Put land conservation on equal ground with oil/gas
Dear Editor:
I’m writing to applaud former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt for challenging the Obama Administration to put land conservation on equal ground with oil and gas drilling. There are many treasured places, such as the North Fork Valley, that do not have the permanent protection that would guarantee that our children and grandchildren would be able to experience Colorado’s unique outdoor and agricultural heritage.
Innocent schoolchildren have rights too
Dear Editor:
Yeah, I know, I know, the Second Amendment to our Constitution gives American citizens the right to bear arms. How could I not know it when it’s being shouted from the rooftops all the time by some folks who will never be part of a well-regulated militia?
Authorities should regulate, not ban, pot sales
Dear Editor:
Imagine that most of the people who drink alcohol own and operate their own still, partly because to buy any commercially produced alcohol they had to travel out of the area. Of course, many will just buy a Mason jar of “moonshine” from a neighbor willing to produce extra.
Devil’s Thumb is an asset worth preserving
Dear Editor:
Having moved to Delta in the early ‘70s we have come to appreciate its rich history, celebrate what the city has become and look forward to its future. We are grateful for the many assets that are available to those of us who live in this town and to those who might be thinking of relocating here to work, to raise families or to retire.
West Side Story
Dear Editor:
No, this isn't a story about a classic movie or book from the 1960s or '70s. But it is a story that originated back in the 1970s concerning the City of Delta.
Gun control: Reason over emotion
Dear Editor:
I understand the emotional need to take some action to prevent further tragedies like that at Sandy Hook, but we need to exercise reason over emotion in fashioning a solution. Outlawing hunting guns that look like military weapons won't solve the problem; there will still be hunting guns that don't look like military weapons that are just as lethal.
Gun laws are not the answer
Dear Editor:
The Connecticut school shooting tears at the heartstrings of every parent. We must find ways to stop such violence, but more gun laws are not the answer, as statistics prove and common sense verifies.
Industry is sabotaging the future of our planet
Dear Editor:
Wake up, America!
Americans waste more energy than most people on this planet use.
North Fork is already doing its part for the country
Dear Editor:
BLM seems hell bent on opening the oil and gas floodgates in the North Fork without knowing or caring whether a storm is coming. Leasing of oil and gas mineral rights grants a legal right to access all the oil and gas that may be under a leased parcel, and the 20,000-plus acres slated to be thrust on the block in the February lease sale make up a critical part of the North Fork Valley.
Fracking the North Fork
Dear Editor:
Here in the North Fork Valley we just had meetings with the BLM where citizens were not allowed to comment — we have never had a forum with them where we could — and the leases go up for sale in less than three weeks, on Valentine's Day; how appropriate is that?! Another one of their "in your face" intimidation tactics, subtle to some, but not to me.