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Category: Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: Press 1, or 2, or 3… or More

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Harvey Radin

It’s a word suggesting a company’s desire to engage with someone… the word ‘relations…’

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Five

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Bill Hudson

But the Heritage Foundation and many other folks seem to believe that we desperately need to protect the right of an average citizen to own a handgun…

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LETTER: Faulty Property Tax Valuations

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Post Contributor

While it is expected that property values will increase over time, a more appropriate appreciation is 4% to 7% per year, not 80%…

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LETTER: Can We Discuss and Define the 2nd Amendment?

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Post Contributor

Earlier this spring, an innocent law abiding citizen was killed in his doorway by Farmington Police Officers who went to the wrong address…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Four

EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Four

Posted on May 18, 2023May 19, 2023 by Bill Hudson

The NRA was founded by a group of Union officers after the Civil War who, perturbed by their troops’ poor marksmanship, wanted a way to sponsor shooting training and competitions…

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BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Democrats Gather to Celebrate the Republican River

Posted on May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Allen Best

A revision of federal regulations may help Colorado meet irrigation reductions on a river in eastern Colorado… and slow the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A Few Thoughts About the Debt Ceiling

Posted on May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Post Contributor

In the very short run, at least, we might want to remind those elected officials that we are watching…

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EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Three

EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Three

Posted on May 17, 2023May 18, 2023 by Bill Hudson

In 1776, the American colonies were fairly unified in the belief that a government supported by a standing army was a dangerous government…

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HMPRESENTLY: Spewing Advice… That’s All It Takes

Posted on May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 by Harvey Radin

I can remember rejoicing, getting just a few words or sentences in the news, about whatever I was attempting to publicize…

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EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part Two

Posted on May 16, 2023May 17, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“Due to the crisis in Farmington, New Mexico today, San Juan Regional Medical Center locked down the hospital and established our Incident Command Center…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Toxic Femininity

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by Gary Beatty

“Compared to our knowledge of men’s aggression, relatively little is known about women’s aggression. Indeed, aggression and violence are usually considered male problems…”

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OPINION: Take Action, After a Traffic Death

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by Post Contributor

Prevention is a conversation we can all initiate in our communities with our neighbors, at our local coffee shop, and with our coworkers…

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EDITORIAL: A Well-Regulated Militia, Part One

Posted on May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

A careful reader will notice that Dr. Fox is talking about something rather specific. “Mass killings in a public place”…

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OPINION: Connection Between Mental Health Treatments & Mass Shootings?

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by John Tures

“CNN’s Pamela Brown reported that despite Abbott’s assertion that the issue is tied to mental health, he’s cut more than $117 million from the state’s Health and Human Services Commission in 2021…”

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HMPRESENTLY: Agreeing With Gary Beatty

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by Harvey Radin

Mr. Beatty, with good reason, laments his local Florida newspaper being “a subsidiary of USA Today”…

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OPINION: A Chinese Peace Initiative in the Middle East

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by Post Contributor

A big part of the failure of American foreign policy in this young century is the fact that so much of it is in the hands of political appointees…

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EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Five

EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Five

Posted on May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 by Bill Hudson

I had heard about the erosion problem, a couple of years back, but I had not expected to see a 30-foot cliff…

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EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Four

Posted on May 11, 2023May 12, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“So even if we were to get a right-of-way, it’s going to take a ‘little bit of time’, to deal with the environmental issues, and the cultural issues…”

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OPINION: Colorado Democrats Leave Progressive Agenda in Ruins

Posted on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Post Contributor

Democrats commanded historically large majorities in the state House and Senate during this year’s legislative session…

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