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Communication

Talking about community, police, race a smart start to improved policing

January 2, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Searching for the best statistics of the year

WASHINGTON – This is the time when we make lists. The best movies of 2014. The best books. The funniest…

December 29, 2014

Editorials

Transferable development rights

Rescinding program was legal, but short-sighted

December 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thank Cheney for enduring wartime

As a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, having served multiple tours of duty in Vietnam, I feel obligated to…

December 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Citizenship questions sound familiar

The loss of right to free movement across the country was difficult for Native Americans, especially since many tribes traditionally…

December 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Get the facts before writing opinions

There have been a number of letters written to the newspaper in the last few weeks pertaining to the killing…

December 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Remembering Americans not home for Christmas

WASHINGTON – As Americans gather with their families at Christmastime, we should pause to remember four who are not coming…

December 25, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Reliance on greed holds back advances

Holy ozone layer, Batman, the Republicans are right! For the first time in my adult life, people are seeing gas…

December 25, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Writer wrong on torture, immigration

Bill Proud’s comments (Letters, Journal, Dec. 23) left me curious as to how many tours he served in Vietnam? He…

December 25, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Backyard feeders are not treacherous

I am 67, and I can tell you that feeding birds has long been under scrutiny. While appropriate food, season…

December 25, 2014

Editorials

Saving Calkins

Plan to preserve old school in Cortez could become a model for other towns

December 25, 2014

Editorials

Merry Christmas!

Take time to share, to remember, to give and to enjoy the holiday

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

The more ominous lesson from Sony’s surrender

WASHINGTON – We have just witnessed the first major incident of cyberblackmail or cyberterrorism. Sony capitulated, saying “In light of…

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Do not listen to those who back torture

That we should even have to debate that torturing another human being is an unacceptable practice is in itself incredulous…

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Help ensure no Coloradans go hungry

The holiday season is often portrayed as “merry and bright,” but for many Colorado families that’s not the case. When…

December 22, 2014

Editorials

Gas, oil task force

More time, inclusion would be beneficial

December 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Crazy lone wolves less scary than evil ones

WASHINGTON – The lone wolf is the new national nightmare, dramatized and amplified this week by the hostage-taking attack in…

December 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Officerâ€™s stomach photo was a surprise

Recently I was looking through the local newspaper and came upon a picture of what I thought was a pregnant…

December 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Session will convene soon with full plate

I’m carrying fewer bills this session than in previous years as, in addition to the committee assignments mentioned above, I’ll…

December 18, 2014

Editorials

Police stabbing

Cortez jury rules wisely on case’s merits

December 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Is spending on health care finally under control?

WASHINGTON – Has the monster of exploding health costs finally been slain? After five years of slow spending growth, it’s…

December 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Support Rotary’s literacy program

Literacy is critical to success in life, and children who have books and other reading materials available in their homes…

December 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

White people must engage in race talks

Why the Michael Browns matter to me: Because we are all on this planet together. Families, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers,…

December 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Brown did not deserve to die

I am saddened by the reaction that three women, who are highlighting a possible injustice in Ferguson by holding signs,…

December 15, 2014