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On behalf of the Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition, I'd like to respond by saying the Widefield Aquifer has been and will forever be contaminated by PFAS Per- and... — Updated 6/10/2020

As another Memorial Day has come and gone, it's worth remembering that our national parks continue to honor and recognize those who have died serving our country.   In fact, nati... — Updated 5/27/2020

Dear Editor: Working from home may be the new normal for many; but for a talented segment of the workforce it is not an option. Now, more than ever, professionals with disabilities... — Updated 4/29/2020

Dear Editor, I read your interview with Mayor Ortega in the Feb. 5 issue of the Fountain Valley News. Mayor Ortega is a smart, dedicated, and good man, and I understand his... — Updated 2/26/2020

I read the Jan. 29, 2020 editorial titled "Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition Update," as clean water is necessary to all the area residents. Now I ask, what good will these... — Updated 2/19/2020

I am writing to thank Fountain residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Fountain... — Updated 1/22/2020

At the Jan. 14 Fountain City Council meeting, with no advance notice and very little input from the public, the council voted 6-1 to prohibit all signs and banners in the public... — Updated 1/22/2020

Dear Editor: Cory Gardner must follow through on his promise to Colorado constituents to support a "bipartisan and fair trial" in Donald Trump's impeachment. As with any trial,... — Updated 1/8/2020

On Dec. 18, with Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette presiding as Speaker Pro Tempore, the House of Representatives considered and voted on two articles of impeachment against... — Updated 12/24/2019

By Bob Beauprez President Trump just proposed a small update to methane-emission regulations. But judging by the Democratic candidates' hyperbolic reactions, you'd think he... — Updated 12/24/2019

In reviewing results from the Colorado election November 5, 2019, I found seven communities offered their local voters an opportunity to fix their streets by passing a sales tax... — Updated 11/20/2019

Willow Springs Ponds has had a damaged bridge removed, and the remains are still piled up along the edge of Cruz Gulch irrigation ditch. This bridge gave access across the ditch to... — Updated 11/20/2019

There will be Public Hearing on the 2020 budget at Noon next Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during the monthly Board meeting for Widefield Water/Sanitation District at the District... — Updated 11/13/2019

Dear Editor, I'm proud to support Tamara Estes for Ward 2 City Council seat - a seat that I formerly held.  I have known Tami all her life and ask that you vote for her along with... — Updated 10/30/2019

Dear Editor, As a retired faculty member at a Colorado Community College, I have first-hand knowledge of the ways in which increased tuition has made attaining a college degree more... — Updated 10/30/2019

I want to apologize for not having a column last week. I live out here in nowhere and our newest neighbors just finished building their house and were so excited to be there,... — Updated 10/23/2019

At the October 8th city council meeting, an extremely important question was being asked of our city council. Should the city ban temporary signs in public right of ways or should... — Updated 10/16/2019

I was born in Colorado and raised here in Fountain until around middle school.  In 2017, I returned to Fountain, where I have always thought of as my hometown.  I now live with... — Updated 10/16/2019

Let me tell you about a cold day almost two years ago. I was a little anxious to meet a woman whom a mutual friend encouraged me to meet and I had heard so many great things about.... — Updated 9/25/2019

September 8, 2019 Dear Editor, Cory Gardner reneged on his promise to maintain Colorado's military funding when he voted for Donald Trump's "emergency declaration" to divert funds f... — Updated 9/18/2019

If you have not yet met Darrell Couch, I would like to introduce you to the Darrell my husband, Ken, and I know. We first met Darrell at a city council meeting many years ago. If... — Updated 9/18/2019

By Mike Pierson President of the Pikes Peak Democratic Veterans, an initiative of the El Paso County, Colorado, Democratic Party With today's... — Updated 9/10/2019

I grew up in an age when waste not want not was a way of living. If you bought the best you could afford and took care of it you would have it for years. We can't go back in time... — Updated 9/10/2019