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Will Donald Trump silence the press? In a recent tweet, he labeled the media as “an enemy of the American people.” This is a strong attack, similar to those sounded by scores of autocrats...
DATE: March 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
True to being a politician, Scott Tipton is speaking from both sides of his mouth in an effort to avoid public accountability. On Tipton’s very own website he states, “In addition to holding...
DATE: March 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On January 24th, Representative Jason Chaffetz from Utah’s 3rd Congressional District introduced H.R.621, the Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2017. The law identifies 3.368 million acres...
DATE: March 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I went to the Bureau of Land Management scoping meeting in Shiprock and came away convinced it was a sham. The meeting was called to inform the public on the process of amending the current 2003...
DATE: March 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Representative Scott Tipton and Senator Cory Gardner are set to vote “yay” or “nay” on overturning the new BLM Methane Rule, requiring methane recapture and leakage cleanup, using the Congressional...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Driving home from Durango recently, my husband and I were enveloped by the haze known as smog that surrounds Cortez and the entire valley. In 2016 NASA scientists confirmed a “hot spot” of methane...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I read with great interest Republican representatives Coffman, Lamborn, Buck and Timpton’s column (Journal, Jan. 19) defending their efforts to repeal Obamacare. So, Republican politicians now have...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Environmental Protection Agency helps preserve the quality of life in America. Because of the EPA, many of us take for granted having reasonably clean water and air and reasonable protections...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Christian evangelicals in great numbers voted for Trump, and he is rewarding them by allowing only Christian refugees into our country. Jesus is recorded as saying, besides throwing money changers...
DATE: Feb. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Mr. Trump just signed an order to gut or eliminate Dodd-Frank. His reasons for this action were,”I have so many friends...that can’t borrow money.” Dodd-Frank was enacted after the 2008 financial...
DATE: Feb. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I visited Rep. Tipton’s website recently and found a large image saying the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was not working. This is a complete falsehood. It says that there is a replacement. Another...
DATE: Feb. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Please either provide a forum for comments on your website to actually comment on articles, ideally via the current “commented” tab, or remove it altogether. It is extremely frustrating to those of...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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