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I am currently serving as a board member for the Four Corners Child Advocacy Center. I support measure 7A, which will make the term limits for our district attorney equal to other elected officials...
DATE: Oct. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Montezuma County has at least two basic political groups – conservative/old guard and liberal/pragmatic. It seems to me that we need county commissioners that reflect both groups. Let’s assume for...
DATE: Oct. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I find it difficult not to be heartbroken over what’s happening to my beautiful state. This summer saw the 20 largest wildfires in Colorado’s history. Beetles are killing our forests. Ranchers and...
DATE: Oct. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In response to a mean-spirited letter I saw in The Journal recently, I had planned to send a letter listing the many reasons I support MB McAfee for county commissioner: things like good...
DATE: Oct. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am writing about the congressional race between Diane Mitsch Bush and Scott Tipton. I am voting for Ms. Bush for many reasons. First, we need to have a more balanced representation in Congress....
DATE: Oct. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The recall against Dolores RE4a School District Trustee Vangi McCoy, is misdirected and damaging to our school. It is based upon false information regarding state testing scores and status. ...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I have been on the Dolores School Board with Mrs. McCoy for seven years. We are both term limited in November 2019. We have supported and voted for many of the same things. One of the major...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
If one flower has a noxious odor does that mean that ALL flowers smell bad? It would appear so if one adheres to the statement made by Shannon Jones that “Cortez police officers are dishonest”...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On Sept. 12, over 350 attendees from all over Colorado descended upon your beautiful city to attend the 2018 Southwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference. They were greeted at the Cortez Recreation...
DATE: Oct. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A previous letter (Sept. 20) stated the city was using funny numbers and that “80 percent of the people objected to the Main Street medians.” Where did that number come from? In July 2017, there...
DATE: Sept. 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Joel slipped in our kitchen. He fell, couldn’t move and asked me to call an ambulance. Response was incredibly prompt, thorough and respectful. He was moved with utmost care. We discovered that the...
DATE: Sept. 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Proposition 112 on November’s ballot addresses the inherent risks involved in fracking operations by requiring increased setbacks from homes, schools and water sources. The proposition does not...
DATE: Sept. 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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