Letters

It’s well understood that pollution from burning coal is bad for our air and bad for our lungs. This issue especially affects people in low-income communities and communities of color, as they are more likely to live near coal-fired power plants and, as a result, are more likely to suffer health consequences.  

   
The Fort Lupton Optimist Club sends a heartfelt thank you to every single individual, as well as the local businesses, who contributed to the huge success of the 2015 Angel Tree Christmas Project. The tremendous outpouring of support for this project was overwhelming and very much appreciated. With your support, we were able to provide a merrier Christmas to about 190 less fortunate children and 64 families right here in our Fort Lupton community.

Dear Editor,

Community Reach Center is proud to serve as a community resource for information regarding mental illness and treatment. It is from that vantage point that we submit this letter. It relates to the notion of a link between acts of violence and mental illness.

The federal crop insurance program provides an agricultural safety net, and crop insurance premium subsidies were created to increase usage of these risk management tools. The federal government subsidizes, on average, 62 percent of crop insurance premiums annually.