Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Good article ( Viewpoint: It’s Just a Barn). It is really sad seeing all the work and effort put in over the years to maintain things, and it can be gone in an instant.Loren Kraus Letter to the Editor:Beautiful dad!!! My memories of the barn will live on also!!!

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the EditorThank you Dr. Ohlsen, for your response to the recent Viewpoint on vaccines. I was shocked by the misinformation it contained, and my attempts at a response were shaded by anger that such a disservice to our community was done by our local paper.

Correction to Op-Ed

In the Op-ed, 7.18.25 edition: The mortality rate should be 1.0%, not 10, per contributor / writer Joel D. Ohlsen, MD.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor For What It's Worth.'There's something happening here; But what it is ain't exactly clear; There's a man with a gun over there; A-telling me I got to beware; I think it's time we stop; Children, what's that sound?; Everybody look what's going down....

Op-Ed

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...

Letters to the Editor

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

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.

CSU Pueblo and Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center Host Recruitment Event

Walsenburg, Co – Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) and Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center (SPRHC) are excited to announce a special recruitment event aimed at prospective students interested in healthcare careers.

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

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.