Letter to the Editor
The Cordova Times welcomes letters to the editor. General interest letters should be no more than 300 words. Thank you letters should be no more than 150 words. Letters should be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursdays for consideration in the following week’s edition of the newspaper. However, meeting that deadline is no guarantee that the letter will be published. All letters must include the writer’s name and address and daytime phone number. Only the writer’s name and city will be published. The Cordova Times also reserves the right to edit letters for content, length, clarity, grammar, AP Style and taste. Unsigned letters will not be published. Letters must be relevant to The Cordova Times readership area and preference will be given to topics covered in recent editions of The Cordova Times. Letter writers are encouraged to use email. Submit letters to share@thecordovatimes.com.
Letter to the Editor: State bureaucracy causes low student scores
Low student scores are the result of flawed tests and an inferior public school curriculum, writes William Deaton.
Letter to the Editor: Don’t drill for oil on sacred land
Now is the time to develop renewable resources, not to expand oil drilling, writes the Rev. Belle Mickelson.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you, Tribal Youth Council and supporters
The hard work of the Native Village of Eyak Tribal Youth Council has made it a credit to the community, writes Jessica Weaver.
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to The Cordova Times
The Cordova Times exemplifies the best in community journalism, writes former AP editor and journalism professor John Strauss
Letter to the Editor: Praying for Cordova
"When I saw these news items in my Bing News feed, I had to hold my breath, and said a prayer for Cordova," writes Mike Mesner
Letter to the Editor: Politicking undercuts Cordova road projects
"Anyone who believes, for a moment, that the political power brokers in Anchorage would stand for thousands of tourists, with millions of dollars, taking a shortcut to Denali Park and Fairbanks via the Copper River Highway should consult the nearest psychiatrist as soon as possible," writes Kenai resident John A. Anderson.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you, AC Value, for supporting Cordova basketball
"The Cordova boys basketball team would like to thank AC Value Center and their amazing staff, especially Robbie and Mona, for the unending, unconditional support throughout the years," writes Cordova Jr./Sr. High School student Keegan Estes.
Letter: Alaska legislators must take bold action on climate change
Letter to the Editor: Our planet is changing fast. The reality is that climate change is a part of our daily lives. People of the global majority, communities that rely on traditional foods and practices, and communities in the Arctic are seeing and experiencing these changes in a dramatic way.
Letter to the Editor: Cello concert was rousing success
Cordova audiences were thrilled and delighted by the classical stylings of Zuill Bailey and Alfredo Oyaguez, writes Cordova Arts and Pageants board member Ron Andersen.
Letter to the Editor: Kensington gold mine is a responsible steward of the environment
Recent articles have painted an inaccurate picture of Kensington gold mine's environmental record, writes general manager Mark Kiessling.
