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On Friday, July 19, I drove through Cortez and was struck by the number of flags flying high and rippling in the slight breeze. I counted 29 flags flying at full staff. Presumably, the businesses,...
DATE: July 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
This summer, our Western Slope congressional delegation has been working across the aisle on practical, bipartisan solutions to address climate change. Last week, Rep. Scott Tipton co-sponsored the...
DATE: July 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
When listening to Democratic candidates discuss health care, it’s important to hear what they mean as opposed to what they say. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is sponsoring Medicare X, talks about the...
DATE: July 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Conspiracy is a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. Collusion is secret-cooperation in order to deceive others. Example of conspiracy: You and a guy conspire to knock off a...
DATE: July 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Montezuma County Commissioner Keenan Ertel recently traveled to Washington D.C., to testify in opposition to a pending wilderness bill. During his testimony, he stated that Montezuma County is in...
DATE: July 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
This is in response to the letter “Climate change is just a buzz word ” (July 8). True, Earth surface temperatures are used (as well as satellite measurements) from over 6,000 stations around the...
DATE: July 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A new Gallup Poll shows that most Democrats don’t really care much for the United States. Take a look at the constant negative and anti-American comments made by Democrats and their No. 1...
DATE: July 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On July 4, Anchorage, Alaska had its highest temperature ever recorded. Evidence continues to mount regarding the devastating effects of climate change. Our president calls climate change a hoax....
DATE: July 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It was we the people who rose up and united to create a “more perfect union.” It was we the people who laid down their lives to fight to preserve it. I am sickened to the depth of my soul over the...
DATE: July 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
When listening to Democratic candidates discuss health care, it’s important to hear what they mean as opposed to what they say. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is sponsoring Medicare X, talks about the...
DATE: July 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
For Pets’ Sake Humane Society’s annual membership drive is happening right now and we need your support! Celebrating 35 years of service, For Pets’ Sake’s mission has always been to improve the...
DATE: July 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
After listening to the Democratic debates, it’s clear that the insurance and pharmaceutical industries are acting like fog machines at a rock concert. They’re obscuring the truth and confusing the...
DATE: July 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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