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Editorials

Award-winning logo design has been welcomed by students of all nations

Award-winning design has been welcomed by students of all nations

February 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Concern about Neil Gorsuch nomination

So what does that have to do with Judge Gorsuch? The judge’s mother, Anne Gorsuch, was President Ronald Reagan’s EPA…

February 16, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A request for Sen. Cory Gardner

Please reserve a very large venue, and please allocate several hours of your time for it. There are a number…

February 16, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Representatives: Reject immigration ban

The statements from Gardner and Tipton are deeply concerning. Only Bennet identifies the dark heart of the order: Using religious…

February 16, 2017

Letters to the Editor

On Sen. Gardner’s ‘paid protesters’ claim

He must also have missed the one explaining that when people move state to state in the U.S., they frequently…

February 16, 2017

Editorials

SB 93 would have helped improve bicycling safety and experience

93 would have helped improve bicycling safety and experience

February 16, 2017

Editorials

Fort Lewis men put home winning streak on the line

winning streak is an impressive result for a talented, dedicated team

February 15, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Back from D.C., we continue our march

Drawing close to strangers in our nation’s capital during the inaugural activities, and joining arms with them, bound us to…

February 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor

The latest ‘high mindedness’ from Trump

Pocahontas! Really? Pocahontas as a racial slur? You are not some drunken idiot in the bleachers of some minor-league baseball…

February 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Duty is to serve and protect, not bully

I understand that maintaining order at a large event must be stressful. However, a police officer’s job is to serve…

February 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor

We have a choice on how to act now

While we do not represent the entire congregation, as persons of faith and followers of Jesus, we feel compelled to…

February 14, 2017

Editorials

Nation’s 33rd president had many words of wisdom to offer our present 45th

du1-i-syn This claim, popular with his detractors but admitted by some supporters as well, explains to a degree the awkward,…

February 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Time for some changes in Tipton’s stance

Due to the influx of new climate data, many Republican representatives and senators are taking a new look at climate…

February 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Letter to our representatives, senators

I urge you to represent the common interests of the American public, present and future, and vote against President Trump’s…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A brief story about fluoride and our kids

We bought a house with a really good well … lots of good, clean water. However, our kids started getting…

February 12, 2017

Editorials

Tax receipts from pot have become a substantial cash source for governments

Marijuana has quickly become a noted component of overall tax revenue, making its use much less likely to be ended,…

February 12, 2017

Editorials

Colorado should join mountain movement to end the death penalty

(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)du1-i-syn The moral argument in favor of the death penalty dates back to Leviticus 24:19-21, “a man…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Use research to inform fluoride decision

This critical literature review seems more important as methods of communication allow us easy access to research. Please spend some…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

‘Get over it’ response won’t work this time

Well, Bob Gramera, turn off Fox News and read about what is going on. I’m guessing that is what grandpa…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

EPA helps preserve our quality of life

Because of the EPA, many of us take for granted having reasonably clean water and air and reasonable protections from…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Overturning BLM rule would hurt state

If the national rule is overturned, that would make Colorado the only state with this requirement, thereby making it potentially…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Mining may still be Silverton’s future

That could be Silverton’s future as well as its history. Metal ores were created by hydrothermal deposition and enriched by…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Trump’s travel ban is illogical and cruel

When the order was issued, travelers from Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria were detained at airports and…

February 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Coverage of scouts must evolve as well

I wish to take issue with the headline of your editorial, however. The “national news” of the Boy Scouts of…

February 12, 2017