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Trump is nominating Scott Pruitt for the top Environmental Protection Agency position — a man with outright contempt for the agency and its mandate to protect the land, air, and water from...
DATE: Jan. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I just wanted to say that I watched Dr. Oz one time and he said, “Doctors should always listen to their patients in determining what is wrong with them.” Dr. Burnside (Journal, Jan. 5) listened,...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am a lifelong hunter and angler, a veteran, 40-year resident of Colorado and a lifetime member of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. I would like to express my disappointment at Rep. Tipton’s...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I moved to Cortez in March, 2013. I know Cortez isn’t very large in population, but I feel as if the town is living in the past and has no desire to bring itself to the future. I’m a senior citizen...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I am concerned our county commissioners are not doing the will of the people who elected them. Recently, the commissioners heard from a room full of residents who said that they do not want the...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It’s just a few hours into the new session of Congress and Representative Scott Tipton is already looking out for only himself. In a surprise and unprecedented maneuver, Republicans voted behind...
DATE: Jan. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I’m a hunter and National Rifle Association life member. And like over 70 percent of hunters in the western U.S., I hunt public lands. Hence, it’s of great concern to me that less than two days...
DATE: Jan. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It appears that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Montezuma County are determined to close Roads BB & 16 at their intersection with U.S. Highway 491 despite the negative reaction...
DATE: Jan. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
This is an open invitation to those of us with Parkinson’s Disease in Durango, Cortez and surrounding areas to take action concerning our wellbeing. When I was diagnosed eight years ago with...
DATE: Jan. 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thank you for the recent opinion essay (Herald, Dec. 25) by Fort Lewis College graduate Melissa McConnell on the value of the liberal arts and her bachelor’s degree in history. In addition to the...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
As a former archeologist who studied climate change and its effects on human systems extensively, I believe it is imperative that we act now to move away from fossil fuels and into sustainable...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I’m realizing that not many places or morals are considered sacred or off-limits to alcohol (Journal, Dec. 26). Here’s to the Montezuma County Fair 2017, with a twist of lime. Christopher Chavez...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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