Editor: I wonder whether ultra-conservatives in the House realize that in opposing the Affordable Care Act, they are doing a disservice to their own poor constituents, who will not explore…
Editor: Montezuma County includes many wooded rural areas. Fire mitigation is needed to protect our forest from wild fires. Firewise has met that urgent need. By working with neighborhood groups…
Editor: Too many people are amused that President Obama has rejected any attempts to modify Obamacare under, first the threat of, and then, the actual government shutdown. I gotta ask.…
Editor: I am very concerned about the lack of funding in the proposed 2014 budget for Montezuma County’s chapter of FireWise of Southwest Colorado. This position costs the county a…
Editor: I believe that each and every one of the constitutional rights was put in to protect all citizens of this country — that includes the Second Amendment. You can…
Editor: On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of Soldier’s National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Penn. Lincoln was not the featured speaker on that day.…
Editor: The Nov. 8 Journal ran an article “Can the Forest Service shift fire focus?” The answer is no! Sen. Bennet’s objective of doing mitigation to prevent big fires is…
Editor: Despite funding the Montezuma County Chapter of FireWise of Southwest Colorado for the last four years, the Montezuma County draft budget for 2014 does not yet include any funding…
Editor: Led by Ted Cruz, the evangelist senator from Texas, decalogues are flooding the media with lies about Obamacare. With his slash-and-burn tactics Cruz is the very reincarnation of Joe…
Editor: If anyone has had their head in a complete hole the last two years, West Fork Gallery (a prominent landmark in Dolores for the last 17 years) opened a…
Editor: Rep. Tipton spoke in Montrose in October. I asked Tipton if he would support a background check bill introduced in Congress that week by a Republican from New York…
Editor: Thank you for the Readers’ Choice 2013 award for best tax preparer. We really appreciate your confidence and support! Heidi Trainor, Cortez
Editor: On behalf of the entire board of directors of SouthWest Colorado Concerts, I’d like to thank the people who helped make possible the recent premier Cortez performance of the…
Editor: This letter is regarding the headline about the firing of M.B. McAfee from the Axis Board (Journal, Oct. 18) and Nancy Schaufele’s beautifully crafted work in the Four Corners…
Editor: Are we as US citizens really buying what our leaders are saying about the NSA? First we were promised by two presidents that only terrorists or suspected terrorists would…
Editor: Maybe the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally died because of the lack of local support. I saw some banners on businesses in full support, but like I said, “some.” I…
Editor: To the hungry children, the elderly, the disabled and the low-wage workers trying to feed a family in the Third congressional district: Scott Tipton has a surprise for you!…
Editor: I thought with Obamacare our premiums were supposed to go down, not up. This is what I keep hearing regarding Obamacare! Also I thought that when you had a…
Editor: We are writing this letter to clear up a misconception in the headline “Shutdown casts shadow on poor moms, kids,” (Journal, Oct. 8) regarding the government shutdown. Our WIC…
Editor: I think of Cortez, after now being a resident for the past 17 years, as a close-knit community. We agree to disagree often on issues, but generally support each…
