Author: Letters
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LETTERS: Questioning county tax grab; change politicians pay
Questioning county tax grab “The county commissioners just raised the annual property tax on our home 50 percent.” Throughout Colorado on the eastern slope, homeowners received this news in the mail a couple of weeks ago, notifying us of a big jump in our property tax bill for 2016. Why? Because as Californians bail out…
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LETTERS: Questioning county tax grab; change politicians pay
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Questioning county tax grab “The county commissioners just raised the annual property tax on our home 50 percent.” Throughout Colorado on the eastern slope, homeowners received this news in the mail a couple of weeks…
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LETTERS: Summit facilities on Pikes Peak; increase in drug use in schools
Summit facilities on Pikes Peak Open letter to Colorado Springs mayoral and City Council candidates: Residents of Colorado Springs may take for granted an astounding fact: Pikes Peak largely defines Colorado Springs as a community nestled at its base with incredible views throughout the city, hiking trails and open space nearby as well as millions…
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LETTERS: Summit facilities on Pikes Peak; increase in drug use in schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Summit facilities on Pikes Peak Open letter to Colorado Springs mayoral and City Council candidates: Residents of Colorado Springs may take for granted an astounding fact: Pikes Peak largely defines Colorado Springs as a community…
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LETTERS:
Making being poor illegal I saw an article in The Gazette that has me deeply disturbed because I have seen it before only in a different place: “Downtown ban raises alarm.” This same tactic to remove homeless from the city streets was used in Grand Junction, thus making the plight of the poor that much…
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LETTERS:
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Making being poor illegal I saw an article in The Gazette that has me deeply disturbed because I have seen it before only in a different place: “Downtown ban raises alarm.” This same tactic to…
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LETTERS: Policing snowy sidewalks; a hand up not out
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Learning the charter school story Thanks for publishing Deborah Cole’s column on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The story of charter schools needs as much telling as possible. She invited other schools to see why charters have…
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LETTERS: Policing snowy sidewalks; a hand up not out
Learning the charter school story Thanks for publishing Deborah Cole’s column on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The story of charter schools needs as much telling as possible. She invited other schools to see why charters have a reputation for excellence more often than not as long as they are classified as for profit. I speak from…
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LETTERS: Hiding behind religious beliefs; Congress and Keystone pipeline
Hiding behind religious beliefs I have to vent. This argument about bakeries and other businesses that don’t want to serve certain people is just wrong. Hiding behind religious beliefs is just picking and choosing who you serve. Maybe the baker should ask if a couple are legally married or just shacking up for years. Maybe…
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LETTERS: Hiding behind religious beliefs; Congress and Keystone pipeline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hiding behind religious beliefs I have to vent. This argument about bakeries and other businesses that don’t want to serve certain people is just wrong. Hiding behind religious beliefs is just picking and choosing who…