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Letters

  • Our Readers Write

    Southwest Metro Water District continuing fee discussions
    Editor:
    In the April 2013 edition of Your Water from the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, as well as previous district website updates, Southwest Metropolitan customers have been advised that the district is experiencing significant revenue reductions at the same time aging and deteriorating infrastructure is requiring large capital expenditures.

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  • Our Readers Write

    School district’s plan to use ‘cloud’ storage for student data invites disaster
    Editor:
    Jefferson County Schools has decided to put all student personal information in a national database called “inBloom.” It has done this secretly without any prior input from parents and taxpayers.

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  • Our Readers Write

    Schools’ plan to test inBloom was carefully considered, communicated
    Editor:
    A recent letter to the editor stated that “Jefferson County Schools has decided to put all student personal information in a national database called ‘inBloom.’ It has done this secretly without any prior input from parents and taxpayers.”

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  • Our Readers Write

    Remember the disabled the next time you park your car
    Editor:

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  • Our Readers Write

    Transparency lacking when school board adds to construction contracts
    Editor:
    Jeffco school district policy states that if a project is to cost more than $50,000, a competitive bid process must be used. However, if the contractors in question are board member campaign contributors, it appears that this policy falls to the wayside.

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  • Our Readers Write

    Jeffco LWV objects to commissioners’ anti-gun-control resolution

    Editor:

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  • Our Readers Write

    Everett has in fact become the ‘no’ representative at the Capitol

    Editor:

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    Everett needs to remain true to principles, do the right thing by voters

    Editor:

    For those who voted for state Rep. Justin Everett, the Columbine Courier’s Jan. 22 article “Everett hitting the ground running …” was a disturbing picture of what happens to elected representatives who can lose their way after they get into office. 

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  • Our Readers Write

    School board member apologizes for not handling traffic ticket
    Editor:
    As a member of the Jefferson County Board of Education, I believe in lessons — for our students and for myself. In the past week, I learned important lessons about taking care of my personal business.

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  • Our Readers Write

    More guns mean more violence
    To: NRA members and other gun enthusiasts:
    What part of these equations do you not understand? More guns mean more violence and death! Unrestricted access to guns means more violence, not less. Forty percent of gun sales in America have no background checks; 30,000 people are killed with guns in America each year, far more than any other “civilized” country in the world.

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