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I recently saw a quote from Twila Brase, president of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom – She had this question: “If government-controlled health care systems – in other countries and the...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
George Will, a respected , prominent and honored long-time conservative author and presence in political D.C., is also a former member of the Republican Party. He is among the many who have written...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our forefather’s values were those of dignity within diversity. That is a fact. It was a new narrative among old objects. No longer would kings wield power to make right. “We the people” would...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A few years ago, Skywest Airlines indicated to the City Council and airport manager that they were interested in bidding the Essential Air Service contract using a 50- or 70-seat twin engine CRJ...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our grandmother and uncle died from this disease. Now we are watching our mother die from it. It is so hard to watch someone you love, who was so full of life, loving and giving, become someone who...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have often heard “bad” things about Southwest Memorial. Well, I would like to say that during my recent bout of feeling badly and having to go to the ER and then to Medi-Surgery, I have never...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
If ever there were a more hypocritical bunch of misfits, the Democratic debates proved it. The blood lust hatred for this country is unlike anything ever seen. One glaring example: Trump’s comment...
DATE: Aug. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
July 26 was the 29th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Some people in Cortez and Montezuma County evidently haven’t gotten the word or don’t think the law applies to them. They...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed HR 582, “Raise the Wage Act,” and it is now being forwarded to the U.S. Senate. I want to thank our U.S. representative from the 3rd Congressional...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The 54th anniversary of Medicare affords an opportunity to evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the system of healthcare in America. I have worked in rural hospitals and clinics for 34 years...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
“I don’t know why I’m a prisoner. I committed no crime. I see only bars and hear desperate, confused chatter of prisoners around me. I cry out to my family; not knowing where I am, they cannot...
DATE: July 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
No wonder 70% of Americans favor a shift to National Improved Medicare for All. All but a handful of us have high premiums, high deductibles and poor coverage – or no coverage at all. We all know...
DATE: July 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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