Really? Seriously? Did she forget that she approved spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase the document that she and staff were to develop, but did not, and now…
The vision that popped into my head was that of Wallachia peasants with pitchforks chasing down the bloodsucking Dracula in the 1400s. Only the 2018 peasants are a class of…
No, Gwen, you were elected to carry out the wants of those in your county. Americans For Prosperity is not behind the recall, nor are the Koch brothers. We have…
du1-i-syn I jumped out of my car and shot some photos of my own. It was -5 degrees that morning and you could see it in the locomotive’s steam and…
In response to an upcoming vote to extend the Superintendent’s contract, we asked the Board of Education to gather information on staff perceptions regarding leadership. The Board of Education denied…
In my opinion, she is doing the very thing that all elected officials should do, by working for the common good of the majority of her constituents, and for posterity,…
Our country needs to start having a conversation about the plight of incest victims and survivors. It is my opinion that these people suffer more deeply and profoundly than victims…
Our coral reefs are experiencing more bleaching events at a greater frequency. According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, when the oceans are too warm, this will cause coral bleaching,…
It’s easy to confuse local shelters with the national group. For years, the Humane Society of the United States has raised money off the good names of local pet shelters…
Above all, I support Commissioner Lachelt’s rational protection of our environment, and oppose external money influencing and manipulating local politics. I oppose Americans For Prosperity, a Koch brothers-funded group that…
Twice I have voted for Gwen because she shares my values on the importance of a clean and healthy environment. One of Gwen’s responsibilities as a county commissioner is as…
Senator Gardner, to my honest surprise and much applause, your response was an unqualified “Yes.” I can’t say how much I appreciated hearing that. Weighing heavy on my mind has…
Gwen Lachelt was elected by a majority of La Plata County residents in both 2012 and 2016. Agree or disagree with her, but acknowledge the democratic process that put her…
Time to exhale. Apparently the mode of politics in 2018 is to attack the process whenever one is momentarily unhappy with the result. Is that the right way to address…
One of the first targets of this out-of-state, anti-land use planning cabal is Gwen Lachelt, our twice-elected La Plata County Commissioner. Lachelt ran afoul of the Tea Party crowd when…
Yet it is these same people who now mount a recall against Commissioner Gwen Lachelt, duly elected in 2016 in a fair open election. Duly elected! And these people of…
A flyer circulated at the County Commissioners’ Land Code meeting the night before urged people to unite against this committee, misrepresenting it as an attempt at a Tri State buyout.…
The entire process of a special election will cost tax payers a minimum of an additional $60,000 at a time when many county services have been decreased because of reduced…
I believe Congress needs to act to pass the “Dream Act” that provides a path to citizenship for them. Some will ask, why haven’t these people become citizens of this…
As a fifth-generation resident of Southwest Colorado, count me as one of those people. Yet that is exactly what the billionaire Koch brothers are trying to do. Recently, their foundation,…
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend that meeting because as chairman of the La Plata County Planning Commission, I was at a planning commission meeting accepting a final version of…
In a free market, the market itself rewards successful industries. Economists generally agree that government subsidies distort the free market. Subsidies and tariffs choose winners and losers, instead of market…
Land-use planning generally elevates our property values and enhances our quality of life. Consequently, virtually every city in the U.S. regulates land use. Putrid swine wallows, sheet metal shop cacophony…
While wind and solar are rapidly becoming the least expensive source of electricity, Tri-State Generation and Transmission continues to be heavily dominated by coal. Its rates are uncompetitive in today’s…
The Koch Brothers – of Koch Industries fracking wealth and fame – through their front group, Americans for Prosperity, have arrived in La Plata County to tell us poor yokels…
In the field of psychology, the gold standard for measuring psychopathy is the Hare PLC-R checklist. The PLC-R measures 20 personality traits and behaviors, and scores 2 for “often,” scores…
Today is the annual address by the POTUS known as the State of the Union Address. In view of the dizzying litany of events unfolding I find the Union to…
Its first target is County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt because she has the audacity to be concerned about our environment’s health. Worse, she believes the oil industry needs to take responsibility…
I needed their approval for a boundary adjustment. The Planning Department denied the boundary adjustment and the sale of the business. I spoke privately with two of the La Plata…
My project was rejected and, therefore, denied the opportunity to be seen and judged by the public. The committee stated that I hadn’t provided enough details on two questions in…
