Independent Paul Jones is challenging incumbent Democrat Barbara McLachlan in the race to truly represent Southwest Colorado at the Statehouse. The Herald reports: “In an era of hyper partisanship, state…
Surprisingly, while spurning Tipton, the Herald endorses candidates for governor (Stapleton) and state Senate (Coram) who operate from the same beliefs as Tipton. All three disregard science, which demands solutions…
In allowing these lawsuits, 74 will siphon local taxpayer money from services that are needed and wanted by the taxpayers and give that money to attorneys and developers. I want…
There is no credible study that shows the proposed half-mile setback is a beneficial distance, according to a state health department study of 10,000 air samples in areas with oil…
Sound economic practice is that government debt goes up in a recession and is paid down when the economy is good, as it is now. But not with the Republicans.…
To be fair, he is not supposed to vote as each of us, individually, would like – that would be impossible – but he is supposed to listen to us…
I think the city is trying to support our quality of life, ensure our health and safety, and maintain/repair our current and future infrastructure. The overwhelming message citizens give the…
I was surprised that he never uttered a word of support or defense of a fellow commissioner, during a recall to counter things said by the recall supporters that he…
He voted to take healthcare away from 500,000 Coloradans by repealing the ACA. He voted against civil unions, against banning bump stocks, and even against rain barrels! But the real…
Wow, I had finally met a candidate that listened, a real person who sincerely cared what I thought. Diane is a cut above, especially compared to her opponent. Over 90…
Six years later, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System estimated that in 2017, 15.5 percent of Colorado adults used marijuana and 7.6 percent used it daily or nearly daily. However,…
It will take some time to turn over the stock of autos and power plants, but it is doable. Samuelson favors a “stiff fossil fuel tax” where some of the…
Even though energy is essential to our livelihoods, there exists a disconnect between how energy is used and where it originates. Although we may have a conception of how energy…
We have suffered through several years of the Affordable Care Act that punished physicians with a panoply of new regulations coupled with decreased reimbursements for their treatment of Medicare patients.…
Despite efforts to curb expenses and preserve resources wherever possible, the Pine River library now faces a serious decline in revenue. These declines are due to the way property taxes…
And he continues to denigrate your values and what you believe in. Is this consistent with your conservative values – and what your Book says to you Christians? Why are…
Colton Black took it upon himself to challenge his opponent and stated voters have the right to transparency. I do agree with him, but I also think the public has…
Now it is our turn. Now we vote – and we hope you’ll join us. Vote with us for candidates who believe that America is already great. Vote with your…
Even if you are inclined to go with the (blue) wave, take a pause and vote for Wayne Williams. As secretary of state, Wayne has brought a non-partisan approach to…
Interesting thought: would Hamby have protected her from his supporters? I wonder, because many of his largest financial donations come from avowed ultra conservatives. His donor list, available on the…
I am grateful to the editorial board of the Durango Herald for doing their homework and indicating their endorsements. I may not always agree, yet your choices challenge me to…
In response to a question about soft money in the 2018 campaign, he said his campaign was not using any such funds. In fact, an organization called Unite Colorado has…
Allison Aichele’s MBA and accounting degrees, plus her background in large corporate financial controls, plus her performance as our county treasurer, add up to the competence we need. Her opponent’s…
In public forums, Aichele has claimed she is responsible for taking the treasurer’s office from paper and typewriters to technical proficiency. However, our county’s budget (which she should be familiar…
That’s why the “Our Colorado Values” Super PAC launched a six-figure campaign attacking the organization I run, Unite Colorado, as a “shady out-of-state” group supporting Jones. Truth is, Unite Colorado…
To trivialize the importance of the upcoming election by comparing political yard signs to inflatable reindeer is naive, simplistic and irresponsible. Your tongue-in-cheeck perspective (“planet Partisanship,” “a political yard sign…
I typically value a newspaper editorial endorsement because it delves deeper than the shallow back-and-forth of our current discourse. Your endorsement was fatally simplistic and astoundingly shallow. It lacked intellectual…
So here we are seven years later and the city is only now addressing this important problem? Where have city officials been all this time, especially considering that they promoted…
Finding out that Diane was awarded “Legislator of the Year” by both the Colorado Livestock Association and the Rocky Mountain Farm Bureau would likely surprise people if all they’ve seen…
