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  • Sections: Letters Published

    Letter: License to drive

    Dear Editor: As our state legislature heads toward the end of the 72nd Regular Session, I hope that they will prioritize expanding access to driver’s license access for undocumented Coloradans to improve the safety of all and boost our economy.  While the state legislature passed legislation in 2013 to allow…… read more →
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    A crisis of character

    Dear Editor: Each and every day, we take for granted the beauty and abundance of our lives, all provided to us by a generous planet. Despite us, somehow, this planet we live on is able to sustain life, able to work in mysterious ways, and I love the mystery. Many…… read more →
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    Gaining the world; losing the self

    Dear Editor:

    My name is Sandra Lopez, the person who took sanctuary in Carbondale for 10 months. Thank you very much to my community, and to the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist congregation.  Thanks to all of you, I kept my family together and was protected… read more →

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    National political dysfunction

    Dear Editor:

    I am a U.S. Citizen, living in Colorado, but I expect all of my senators to hear my plea.

    I have contacted every single senator in every state in our Union and I expect compliance to and with our Constitution.… read more →

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    Support the Salvation Army

    Dear Editor:
    What was troubling me and waking me at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 21 just when the earth began its shift promising longer days?
    I was troubled by the column in the December 20 Sopris Sun “For whom the bell tolls.”
    First, I pause to thank… read more →

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    Rain nor snow nor gloom of night

    Dear Editor:
    I just want to take this public forum to thank our Carbondale Post Office for their service not only this Christmas season, but throughout the year.
    Yes, we all have complaints about the postal service, missing mail, long lines, delayed packages, but let’s be appreciative with… read more →

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    Steve turns 25

    Dear Editor:

    Steve’s Guitars usually offers one act and starts at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Their 25th anniversary show on Saturday, Nov. 17 featured five acts and began at 7 p.m. Appropriately, the performers were all locals with strong ties to the venue.

    Valle… read more →

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    End U.S. complicity in Yemen’s war

    Dear Editor:

    The people of Yemen are witnessing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

    Thousands have been killed since 2015, millions have been displaced, and the country is projected to face the worst famine in 100 years if airstrikes by the… read more →

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    Letters: PitCo 1A

    Healthy Community Fund makes a difference
    Dear Editor:
    I am writing to express my support for Question 1A to renew the Healthy Community Fund, and illustrate the value of the fund with my professional and personal experience.
    Over the years, I have worked with many of… read more →

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    Letters: 7D

    7D a non-partison no-brainer
    Dear Editor:
    As a new member of the Foundation Board of Colorado Mountain College, I continue to be impressed with the school’s leadership and the opportunities our local college provides the students and citizens of Garfield County and the Western Slope.
    They include… read more →