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Town board needs to explain its decision

Imagine the collective shock and disappointment as the townspeople of Mancos heard that a popular town administrator had been asked to resign. Granted, the Mancos code states that the town...

DATE: June 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Feeling for the land from miles away

When federal land agencies buy private land they should offer the same amount of public land back to the private sector, says the Montezuma County board of commissioners (Journal, March 24). Thank...

DATE: June 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fake news should not include the gospel

Leigh Waggoner’s column (Journal, Mar. 14) was an attack on New Testament Christianity. Professing to be a Christian minister, she presents Jesus as a spiritual guru come to teach a message “Not...

DATE: June 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Voices were heard at rally and march

Some 225 area citizens turned out on April 29 to rally and march in solidarity with the nationwide People’s Climate Mobilization. Thank you to everyone for your time making signs, rallying and...

DATE: June 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Coram’s charter school vote was wrong

State Senator Don Coram (R-Montrose) recently wrote a guest column regarding his vote on Senate Bill 61, the bill to equalize funding for public charter school students in Colorado. He voted...

DATE: June 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Residents grateful for live band music

Vista Grande Inn would like to thank Mark Allen and the community band for the concert they performed at the inn. It was a real treat for the residents to have live band music right here. Thanks...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why is council blocking our comments?

At the Cortez City Council meeting of April 25, council members Tim Miller, Orly Lucero and Shawna McGlaughlin again blocked the City of Cortez from submitting comments to Montezuma County about a...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mesa Verde Civil Air Patrol recognized

It is a pleasure to recognize the exceptional support of members of the Mesa Verde Civil Air Patrol Squadron commanded by LTC Debrah Archer for providing the honor guard at William F. Botwinis’...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Reps serving people or corporations?

Our elected officials are talking right past us with their jargon about health care. Do they really think we give a darn that our health care system is “market-based,” as Congressmen Buck, Tipton,...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton’s AHCA vote was against citizens

In late March, Rep. Scott Tipton voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) which will throw 24 million Americans off the insurance roles. In Tipton’s district, approximately 62,000...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

AHCA hurts the poor, benefits the rich

I am writing to express grave and great concern regarding the Ryan Repeal bill which would harms tens of millions of Americans if passed by the Senate. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office,...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton’s vote sold us all down the river

Dear Trump voters: Does the word “treason” have any meaning for you? My only satisfaction is that your vote meant nothing – Colorado went Blue! Furthermore, Scott Tipton sold the average...

DATE: June 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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