Opinion & Letters to the Editor
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Letters: We like commission voting the way it is
Jean WalterDurango(The writer is on the executive committee of the La Plata County Democratic Party.)
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Letters: Bringing back wolves can mean hope
What have we learned in the 25 years since wolves were restored to Yellowstone and central Idaho? Elk are more numerous now in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming than when wolves…
Editorials
Our view: When the news ignored the Wright Brothers
the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, the press said, ‘Impossible’
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Letters: For once, president got something right
Just look back at pictures from the early 1990s of that once-beautiful city. You can barely see the skyline for the smoke; and forget seeing Mount Hood, even on the…
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Letters: Porter-Norton ready to serve on Day One
No candidate for the office has had better preparation for what the office will demand. Her local roots that run deep and her experience as a mediator bringing disparate groups…
Editorials
On this day: Henry Ford outdoes himself
Henry Ford, 1919 (<a href="http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c11278/">Library of Congress</a>)du1-i-syn Born in 1863 to a Michigan farming family headed by an Irish immigrant and the daughter of Belgian immigrants, Henry, the oldest child,…
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Letters: Porter-Norton is a leader for a crisis
Marsha Porter-Norton, who is running for La Plata County commission, is a leader. Her devotion to the pursuit of inclusive solutions has been demonstrated over the course of her life.…
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Letters: Don’t be fooled, vote for Hickenlooper
Instead, Gardner is trying to obscure his record in ads claiming to support pre-existing condition protections. John Hickenlooper believes health care is a right, not a privilege. As governor, he…
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Letters: Vote independent, vote Charly Minkler
Candidates who represent political parties are financed, supported by longtime leaders in the parties. It is time we look for independent, citizen-minded leadership! Charly Minkler has worked very hard to…
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Letters: President Trump doesn’t have that power
Before the 2016 election, to imply that a candidate had a choice in the matter would have been ludicrous. Unless there has been proven electoral obstruction or fraud or tampering…
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Letters: Why on earth was the fire ban lifted?
Just looking at the pictures of the Purgatory fire – why on earth has the fire ban been lifted? Someone in authority is not looking at how dry our state…
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Letters: Let’s face it, Donald Trump gets results
Let’s face it, Trump is a businessman who gets results. He is an affront to career politicians, and to the radical left who can’t think past what they’re fed by…
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Endorsements: For U.S. Congress from the 3rd District, we want at least a little experience
U.S. Congress from the 3rd District, we want at least a little experience
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Letters: Imagine what it can do if you vote Yes
The National Popular Vote reforms the Electoral College so that every vote counts and the presidential candidate whowins the most popular votes actually wins the election. States control the Electoral…
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Letters: Call Sen. Gardner green and I see red
Since 1970, the League of Conservation Voters has been the gold standard for the public to evaluate the environmental records of all members of Congress. Sen. Michael Bennet’s lifetime score…
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Letters: Watching Marsha in action is wonderful
Watching Marsha in action is wonderful. The management skills she has developed as a facilitator include pulling together a huge roomful of people and hearing everyone’s concerns; tactfully restating a…
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Letters: President Trump leads a pandemic cult
Some think of it as partisan politics, but read the characteristics of cult behavior, and you decide. Cults typically have one leader who claims more knowledge than science or experts,…
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Letters: Beware these violent, fascist Marxists
Where is all this destruction occurring? In Democratic-run cities. They don’t care about Blacks, Native Americans or whites targeted for racism. They use racism as a tactic to create division…
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Letters: Militias are goading peaceful protesters
The White House-endorsed, law-supported, zoning-supported, education-supported racism is more than a national disgrace. It’s an international abomination, and President Trump encourages it to get re-elected. Cities aren’t in upheaval because…