucus precinct meeting Feb. 7 and the County Assembly on Feb. 24. I am very surprised that you...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Headline could have been different

Editor:The front page of Saturday’s paper had an article about Scott Tipton. Could that headline just as easily have been, “Tipton mistakenly thought to have violated rules”?I was pleased to read...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Holy broken cover, Batman!

Editor:Holy broken cover, Batman ! In a brilliant display of intuitive logic and first-rate investigative journalism, Greg Kemp has outed me, and my suspicious animus for DA candidate Furse! I must...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

How did Furse pull this off?

Editor:The headline in the newspaper on Feb. 28 was that William Furse was the winner at the Republican county assembly a week ago.The real story was ignored by the reporter, and that is: How did...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The county needs folks who plan ahead

Editor:The paid ad sponsored by Karen Bohn clearly demonstrates her ignorance of the caucus process. By using the term “Chicago style politics,” she is trying to imply that a deliberate financed...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Voters deserve qualified candidates, not cronyism

Editor:As an observer of local politics, I was struck by Karen Bohn’s paid advertisement puzzling over the results of the Montezuma County Republican County Assembly. Ms. Bohn wonders what caused...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bohn is mistaken about ‘problem,’ participants

Editor:The March 1 Journal had an advertisement placed by Karen Bohn that was quite confusing. She seemed upset that the Republican caucus process selected persons to be on the ballot who were not...

DATE: March 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

5-day week will benefit students

Editor:I am appalled at the outcome of this very important issue. School performance by students is very low to poor, and we are going to have fewer days in school?Let’s look at the facts.The...

DATE: March 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Only $1,000 misspent, not $16,000

Editor:In my most recent letter, I stated that the Cortez City Council awarded a grant (tax dollars) of $16,000 to 4CORE. My bad. That was the amount asked for by 4CORE. The actual award was $1,000...

DATE: March 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fire district does not need more money

Editor:On the front page of the Journal dated Feb. 23, 2012, I see the fire district is asking for a mill levy increase. What a crock.There are several statements that are meant to pull the wool...

DATE: Feb. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Alcohol is not essential to a good time

Dear Editor:Recently, community leaders and youth rose to an interesting challenge. The Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce (CACC) held its Business After Hours event, involving the usual alcoholic and...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

4CORE objections in context

Dear Editor:In the Feb. 7 article about the project at Por Dia Daycare, the reporter quoted me correctly.But having written a glowing article about the project and 4CORE, he included not a word...

DATE: Feb. 23, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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