Our Voice: Democracy, Voting, and Innuendos
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Letter to the Editor: Focused on the Learning
Dear Friends, School Board elections are happening. Candidates for School Board tend to be civic-minded and truly want what’s best for the children. There is concern about the messaging of some candidates. Two have...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Clerk Mitchell Conducts Safe and Secure Elections in Chaffee County and Much More
Dear Editor, Voters in Chaffee County have a high degree of confidence in the safety and security of our elections. It’s easy to take this for granted because we have our Clerk and Recorder, Lori Mitchell, administering...
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Letter to the Editor: Time to Silence The Conspiracy Theories About the Election
Dear Editor, As the upcoming election nears, I feel compelled to write. There are conspiracy...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Chaffee County A-team Clerk’s Staff
Many thanks to Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell and her A-team staff. Chaffee County is so fortunate to have a County Clerk that engages with the community in the positive way Ms. Mitchell and her staff do. As one of over...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: They’re Out to Make a Buck at Any Cost
Dear Editor, I wonder – how are those “important revelations” from the Arizona audit working out for the Trump cult, several weeks later? To me, it looks like another embarrassing failure on the part of the...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Supporting Jodi Breckenridge Petit for District Two
Dear Editor, This is a challenging time for our schools. Efforts to keep students healthy and safe sometimes conflict with the need for in-school learning and activities, requiring difficult decisions. At the same time, our...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: The Official Election Results in Arizona
Dear Editor, I know that the official editorial policy of the AVV, and others, may be to cast dispersions on any discussion of possible wrongdoing in any national election. To be true to your claim to be a nonpartisan paper you...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Stay the Course
To the Editor, It has been evident the past several years that Chaffee County has been experiencing explosive growth in visitor days to the Upper Arkansas Valley alongside a growing unrest and concern for increasing adverse...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Resettling Afghan Refugees
Dear Editor, Many of us have wondered how to help the refugees fleeing Afghanistan. Not only have they survived an incredible trauma, but now they must resettle in a strange land. Here is a way to help. Lutheran Family Services...
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Letter to the Editor: SMT Responds to Recreation Plan Leadership Team
Dear Editor, Salida Mountain Trails (SMT) respectfully disputes the remarks by County Commissioner...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Chaffee Rec Plan works to sustain natural resources in our area
Dear Editor, I believe that we are blessed to live in such a wonderful place. Many of us that live in such a wonderful place feel an obligation to guide growth in such a manner as to protect the very reasons, including our...
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