Opinion

Property tax increase is a county ploy

We are being victimized by the recent property tax assessment. My home value assessment increased by approximately 70% over the last couple of years. This is a ploy by the county to substan...

Greenhouse and desert farming PSA

Colorado charity, NPI, has a new website – needfulprovision.com – with videos on counterindesertification, an innovative greenhouse and desert farming technique. The FBI, DHS, Border 911 an...

How is deporting criminals unconstitutional?

My wife and I are graduates of Montezuma-Cortez High School and still own property in the Cortez area so we subscribe to our “hometown” newspaper. As a Jeffersonian conservative and politic...

Did you vote for a king?

Our forefathers fought the Revolutionary War to get rid of a king. In 2024, Trump was elected to be president. Instead, he acts like a king. I need to a ask my friends on the right: Did you ...

A standing ovation for Nicholaus Sandner

I am greatly saddened to learn that Nicholaus Sandner, drama teacher extraordinaire, will not be returning to Montezuma-Cortez High School next fall. Over the past 10 years, I have been enth...

Remembering Jamal Khashoggi

You gotta ask, “How many jet airliners does a dictator need?” Donny Trump has a real cool jet emblazoned with Trump graphics. He flew that jet around after losing the presidential election t...

Oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution

The oath that the incoming president takes on Inauguration Day reads as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States,...

Where are our former presidents?

I would love to see all of our former presidents standing up for our country, our constitution and our civil liberties. Where are they? A couple have spoken out here and there, but not enou...

Breach of trust in school district salary decision

I’m writing to voice concern over the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1’s recent decision to exclude teachers from a cost-of-living adjustment, citing the mill levy as justification. Thi...

Dismantling a vital federal agency – the IMLS

Several grants awarded to the Cortez Public Library during my tenure as children’s librarian were administered by the Colorado Department of Education. The grant money came from the Institut...

Planet of the Republicans is here

Last night, I watched the sci-fi classic ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes.’ It tells the evolution of a chimpanzee named Caesar under genetic manipulation to a semiliterate state of rising in...

Ordinary citizens, time to speak out

By birth or by choice, we Americans are united by the common civic values documented in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. In our 248 years as an inde...
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