Letters to the Editor

Memo to Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Letters to the Editor

Memo to Special Counsel Robert Mueller

October 9, 2017

Dear Mr. Mueller: Hurry! Do your job right, but please hurry. Sign me a very concerned citizen of the USA. Tom Wishon Durango

Stop gambling with the school district
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Stop gambling with the school district

October 9, 2017

Why is Dolores gambling with its school district? When I moved to the area in 2009, Dolores was the place to send your kids. Prominent families from Cortez would drive…

Thank you for Escalante Day success
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Thank you for Escalante Day success

October 5, 2017

I would like to say a big thank you to all my fellow parishioners and businesses that donated time, food or money to our Escalante Day booth for Our Lady…

Nation has more pressing needs for funds
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Nation has more pressing needs for funds

October 5, 2017

What benefit to the Navajo people would ever come from the Navajo Nation threatening to sue the federal government over Bears Ears National Monument being reduced? Suing the government over…

Winners of Knights raffle announced
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Winners of Knights raffle announced

October 5, 2017

The Knights of Columbus Council 4209 would like to thank all for participating in our 2017 raffle. The winners are Alex Valencia of Albuquerque and Skyler Bishop of Durango. A…

Why we must protect the ANWR
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Why we must protect the ANWR

September 25, 2017

The Trump Administration has taken immediate, and some illegal, steps to allow drilling on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In 1960 the Alaskan refuge was established…

Check your voter registration status now
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Check your voter registration status now

September 25, 2017

du1-i-syn In July of this year, a request was made to the secretary of state of each state by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to provide publicly available…

Send insurance concerns to CIC member
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Send insurance concerns to CIC member

September 25, 2017

Most people are unaware of the existence of the Consumer Insurance Council. It is a group created in the 1980s to help people navigate the world of insurance and to…

Work on retired school will resume soon
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Work on retired school will resume soon

September 21, 2017

I would like to respond to a letter to the editor from Christopher Chavez (Journal, Sept. 15) that brought up a valid question pertaining to the retired high school building.…

Check out Diane M. Bush for Congress
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Check out Diane M. Bush for Congress

September 21, 2017

We in Eagle County and Conejos County know what a great state representative Diane Mitsch Bush is and know what an outstanding U.S. representative she would make. She understands that…

Learn more about flood insurance program
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Learn more about flood insurance program

September 21, 2017

We live in an area where we are fortunate to not have to worry about a hurricane destroying our communities. The Four Corners Board of Realtors is raising funds for…

Article on Boutique Air stunningly bad
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Article on Boutique Air stunningly bad

September 18, 2017

The Sept. 9 Journal front-page, above-the fold piece on local airfares was stunningly deficient as reportage on several counts, especially given the importance of the matter locally. The reporter’s statement…

House budget harmful to rural Colorado
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House budget harmful to rural Colorado

September 18, 2017

The recent 2018 House Budget Resolution would use “reconciliation” to force a fast-track legislative process for billions of dollars in cuts to programs that help families in Colorado meet their…

Prepare now to procure plan for 2018
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Prepare now to procure plan for 2018

September 14, 2017

Connect for Health Colorado “continues to serve as the go-to resource for Coloradans to purchase health insurance and get financial help to reduce costs. The next Open Enrollment Period is…

School site is more of a hazard now
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School site is more of a hazard now

September 14, 2017

About 5 percent of the old high school has been removed from the site, and now that site is more of a health and safety issue than it was before.…

Mixing beer festival with kids appalling
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Mixing beer festival with kids appalling

September 14, 2017

Concerning the Harvest Beer Festival, is it really a fun family event? And the kids activities are really fun? Since when does beer mix with family fun or kids? This…

House budget is harmful to Colorado
Letters to the Editor

House budget is harmful to Colorado

September 14, 2017

The recent 2018 House Budget Resolution would use “reconciliation” to force a fast-track legislative process for billions of dollars in cuts to programs that help families in Colorado meet their…

Sabido case about principles of justice
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Sabido case about principles of justice

September 11, 2017

Those of us who are working to keep Rosa Sabido in our community (Journal, June 30) are working from a principle more powerful and important than the law. We are…

S. Market repair is dragging on and on
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S. Market repair is dragging on and on

September 11, 2017

I’m pretty fed up with the road repair project on S. Market St. The fix of this small stretch of road has dragged on long enough; get it done! I…

Protect your pets from mountain lions
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Protect your pets from mountain lions

September 11, 2017

Recently, we lost our dog by means of a mountain lion. We live in McElmo Canyon, and others have also lost their animals. Please notify your neighbors if you see…