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Response to recent editorial I realize that an editorial article is not required to be factual, nor to necessarily impart useful information, but the recent editorial “Viewpoint: You Might as well Know, It Isn’t Always So” was so filled with disinformation that I could not let it stand without some...

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Letter to the EditorDo What You can to Protect Yourself From Fire As you drive around Colorado City and Rye, observe how many homes are at risk of being destroyed by fire because owners have not provided a “Wildfire Defensible Zone” around their property.
Viewpoint: Your November Presidential Vote May Elect Several Supreme Court Judges

Viewpoint: Your November Presidential Vote May Elect Several Supreme Court Judges

Viewpoint: Your November Presidential Vote May Elect Several Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court is asked to review more than 7,000 cases each year. Generally, however, they only agree to review about 100-150 cases per year. With 2024 half over, they have ruled on 23 cases so far. That would put them below the 100-150 average if they continue at that pace.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the EditorSticks and stones - I remember a saying from my youth which goes “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me”. Though I understand the intent (shrug off words intended to hurt), I have come to think that the saying is very wrong.
Viewpoint: More Colorado Gun Laws Equal More Unnecessary Death

Viewpoint: More Colorado Gun Laws Equal More Unnecessary Death

Viewpoint: More Colorado Gun Laws Equal More Unnecessary Death

In case you don’t think there are enough laws on the books, Colorado lawmakers approved 525 of the 705 bills that were introduced in the 2024 session. That is the largest amount of introduced bills since 2019 when 721 bills were introduced.

Letters to the Editor

Contestant Biden?For those readers in my age group, you might remember back in the days of black-andwhite TVs. It was during the 1950s that various quiz shows, e.g.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor:I’m writing this letter to inform Greenhorn Valley residents of a great opportunity to get together for a good meal and enjoy your neighbors. Bingo will follow meal!

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Letter to the Editor Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.Those are some of the most profound words ever written… The older we get, the more we can understand. I know very few people who knew “what they wanted to do when they grew up”.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the EditorBiden's Theme Song.'Call me irresponsible, call me unreliable; Throw in undependable too; Do my foolish alibis bore you; Well, I'm not too clever ... Call me unpredictable, tell me I'm impractical; Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue; Call me irresponsible, yes, I'm unreliable....