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The Journal’s March 8 article regarding the difficulties that small agricultural producers have in finding enough help to run their operations was enlightening. One factor that was left out of the...
DATE: March 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Lately I have been seeing articles and editorials advocating for Sen. Michael Bennet’s Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy act, based on the fiction that there is a consensus of stakeholders in...
DATE: March 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Now that Montezuma County commissioners have declared the county a gun sanctuary, on my bi-monthly drives through I will no longer be spending my money at the Safeway, City Market, the gas station,...
DATE: March 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
All constitutionally guaranteed rights are subject to reasonable regulation: Freedom of speech is limited by libel and slander laws; freedom of assembly is limited by fire codes; and people with a...
DATE: March 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am extremely disappointed in the tepid response of our county commissioners in declaring the county a “gun sanctuary” in response to the proposed “red flag” law. Clearly, the right answer is to...
DATE: March 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The County Commission’s declaration of a “gun sanctuary” in response to Colorado’s pending “red flag” law is divisive and counterproductive. Law enforcement and the courts will decide whether to...
DATE: March 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
At the entrance of New York harbor stands the Statue of Liberty. The plaque at the base reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of...
DATE: March 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
So, in the wake of our recent extreme winter weather, our conservative Republican county leaders have found a new revenue source! Send out deputies from our supposedly understaffed sheriff’s...
DATE: March 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I recently read Rep. Tipton’s response to the Green New Deal, a resolution to address climate change. He stated his concern, “The federal government should not be in the business of picking energy...
DATE: March 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On Sunday, Feb. 24, I unexpectedly heard from a real hero, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. He made a short presentation at the Academy Awards. In this age where many are called heroes, John Lewis is...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to California Democrats on their new state of the art “green” high-speed rail system that will deliver dozens of people from Bakersfield to Merced in just 45 minutes! And it’s only...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Tuesday’s editorial bashing socialism (“Say my name: Scandinavian countries have abandoned socialist policies ,” Feb. 18) was petty, full of lowbrow snarkiness and didn’t make any points worth...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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