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On Feb. 7, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, stood more than eight hours, in defense of DACA. She repeatedly called upon Speaker Paul Ryan to bring the DACA...
DATE: April 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Are you kidding me? A man drives recklessly, 85 in a 65 mph speed zone, crosses the center line, hits another vehicle and kills a father (husband), a son (brother), injures two more people, and the...
DATE: April 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It looks like the city of Cortez is just hell-bent on building medians on Main Street. I can remember when city officials actually paid attention to what the taxpayer wanted and what people...
DATE: April 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Veterans are already trained in the use and handling of firearms, as well as the use and handling of stun guns. Veterans are already trained to recognize and deal with threats appropriately....
DATE: April 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
“The undersigned shall not use, occupy, or permit the use or occupancy of any Property or Collateral by the undersigned or any lessee, tenant, licensee, permittee, agent, or any other person in any...
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
As I read and hear comments on the Second Amendment, I am amazed at the people who do not know why we even have a Second Amendment. This amendment isn’t just about being able to possess a firearm....
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The recent draft decision regarding trails and roads in the Rico-West Dolores area of the San Juan National Forest was a very good compromise, considering the increasing demands on this finite...
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
These youth want peace and prosperity. They need their lives for that. We could have banned a single weapon, the AR-15, but we “stuck to our guns.” Welcome to all or nothing. This is what it looks...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I was proud of the young women who spoke at the March for Our Lives rally. It’s good to see the youth of America energized. I do, however, have some difficulty with their message and the...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
While school shootings, trade wars, possibility of nuclear war and sex scandals steal the headlines, the Trump administration; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; are...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We are saddened to report that vandals burned down a feeding station for feral and abandoned cats in Cortez this past week. We set up a replacement feeding station, but two days later the new one...
DATE: April 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
When testing our missile defenses against attack by North Korea or Iran, it is vital that we stop scripting those tests to succeed. We need to have real-life situations, including enemy decoys. We...
DATE: April 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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