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Dear Roger:
We have been listening and
reading information concerning
Ray Kogovsek representing the
Western Slope, and it seeins as
if there are some people who
are not aware of the fact that
THE MAN
Family Man
the Senator with
the personal touch
Dan is rated
among the top ten
Colorado
Legislators
by Denver Post's
1982 survey
THE NAME
VOTE
FOR
AND
for work
Ray Kogovsek has been repre-
senting this part of Western
Colorado since he has been in
office. I would like to com-
mend him on a job well done.
He helped our small miners
when regulations were so un-
fair they could hardly stay in
business. He brought a group
of Eastern Legislators here to
see our problems firsthand.
When the uranium industry
caved in, he helped to find
money for the unemployed by
having the people hired to
plant trees in our National
Forest. He has also helped
many West Montrose County
people who were having Social
Security problems.
It isn't every day you find
your United States Congress-
man office as accessable as his.
He has done a fine job repre-
senting the third congression-
al district. We feel that we are
very fortunate to have him as
our congressman.
Sincerely,
Felix and Florence Mendisco
Dan & Kay Crane
Vote to reject Goldsmith
Dear Roger,
Your editorial on Tom
Goldsmith whether or not to
retain him as county judge rep-
resents courageous journalism.
It took guts to speak the truth.
I know.
Nearly a year ago Tom
Goldsmith, who is my neigh-
bor, decided my yard is not
what he wanted next door. His
constant and demanding com-
plaints to town council mem-
bers and our town attorney, re-
sulted in legislation requiring
yards in Telluride to meet
standards acceptable to Tom
Goldsmith. These standards
were a little too much for Tel-
luride and the new "Goldsmith
forced legislation" was repeall-
ed by a strong majority of Tell-
uride voters in a referendum
election.
Tom's meddling and influ-
ence peddling have appeared in
other ways in our community,
certainly not the independent,
non political and honorable
judiciary intended in our state
laws.
Vote to reject Tom Gold-
smith.
Sincerely,
George Greenbank, Telluride
Editor scorned for
read dislike of
articles on judg
Dear M[. Culver,
l find myself concerned re-
garding your two recent art-
cles about County Judge Tom
Goldsmith.
First, I am with you all the
way on the matter of removing
from offices of trust those
whom the public should not
have to trust.
Second, I am totally oppos-
ed to the selling of drugs for
anything but prescribed medi-
cal use. As far as I'm concern-
ed, removing persons who do
this from public office is only
the first thing that ought to be
done to them. People who ille-
gally engage in the sale of drugs
are evil. They have no care for
the misfortune they cause as
long as the money is there.
"['hird, 1 find myself con-
cerned that you have not actu-
ally said anything of substance
about Judge Goldsmith. You
have printed only hints, innue -
dos, and insinuations. Then, in
a following edition, you have
evidently decided that without
our knowing what is behind
the hint, innuedno, and insinu-
ation, we are to believe that
Tom Goldsmith is guilty of
something, and then vote him
out of office (if we are voters
in his county). But you have
nowhere done more than at-
tack his character without just-
ifying such an attack.
Fourth, you have stated
that you have information.
Where is it; more important,
where has it been. What is it? 1
asked one of the people in
your office about this, and was
told your information has been
in your possession for some
time. If there is anything to the
information, where is it and
what is it? Why has the truth
you hint that you know not
been brought to our attention,
so that we, the ones who are
obliged to cast knowing votes,
can be informed?
Fifth, if this information
has been in your possession for
awhile, why do you choose to
pop it on all of us only days
before an election. We who
have had no reason to mistrust
Tom Goldsmith are stunn ?
He has no opportunity to ~1~'2
spond; we can now only guess
at the truth about a very im-
portant matter. You are asking
that we remove a man from of.
flee on the basis of your insin-
uation. I think that you as an
editor have abused our trust by
playing around with the truth.
Why do you not stick to be-
ing a small town newspaper.
Let those deal in higher things
who can handle them without
forgetting the Presses primary
loyalty to truth. Let your mis-
information be about things
the people can laugh about,
e.g. the Shawn Lea Fence Saga,
and your blurp that would lead
the gullible to believe that they
absolutely cannot drink alco-
hol in town, Give us a laugh;
please do not produce a trage-
dy by attacking a roans charac-
ter in an unfair way. Maybe the
man is guilty as sin you have
no right to destroy him on
maybes.
What you have done is un-
worthy of your calling as~
newspaper editor. You have
us down. Whatever this man
may have done is no worse
than your abuse of trust. We
can either vote Tom Goldsmith
out, or if any real evidence or
proof of criminal or unethical
activity should present itse~~
we can refer the matter to
Judicial qualifications Comrni
tee. We have no such leverage
when it comes to newspaper
editors who violate our trust.
Very truly yours,
Dale D, Williams
P.O. Box 235
Nucla, CO 81424
Life In The Suburbl
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Bit AI Smith
TO THE
COLORADO SENATE
P&id for by
The NOBLE for Senlt~ Committee
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you care.
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