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We’ve all been warned repeatedly about the dangers of the growing national debt. This warning, delivered most often by Republicans, is one with which I concur. Currently, the yearly interest on...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
HR-1349 is a bill to amend the Wilderness Act and allow mountain bikes in designated wilderness. Please contact Rep. Scott Tipton and ask him to vote no on this. Currently, in the lower 48, less...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Once again The Journal has shown that it is nothing but a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. The latest editorial (12/21) criticizes President Trump and the Republican Party once again. I haven’t...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It’s time for the silent majority to find their voices together. We as everyday citizens pay taxes and registrations on all means of travel on public roads, freeways, highways and byways whether...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Cory Gardner have “voted to reform our broken tax code” (Journal Dec. 22) with the idea that reducing the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent will encourage...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thank you for your heartfelt and pertinent editorial in The Journal (Dec. 22) appropriately titled, “Public Comment.“ It is extremely important to have public comments regarding issues that affect...
DATE: Dec. 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Scott Tipton, who sits on the House Natural Resources Committee, voted to gut the 1906 Antiquities Act, which I find somehow weird. The very first national park created by that Act was Mesa Verde...
DATE: Dec. 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Regarding the “Public Comment” editorial in the Journal (12/22): While I strongly agree with your view that brute-strength partisanship is no way to govern our nation, I can’t help but wonder...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The motto is, “plant a tree – or any plant – as if grown.” With that in mind, who the heck decided and approved spending taxpayers’ hard-earned money on so many trees at the public buildings on...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for all nations to provide affordable and universal health care for their citizens. Rallies around the world took place on...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I asked Scott Tipton how much this new tax scheme will net him financially. No reply. Same question to Cory Gardner. I got a former letter about how great this will be for the average Joe. ...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I would like to express my utter dismay with the Dolores town board and the town staff regarding the unanimous decision to tear down the playground. The neglect to maintain the playground in Joe...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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