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Opinion

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...

Tired of one-sided editorials and opinions

I get so tired of the one-sided opinions and editorials. This paper does not seem to respect the majority of people in Montezuma County that support our current president and what he is tryi...

First Amendment, separation of church and state

I admired and respected Pope Francis. However, I think it is a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution for the President to order flags at government buildings to ...

Trump protesters, see your doctor before it’s too late

For those of you in Montezuma County where Donald Trump won 60% of the vote, I suggest you get your Trump Derangement Syndrome looked at before it kills you. Whether you like it or not he i...

Hypocrites unworthy of admiration

Call me old fashioned, but I admire people who have principles and stick to them. On the other hand, hypocrites get zero admiration from me. A current example is the 47th president. He is su...

The forgotten working class

When did the Republicans become the friend of the American worker? When did Republicans begin to feel their pain? My dad, Max Riker, left his birthplace in Germany during the worst depressi...

Where’s the justice?

If you can’t trust the District Court system, who can you trust? A lady embezzles $356 off a Visa credit card of mine, and turns herself into police. I keep calling the police, and see her i...

Readers write poetry:

In the beginning was the poodle. Now there are oodles of doodles! How ‘bow choodle? Michael Brower Cortez ...

Disabled American Veterans office mission

I believe that a brief update is warranted on what the Disabled American Veterans of Cortez’s mission is. We use any and all legal opportunities to advance veterans’ programs. From camarader...

Board broke county housing authority

Montesquieu, a leading enlightenment thinker and influencer, advocated for the checks and balances in government that have shaped the structure of contemporary legislative systems and board ...

Since 1942, federal workforce has been constant

I am writing in response to a letter Rep. Jeff Hurd recently sent to constituents regarding cuts to the federal workforce. In his letter he said, “I wholeheartedly agree our federal governme...

Let’s really fix our forests

There is an urgent need to protect communities from the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires. However, The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) supported by Rep. Jeff Hurd is not the best so...
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