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I agree with Susan Mead (Journal, Sept. 5) that individuals should always check their bills – whether from Empire or an investor-owned electric company. This holds true for any bill we receive,...
DATE: Sept. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON – The betting is that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates at this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, its key policymaking body. There are already complaints...
DATE: Sept. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
WASHINGTON — If you are the status quo candidate in a change election in which the national mood is sour and two-thirds of the electorate think the country is on the wrong track, what do you do?...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for America’s lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources. They honor our nation’s responsibilities to tribal nations and advocate for America’s...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I want to express my appreciation and complete satisfaction to the Ertel Funeral Home for the wonderful experience concerning the death and Aug. 20 funeral of my mother, Shirley Diederich. My...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
As Colorado voters consider the complex ballot before us this November, there is one outstanding candidate running for the U.S. Senate who is worth your support. His name is Arn Menconi. Menconi...
DATE: Sept. 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
American politicians from “both sides” of the aisle have a problem telling the truth, and not a small one either. This has an easy fix. All Americans have to do is pass ballot measures that make it...
DATE: Sept. 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
My husband and I were recently traveling from our home in Durango to Telluride to forage for mushrooms (the edible kind) with some friends for the weekend. Just past the lumber mill the power...
DATE: Sept. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In response to the recent reader (Journal, Aug. 23) who remembered when the Wark family owned the local mill, his memory is correct. The Warks did at one time own the mill and they are the...
DATE: Sept. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
In reference to the article “Every one belted in” (Journal, Aug. 9): When did the city start having Cortez deputies? And since when does a law enforcement officer have the option of not wanting to...
DATE: Sept. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Environmentalists? What are environmentalists? I think of long-haired hippies who do not dye or cut their hair and live completely off the land in shacks made completely out of wood with nothing...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I lived in Dolores for two years. I paid my electric bill on time each month, leaving a zero balance with Empire Electric. Upon moving, I received a final bill of over $400. I was advised that new...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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