DMEA board action damages member trust
Dear Editor:
The DMEA board last Tuesday took an unprecedented and very troubling action of rewriting bylaw language so that Glen Black could continue to represent the members of DMEA. The cooperative's attorney stated that Mr. Black was qualified when he was elected but became unqualified when the City of Delta chose to compete directly with DMEA in the acquisition of services for the new Maverik store.
Crawford takes reasoned approach to marijuana
Dear Editor:
I first wish to thank the Crawford Town Council and our mayor, Susie Steckel. This council is addressing the marijuana issue head on . . . how will prohibition or regulation affect our community?
Possible solutions to global warming
Dear Editor:
Global warming, if true, would be a natural phenomenon. As I understand it, methane gas is a large, if not the largest, contributor to the problem.
Hypocrisy in the state Legislature
Dear Editor:
There is hypocrisy in the Colorado legislature.
Colorado State Representative Joe Salazar (D) recently argued that college campuses should ban concealed carry weapons.
Electorate is not well informed
Dear Editor:
I happened to hear Herman Cain yesterday and he focused my attention on a facet of education I had never contemplated. In reviewing our current political situation, it is difficult to understand how a well-informed electorate could possibly re-elect a man who has buried the country in debt, done nothing to resolve the unemployment problem, imposed an onerous health care law, and put the economy on a self-destruct course.
Montessori teachers are equally qualified
Dear Editor:
The North Fork Community Montessori School is not a private school. We are a contract school within the Delta County School District.
Don’t let partisan politics divide the county
Dear Editor:
The letter from Gretchen Nicholoff was the most radical piece of liberalism I have ever read. If you have money and have an R behind your name, you don't work and you keep all your money in an offshore account.
Democrats aren’t being honest about minimum wage
More motorized routes should be closed
Dear Editor:
Recently the Colorado Mule Deer Association hosted a sportsmen's presentation in Grand Junction on BLM roads/trails, and is apparently of the opinion that, "Being able to drive into an area that has had a ... road or ATV trail is critical for hunters and anglers." We should all endeavor to remind our fellow hunters that motorized overuse and abuse is one of the biggest threats to public lands habitat and hunting in Colorado and nationwide.
Stop the spending!
Dear Editor:
I think the following figures are correct. In any case, they accurately illustrate the problem.
Annual U.S. tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000;