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Civil rights, human rights and the rule of law, as well as the norms of decency and civility, have taken a beating under the Trump administration. Unlike Rep. Scott Tipton, Diane Mitsch Bush would...
DATE: June 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Now we have another fire! It’s time to close access to the surrounding national forest before we have a third blaze to battle. It makes sense until we have some substantial rains to ease our...
DATE: June 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We all know how desperately we need rain in our area, so I would suggest that everyone start praying for rain. Perhaps God, in his mercy, will send us some. Frances Roach Mancos
DATE: June 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
After blindsiding the merchants of Cortez by construction of the median in the tourist season, after telling them it won’t happen, now they want to spend more money to hire an engineer. What is...
DATE: June 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I cannot believe that the Director of “Public Waste,” Phil Johnson, could even be considered for the position of Cortez city manager. He can’t even do the job that he has. Mr. Johnson was a heavy...
DATE: June 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Conservatives aren’t usually at the forefront of climate solution proposals. I applaud the former secretary of state in President Reagan’s administration, George Shultz, a leading elder statesman. ...
DATE: June 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Yes, in the face of such disgraceful inaction in Congress we must, elect leaders who have the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and enact real, meaningful change. So why not vote for Diane...
DATE: June 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thanks to the great crews of Cortez Public Works, Parks and Recreation and to City Hall. A fine job in getting our city spiffied in advance of Memorial Day. We were, and are, looking sharp! Jim...
DATE: June 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Civil rights, human rights and the rule of law, as well as the norms of decency and civility, have taken a beating under the Republican-enabled Trump administration. Unlike Scott Tipton, Diane...
DATE: May 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Let’s always keep the flag at half-staff for the shooting victims at our nation’s schools and all the souls that will be snuffed out in their classrooms in the future when an armed teacher is...
DATE: May 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Congressman Scott Tipton was swept into office during the tea party wave of 2010, and fixing health care was one of his big campaign promises. Well, it’s been eight long years since 2010, so let’s...
DATE: May 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I would like to clear up some of the misinformation about Rosa Sabido, in sanctuary in Mancos. I received a phone call as the contact for media for Rosa. The question that was asked was: Why...
DATE: May 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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