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		<title>Time to Proceed with Federal Audit Against the Colorado Secretary of State</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Calling the Bluff: 561 Voters Refuse to Be the “Secretary’s Shield” Dear Editor: How a five-day grassroots surge is dismantling the “privacy” excuse in federal court. For months, I’ve watched a scripted standoff play out between the Colorado Secretary of State and the federal government. Like many of you, I have found the official narrative [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Board Chairman Praises Community Support During Food and Government Shutdown Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note:  The following letter was submitted by Dan Williams, the current chairman of the Teller County Commissioners, regarding a statement he released at a recent public hearing regarding the success of the Teller County Cares Food Initiative. Donations for this program will still be accepted until early December. For more information, visit the county’s website [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Teller County Commissioner Reflects on Significance of Veterans Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dan Williams Abraham Lincoln said that “a nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure”. In this time of great division and distraction in our country the sacrifice and service of our veterans is often forgotten. We do so at our peril, doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past while dishonoring [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Opposes “Candidate Slate” in RE-2 Election; Supports Austin, Michaels and West</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor: Until the conservatives took control of the (Woodland Park) Re-2 (School District) Board in 2021, Merit Academy&#8217;s application (as a charter school) remained denied, Union infiltration remained unchallenged and students had been increasingly distracted from legitimate academics by CRT, DEI and LGBTQ hysteria. Critics of the conservative Board have waged continuous war against [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Woodland Park School Board Candidate Opposes “Sexuality Education”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor: I am Norm Michaels, a Christian and a Conservative, running for the Woodland Park (RE-2) School Board (of Education) Someone recently asked me whether I support or oppose comprehensive sexuality education, including LGBQT health and relationship information, in public schools K to 12?   The part-two question was “What are your positions regarding age appropriateness, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>4A Education Funds Will Provide Many Community Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor The purpose of this letter is to solicit support for the Cripple Creek-Victor School District Ballot Issue 4A to continue a 20-year existing property tax.  In 2005, a bond issue for the renovation of the secondary school was implemented.  In December, this bond will be paid off.  This $480,000 revenue will cease unless you vote to continue it!  The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Banned Book Policies Not Fair For Families, Schools and Libraries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor: I believe raising readers is something that all parents can support. Reading opens up minds, hearts, and opportunities. It is an essential skill to assure a successful future.  Libraries and librarians play a key role in helping to develop readers in partnership with parents.  Parents have a crucial role in helping to develop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Democrats Should Dismantle This &#8220;Legal&#8221; Drug Cartel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[~By Howard Dean~ Just before President Trump pushed her out at the behest of his corporate donors, former Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina Khan released a damning report about the most rapacious and anti-competitive actors in the entire healthcare system: pharmacy benefit managers. These middlemen in the drug supply chain don&#8217;t discover new medicines. They [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Teller Sheriff Calls for Resignation of Colorado Attorney General</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note:  The following letter, submitted by Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, deals with recent actions taken by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a firm opponent of efforts to comply with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, concerning illegal immigration investigations. He has taken actions against certain law officers who comply with ICE mandates.  The issue [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seeking New Experiences: A Tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michael Perini Since the 1800s, our community has looked for new experiences. In 1887, the Midland Railway began offering “Wildflower Tours,” which took people through Ute Pass to the Lake George area to gather wildflowers by the armful and enjoy picnics. Many of us are too young to remember, but Teller County was a popular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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