Letters to the Editor

We will take that global warming now
Letters to the Editor

We will take that global warming now

January 29, 2019

Oh, baby, it’s cold outside! Reportedly, getting your fanny frozen off is not only unpleasant, it makes you walk funny! That being the case, please! May we have some global…

Hearty thanks from Recycling Initiative
Letters to the Editor

Hearty thanks from Recycling Initiative

January 17, 2019

Happy 2019 to the people of the Four Corners from the Four Corners Recycling Initiative! Thanks to our fabulous sponsors for the 2018 November annual fundraiser “Dining for Recycling” –…

Total lunar eclipse should be amazing
Letters to the Editor

Total lunar eclipse should be amazing

January 17, 2019

On Sunday evening, Jan. 20, southwest Colorado will see a total lunar eclipse, weather permitting. A waxing partial eclipse will begin at 8:33 p.m. local time, then become a total…

Why are we gouged, our taxes misspent?
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Why are we gouged, our taxes misspent?

January 17, 2019

du1-i-syn I would just like to know if some of our local business folks in Cortez, who encourage all of us to shop local, could explain to all of us…

President Trump speaks clearly for me
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President Trump speaks clearly for me

January 17, 2019

du1-i-syn I am tired of listening to politicians, media and so-called “personalities” acting like they are speaking for me and much of rural America. President Trump speaks for me. In…

U.S. big debt bubble is about to explode
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U.S. big debt bubble is about to explode

January 7, 2019

In the history of mankind there has never been a fiat currency that has survived, if that systems was mired in corruption coupled with uncontrolled national debt. The recent report…

An appeal to Rep. Scott Tipton on wall
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An appeal to Rep. Scott Tipton on wall

January 3, 2019

Shame on you for your support of funding for a border wall. You should be well aware of the poverty that exists in your congressional district and the difficult access…

This Trump show is just like a bad soap
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This Trump show is just like a bad soap

January 3, 2019

What if everyone thought as highly about themselves as President Trump does? What would this world look like? Maybe we should impeach him and make him king? Trump would certainty…

President Trump is a very big, big liar
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President Trump is a very big, big liar

January 3, 2019

I would like to mention that President Donald Trump has stated he is proud to be American and wants to make America Great Again, whatever that means. America has always…

If D.C. can go green, America can do it
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If D.C. can go green, America can do it

December 31, 2018

Washington, D.C. just became the only jurisdiction in North America that has enacted a concrete, mandatory, detailed, comprehensive law to reduce emissions at a pace compatible with keeping global temperatures…

Hospitals, insurers are ripping us off
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Hospitals, insurers are ripping us off

December 31, 2018

My holiday spirit U-turned when I signed up for 2019 health insurance. The monthly premiums and huge deductible felt like a one-two punch to the gut. Not only do Southwest…

That star had to lead them to Nazareth
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That star had to lead them to Nazareth

December 31, 2018

With respect to Mr. Weintraub’s article The Mystery of Christmas in the Dec. 21 edition: While “The Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” is a pretty song, the fact is that the…

Pssst: Free advice, Mister President
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Pssst: Free advice, Mister President

December 27, 2018

How to build and fund a border wall: First, deal with prison reform, making it possible to use prison labor to build the wall. Then pull troops out of Syria…

Media is deceiving public on sandwiches
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Media is deceiving public on sandwiches

December 27, 2018

Merriam-Webster defines a sandwich as “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.” The definition clearly states “bread,” which would seemingly disqualify the…

Tax credits can help with insurance cost
Letters to the Editor

Tax credits can help with insurance cost

December 27, 2018

Thank you for the recent article on the cost of health insurance which pointed out the acute challenge of high premiums in rural areas of our state (“High health insurance…

We have invested millions in Cortez
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We have invested millions in Cortez

December 24, 2018

I am concerned by comments the Cortez Journal recently published from a letter writer who claimed TDS was not offering fast enough internet speeds (“ Over the last year, TDS…

Group for Montezuma County civility
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Group for Montezuma County civility

December 24, 2018

du1-i-syn The 2018 election was an important and positive time in Montezuma County. Citizens participated by learning about the candidates, attending the six forums and voting. Turnout was “astronomical,” according…

This energy and carbon act is a godsend
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This energy and carbon act is a godsend

December 17, 2018

du1-i-syn Recently, members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus introduced a bipartisan bill to clean up our nation’s energy. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act is the first bipartisan…

We can tax more to fight climate change
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We can tax more to fight climate change

December 14, 2018

Thanks to the Journal staff for your article Dec. 3, “S Education and understanding climate change and its consequences to our local economy is an essential step before effective action.…

Be thankful for men who remove snow
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Be thankful for men who remove snow

December 10, 2018

I think we should say thank-you to the men of the public works department for the removal of all the snow. I feel they don’t get the appreciation that they…