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Dear Editor:I was Cortez city manager from 1999 to 2007. The recall people havenot been straight with the public. It starts with Brandons Gate. Part of the area was flooded for years by the open...
DATE: April 23, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:I propose a second question be added to the recall ballot: If this initiative goes down in flames, should those few people who are trying to foist it onto an unwilling public be...
DATE: April 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:I read with interest Jodie Henleys letter to editor in Saturdays paper. It is quite apparent to me that she has not thoroughly investigated the facts concerning the agreement made...
DATE: April 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:Voting is the most important, and should be the most valued right, we have. It is also one of the most ignored and abused. To vote means to have a say, even if we feel it to be a small...
DATE: April 16, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:Ive heard that one of the cutbacks being considered for our high school and middle schools is elimination of a librarian and part to complete closure of either or both...
DATE: April 16, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:In response to Lavena Snyder and others: I am not from and have never lived in California. I do not have an agenda for this recall other than the desire to have ethical and accountable...
DATE: April 16, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:As board chair of Southwest Health System, Inc., I was interested in the results of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study recently published in the Journal that ranked Montezuma...
DATE: April 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:Cattle keep getting a bad rap and so many people say that they are bad for you so they dont eat beef. However, I found out some interesting information that I would like to share with...
DATE: April 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:I am responding to Larry Bergers whining letter about the conservative right. All the name-calling about the tea baggers and 9-12ers, is just like Glen Beck said the progressive left...
DATE: April 7, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:In spite of events such as Three-Mile Island, Chernobyl and now Japan, I am still an advocate of nuclear power. And I encourage all governments and captains of industry to invest in...
DATE: April 7, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:Anne Benson sounds as if she is a shill for the authoritarian democracy crowd. She states, Rules governing management of public lands are crafted to protect values for all Americans....
DATE: April 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:I love it here. That is, in Montezuma County. Although only a recent transplant, and only part time at that, I thoroughly enjoy the vibrant discourse the Cortez Journal prints from the...
DATE: April 2, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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