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In my opinion, Ballot Proposition 3B is poorly worded. Our teachers should be better paid. Too many of our good teachers have left Cortez for better-paying jobs in other districts and other...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Rep. Scott Tipton claims that he supports public lands. He brags of his role in creating Chimney Rock National Monument through the “appropriate” use of the 1906 Antiquities Act. However, on Oct....
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our family would like to thank the community for the support and love Lesley Parrish received, especially during the last few years of her life. She would not have been able to live independently...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It seems like we cannot have a local election without a “3B” from the Montezuma-Cortez School Board. There is also a measure from the Mancos School Board. Read the measures carefully, especially...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Since school officials are asking for a tax increase to purchase new buses and computers, they should first tell the taxpayer why they do not have the money set aside for buses and computers. I...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
My grandfather was the editor of the Merck manual on chemistry and on medicine. My whole family is deeply involved in science. The sponsored content in a recent Journal titled “Scientists Agree...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I feel responsible for providing a safe, positive learning environment for all the kids in this district. The 4.96 mill levy cost for the average homeowner is an increase of about $6 per month. I...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We who are in the Cortez-Montezuma Re-1 school district community have the opportunity to support Ballot Issue 3B. If passed, funds will be used to: Retain and recruit quality teachers and staff...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am delighted that you have been helping voters learn more about the Dolores School Board candidates. With so many in the running, it is very important that voters know as much as they can about...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Today, I am thinking about the Ute Mountain Ute people, who are still experiencing incredible rates of poverty and other issues that relate to inter-generational trauma. I am thinking about the...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Rep. Scott Tipton is fond of calling his energy approach an all-of-the-above energy policy, which sounds innocent enough. It means endorsing gas, oil, coal, wind, solar and hydroelectric power. ...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Ballot Question 3B is a property tax mill levy override allowing Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 to increase teacher salaries. Currently we are 13 percent below regional average, and 27...
DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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