Notably missing is the premium for next year, information that is also unavailable on www.medicare.gov. Could it be that a large increase, to go hand in hand with drastic insurance…
Their first-term progress is stellar, and threat of standstill or backpedaling looms after a potential changing of the guard. One big factor is momentum. It is critical, obvious and sensible…
When will the War on Terror be over? Does she believe we can afford to maintain the hundreds of overseas military bases currently being manned? Does she plan to vote…
For example, she was so helpful in addressing the problem of extreme blowing dust on the west side of the county. This problem threatened drivers on Colorado highways and county…
CalCom Solar was started by three locals working out of our spare bedrooms. We were the classic telecommuters – people trying to live here even though our core business was…
So, I want to comment on Bob Pfeiffer’s complaint (Letters, Herald, Sept. 25) about road improvements in Durango Hills being redirected “to the areas where the newly installed board members…
Twenty percent of Coloradans will not be covered, but still have to pay. Coloradans covered by Medicare, TriCare, or the VA will not receive ColoradoCare. For you 20 percent –…
In many Amendment 69 letters, there is a general theme of “check the facts.” OK, here are some facts entirely missed by the news story (Herald, Sept. 29.) Fact: Amendment…
Smoking is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in Colorado and adds significant financial burden to the health care system and taxpayer-funded health programs. The most effective way to…
Givón’s views are congruent with J.B. Bury’s classic in the field of the sociology of knowledge: The Idea Of Progress. Bury observes that a belief in progress is an act…
Menconi is a two-time county commissioner from Eagle County with a masters in business administration and a focus on the environment and social justice. Menconi has a long history of…
The increase would benefit the eleven public schools in School District 9-R and would also benefit the two charter schools. The Durango schools have suffered significant losses in funding since…
The hyperventilating has to stop. Commissioners Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff do receive some money – in $50 to $200 increments – from attorneys, it’s true. They also receive money…
Please make sure you fill out your ballot and mail it in, or drop it off at one of the four county drop-off locations, as soon as you receive it.…
A functional airport is an essential tool in keeping my business, its 1,200 employees and clients from points across the United States working and engaged. I know of other local…
“No Limit Taxes Hold’em” points out the $25 billion ColoradoCare will raise, but omits the fact that $25 billion replaces the $30 billion we currently pay in premiums, deductibles, etc.,…
President Jimmy Carter deregulated the railroads, airlines and telephones. What happened? Innovation accelerated, prices dropped and new companies emerged. Apple, Microsoft, Intel and other new startups brought us personal computers,…
Or do you follow the Cliven Bundy approach to public land management, where land should be managed “locally,” preferably on behalf of the few, preferably for a profit. Lyle McKnight…
Maybe our legislators are smarter than we’d like to give them credit for. How have similar ideas worked in other states? Here’s a quote from Wikipedia: “Several single-payer state referendums…
The party recommends a “Yes” vote on: Amendment 69 – statewide health care system (ColoradoCare) to establish a universal health care system for all Colorado citizens including no premiums, no…
The designation of the Hermosa Creek Special Management area came to the huge delight of anglers across Colorado and the rest of the country. His work on the Sage Grouse…
Lachelt has worked for the public interest in such areas as public health, protection of wildlife, agriculture, county governance and surface owner rights for more than three decades. During her…
For instance, in my area, we needed County Road 210 around Lake Nighthorse, but we did not need an overbuilt superhighway that connects to a corkscrew road and manages to…
I would like to take this opportunity to inform readers about one of the candidates that I have known since she was born. Kayla (Story) Patterson was brought up out…
In the 2000 election, a mere 536 votes for the third-party candidate Ralph Nader in Florida gave George W. Bush the presidency, who gave our country the trumped-up costly war…
NARAL and Planned Parenthood, I believe, need to consider becoming an enhancement to ColoradoCare for women’s health concerns beyond reproductive care. ColoradoCare, I feel, is a crucial step to having…
Section 9(d) illustrates these problems. Under this clause, the entire Colorado taxable income of a retiree would be subjected to a 50 percent tax “from July 1 until December 31”…
In what universe is $60 million a small loan? Even dyed-in-the-wool Republicans have to admit that someone who inherently sees funding like this to be “small” is out of touch…
Of course the city councilors support the airport tax. Will they directly profit because of it? Who got rich the last time the airport just had to be enlarged and…
We also know Donald has been involved in thousands of lawsuits. Students are suing Trump University claiming they were swindled out of thousands of dollars. The Trump Foundation, a professed…
