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I am writing this letter from my personal experience flying with Great Lakes. My daughter, Sarah, was employed by the airlines several years ago, and my husband and I took numerous trips using her...
DATE: Oct. 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – Rosy Scenario is alive and well. There is a long and dubious tradition among politicians of projecting high – usually unrealistic – rates of economic growth as a way of avoiding...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On Sunday, Sept. 25, we were traveling through Cortez and decided to get our car washed. We stopped at the car wash on Main across from Walmart, and as I leaned out to pay for the car wash, my...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Amendment 69, ColoradoCare’s proposal on the November ballot to provide health insurance for all Coloradans, proposes that there will be a premium tax on payroll and some nonpayroll income to...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In response to “Disappointed with vocal locals in Bluff” (Letters, Journal, July 28): I’d be disappointed if locals hadn’t been vocal in a meeting intended to gather local input regarding something...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Jeremy Lyman (Journal, Aug. 4) did a great job of patting himself on the back, but he came up quite short in his description of devastation to the Blanding community. I haven’t been around as long...
DATE: Sept. 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On our recent vacation in the Cortez/Dolores area, I had a medical emergency and my husband rushed me to the emergency room at Southwest Memorial Hospital. I hope the community realizes what a...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — And now, less than six weeks from the election, what is the main event of the day? A fight between the GOP presidential nominee and a former Miss Universe, whom he had 20 years ago...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Last month, a Southwest Airlines 737 had a catastrophic engine failure. The crew diverted the airplane and landed safely with one engine. Southwest ranks as the safest of the major U.S. carriers...
DATE: Sept. 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It’s hard to see anything positive about Donald Trump being the Republican presidential candidate, but his candidacy does provide a basic suitability test for down-ticket Republicans. Trump’s...
DATE: Sept. 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Here’s what happens every election cycle: pundits demand that politicians offer the country new ideas. Then, if and when a candidate actually does propose innovative policies, the news media pays...
DATE: Sept. 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The citizens of Cortez and Montezuma County pay taxes here to keep the city and county operating. Let’s start with last year, with the city letting a contract for over $3 million to an...
DATE: Sept. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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