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When vehicles and pedestrians share the same space, theres a lot that can go wrong. Distractions abound, especially in downtown Cortez, with four packed traffic lanes and a turn lane, and with...
DATE: July 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Missing from the political theater passing as debate over raising the federal debt limit is any sort of specificity as to what spending cuts are being proposed. This reflects several factors, chief...
DATE: July 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Negotiations about the federal debt limit loom large in the foreground of U.S. politics. The next big event on the horizon is the series of Republican presidential primaries, leading up to the 2012...
DATE: July 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
A majority of Re-1 taxpayers wont vote for a tax increase to fund construction of new school buildings, according to a poll conducted for the Cortez school district.Hardly anyone should be...
DATE: July 23, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The bankrupt Borders bookstore chain, the company that launched the big-box bookstore business, has announced plans to close all 399 of its remaining stores.It seems slightly disloyal for...
DATE: July 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
With the rest of the country focused on whether Congress and the president can reach a budget agreement and keep the economy from plunging off a cliff, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and others in the...
DATE: July 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Let us stipulate that some government programs are worth paying for. Some are either sufficiently popular, sufficiently necessary, or sufficiently interwoven through the life of the nation that few...
DATE: July 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The families of military men and women killed in combat receive a condolence letter from the president. While perhaps a small thing in the context of such a loss, it is a gesture of respect and an...
DATE: July 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
While the nation celebrated a symbolic holiday, the Washington Post published a story about how the U.S. House of Representatives, under the leadership of the GOP, has lost its taste for...
DATE: July 7, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Monday morning offered a clear reminder of the truth about cable news. MSNBCand Fox News ostensibly polar opposites were airing identical coverage of the Florida trial of Casey Anthony.The two...
DATE: July 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
As the United States struggles to address the two-pronged problem of encouraging economic activity and increasing domestic energy supplies, it is no wonder that the search for energy resources has...
DATE: June 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
A berm protecting a nuclear power plant from flooding in Nebraska collapsed early Sunday, and water from the Missouri River began seeping into the basement of the turbine building on Monday.None of...
DATE: June 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Editorials
