The Colorado Nonprofit Association’s “Understanding Giving” report indicates 56 percent of donors made a donation as a result of a request from family and friends. Because personal connections predominantly motivate…
During the meeting, $85 million was questioned and we were told “no,” its just $35 million. But over 20 years, it would be $150 million and, oh yeah, the Federal…
An Associated Press story (Herald, Nov. 30) described the role of the U.S. as a world leader in these negotiations. With the climate science in, and the world’s faith leaders…
Drivers should be more aware than usual because “the guys” are taking chances they wouldn’t ordinarily take. I recently also witnessed a jousting match between a fully mature buck and…
MIT Climate Scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen, Princeton Physicist Dr. Will Happer, and Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore were recently featured at a climate summit in Austin, Texas. They warned that…
However, Bernie Sanders has made me become less apathetic. His policies are something I agree with: addressing climate change, supporting veterans, raising minimum wage and giving back the power to…
Bernie fights for the universal American values of justice, integrity and the freedom to live in dignity and security. His vision is one that the founders of our country would…
As to health care in the U.S., yes, it is and has been a major problem for years. During the debate on this issue that led to the Affordable Care…
And the reported price increase of 7 percent for the remaining 45 percent of those enrolled does not reveal that many of them receive partial government subsidies paid for by…
So when you are in the hospital you pay what they say you pay. Prescription drugs are much more expensive in the U.S. when compared to other countries. If you…
Eighty percent of those euthanizations are due to lack of space in the shelters, and the animal being there too long. The other 5.3 million are locked in steel cages…
USDA Undersecretary Bonnie and Chief Tidwell showed the leadership needed for this plan and should share in a job well done by the regional forester, forest supervisor, district ranger and…
That was a question posed to Action Line guy, Mike Smedley, and Smedley’s response, as usual, was articulate, intelligent, informative and entertaining. Mike’s response focused on the apparent paradox of…
One industry most concerned about climate change is the property insurance business, specifically reinsurers. Reinsurers are multinational companies providing risk management for smaller insurance companies. Re-insurers, like Munich-Re and Swiss-Re,…
The Herald even made banners for us and handed them out for the Wolverines’ send off. Thank you again. Jeff Donahue Bayfield
Granted, this accident was a doozy – but none of our children were paralyzed, permanently damaged or killed. I think we should all be on our knees thanking Almighty God…
In the landmark 1919 Supreme Court decision Schenck vs. United States, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. said that false speech made for the purpose of creating unnecessary panic (shouting “fire”…
Would it be enough to just say you were Christian or would you need to prove you regularly attended church? What if you supported what you believe to be the…
Recently, I sat down to write love notes to friends who have lost someone dear to them this past year. There were too many. Then one day I held open…
For example, I had business in the county courthouse one day earlier this year. I backed my bike into a space on Second Avenue, and put a quarter in the…
It’s irrelevant that I am Jewish; I am an American, and I believe in the values expressed in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Are we going the way of…
Every one of those children who was creating a distraction should face a similar punishment, and the parents of these children should also apologize for their children’s misbehavior. Also, was…
Rep. Scott Tipton has joined with 30 Republican governors, all the Republican presidential candidates and the usual suspects on Fox News to engage in fear-mongering to deny sanctuary to thousands…
The Affordable Care Act and the Connect For Health Colorado exchange have made it possible to shop for plans in an apples-to-apples format. All plans must provide no-cost wellness checkups…
When it is pointed out that his calls for climate change actions have direct economic costs for the middle class, he blows it off by saying it is for the…
My son is one of the lucky ones to have the honor of living in such a wonderful spot. Animas Mobile Home Park is a safe, quiet, kind and beautiful…
This decision affects 65 million senior citizens in America. After I called and e-mailed Tipton in late October about this decision, his staff person informed that this did not involve…
You must be able to start, stop and steer. It doesn’t matter whether you have all-wheel, four-wheel or front-wheel drive. Multi-wheel drive vehicles and especially large ones with marginal tires…
Quoting a recent story: “Calling the move too political, La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith chose not to sign a petition sent earlier this week by a group of 41…
Yes, 250,000 have died from the war violence in Syria, but half that number have died from guns in the U.S. during the same time period and we have no…
