Letters to the Editor

Support Carbondale Fire Dear Editor: Please vote yes on ballot issue #7B and #7C. The Carbondale Fire District protects our properties from fire and provides advanced level ambulance service to our community. Led by Fire Chief Rob Goodwin, the highly trained and dedicated firefighters and EMTs of the Fire District deserve the best equipment and […]

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Dear Editor: Everyone and his brother and your sister is currently writing asking for my vote for Jared, for Walker, for Scott, for Diane, and for and against a host of issues. Is there any chance that someone or some group has clue about stopping the crank cell calls that I receive daily? Yes, these […]

Dear Editor: It’s not the Pony Express anymore at the Carbondale PO but there is a Wild Horse Race behind the counter. Whoa! it is actually a copy of a mural done by Redstone Artist Frank Mechau, a native of Glenwood commissioned by the WPA for public buildings. The original is at the American Museum […]

Dear Editor: (Editor’s note: This statement was written the day the Lake Christine fire turned very threatening to the communities of Basalt and El Jebel.) The Fire is a (expletive) beast. Just huge and totally out of control. Watched it yesterday move away from Basalt and toward the El Jebel area. Figured no problem for […]

Dear Editor: I read with great dismay in last Friday’s Post Independent that the BLM wants to abandon their offices in Garfield County and “move” to Grand Junction. Although I can see there are monetary savings if the BLM offices are consolidated into one location, I believe that most of us who are paying attention […]

Dear Editor: I, for one, don’t care for Roundup in my food. Roundup is the herbicide that has inspired over 300 lawsuits citing medical evidence it causes cancer. Roundup is made by Monsanto, the same company that manufactured Agent Orange. Does Monsanto have to produce products that kill or make us sick? Working on a […]

Dear Editor: Due to a 2.5 percent response on a first survey, Pitkin County OST has designed a second survey and the time is now to have your opinion considered regarding the proposal to build a trail up the Crystal!  You do not need to be a Pitkin County resident to participate. Pitkin County OST […]

Dear Editor: People who raise chickens don’t like foxes because they raid chicken houses and kill chickens. I understand that. But trapping, shooting or poisoning foxes is not the best way to prevent chickens from being preyed upon by foxes. White Hill in Carbondale used to support a lively fox population, which included at least […]