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I feel a factual response is needed to the letter by Phyllis Mains (Journal, Oct.). Mains incorrectly states that because oil sells for $50/barrel and costs $90/barrel to extract it in the Arctic,...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
How can we expect students to care about education when our community does not respect the job that is being done every day by teachers? Do people realize what a teacher does on a daily basis? If...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Why is there no ending date to this tax increase or an indication of how high the taxes will be? The amount of money coming the first year would pay for the old high school demolition. When money...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am writing this letter to ask your support for the Montezuma-Cortez School District mill levy. The surrounding communities have passed mill levy overrides in order to cope with Colorado’s...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I totally support raising teacher salaries, but I will be voting no on the proposed mill levy for the following reasons. First, it will be a permanent increase on our property tax from here on out....
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I completely agree with the two letters to the editor (Journal, Oct. 24) “Time for school administrators to step up” and “Open-ended language is not acceptable.” The school board routinely requests...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Mancos has the same problem as Cortez voters on the upcoming school ballot – nebulous wording. Mancos RE-6 School District debt is to be increased by a repayment cost of up to $8.5 million for...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
There aren’t enough words to thank the communities of Mancos and beyond for the outpouring of love and support this last year as Margie Russell battled melanoma. She was able to spend her final...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
When discussing the Montezuma-Cortez School District mill levy ballot initiative, I have heard many people comment that the bus routes could be consolidated in an effort to save money. Attracting...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I was encouraged when U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in support of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. They wrote, “The...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner professes to be a supporter of public land because the majority of Coloradans value and support protecting public land. Colorado’s majestic mountains and canyons attract...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
According to the Aug. 22 Journal, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)test scores for District RE 1 were announced: For elementary school, 23 percent of...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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