Dear Editor: Although I appreciate and sympathize with Beverly Compton’s concerns expressed in last week’s letter to the editor, I believe her position is short-sighted. I have lived in …

Dear Editor: I’m hands down shaking while typing this. I don’t care if people think I’m crazy or on something. I know what I saw.Last night around 10:30 PM, I pulled over on a turnout off …

Dear Editor: Voters of Archuleta County and parts of Mineral and Hinsdale counties will soon receive ballots which include Proposition 7B. The proposition asks voters to permanently exempt …

Dear Editor: Enough is enough for me. Congressman who takes PAC and corporate donations are slaves to their donors. Why would a 3rd District Congressman vote to injury his constituency by voting …

Dear Editor: Experience and success in government matter, so there is every reason to re-elect Katie Stewart to the Colorado House of Representatives. Rep. Stewart has achieved so much in her …

Dear Editor: Monica Nigon has written about the upcoming presentation of the “Thinking Like Water” film at the Liberty Theater on October 8 at 7:00 PM. It documents Bill Zeedyk’s …

Dear Editor: In a recent Cortez Journal column, Rep. Katie Stewart blamed the war in Iran, federal tariffs and wildfires for shrinking family paychecks. Those issues affect our economy. But …

Dear Editor: I write today about nonpartisan local issues with a few partisan candidate notes at the end. The theme is the same, however: vote to take care of home. Look for three local …

Dear Editor: I am currently serving as Archuleta School District Board President, but I am writing to express my personal opinions, not those of the Board. Local schools say a lot about a …

Dear Editor: Children and parents should not be punished for tardies or absences. There are often extenuating circumstances. Many kids legally drop out of school by age 17. Courts get involved, …

Dear Editor: The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States continues to set records. President Trump has been repeatedly saying that sky-rocketing diesel prices are the …

Dear Editor: I am an independent voter. Like most independents I know, I’m exhausted by the money politics the two parties devote their time to, at the exclusion of real issues. I haven’t …

Dear Editor: Oct.6th 5 p.m. Town Meeting Open to the Public ... Voice your Yay or Nay opinion or just come sit in in person or on zoom to show your support.. we have choices...it’s about Big …

Dear Editor: I’m covered by Medicare, not Medicaid, but I know how important it is to get to a medical appointment. In rural Colorado, that trip can be a long one. People who cannot drive …

Dear Editor: I’m old, I’m retired living off savings, I have no children in this school district and I fully support ballot measure 5A to fund our schools. This vote has nothing to do with …

Dear Editor: The Sketch Major Subdivision and Planned Development for the proposed Ponderosa Pine Development was approved on Sept 8th by the planning commission. The proposed subdivision …

Dear Editor: Really GOP, Victor Marx? You picked that guy as your candidate for Governor of Colorado? A guy who claims to have killed someone when he was 7 years old, even though there is …

Dear Editor: In America, we have no kings. The people choose their leaders. Leaders do not get to choose who votes, whose voices count, or what future our communities deserve. Across this …

Dear Editor: Are you interested in living more sustainably on our planet? 8 billion and counting... It’s easy to feel powerless when there’s so many of us - and it seems all the …

Dear Editor: I’m so grateful to the kind young man named Warren in your community of Pagosa Springs who helped my son on Friday, 9/11. He was travelling through your town when he had a fender …