Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Brad Blake best for county commission
I support Brad Blake for county commissioner because he is accessible to everyone that wants to talk to him even when it is not convenient. He serves on numerous boards…
Letters to the Editor
Don’t succumb to Aichele misinformation
I worked closely with Allison for her first three years as treasurer before I moved last December and left my job in county administration. Allison has done a great job…
Letters to the Editor
Polis, Weiser and Mitsch Bush do it all
I had the privilege to serve Western and Southern Colorado. Public service takes hard work and sacrifice. It takes courage to fairly represent the interests of all of your constituents…
Letters to the Editor
My vote for Jones is my vote for change
The two-party system simply doesn’t work. Both the Democrats and the Republicans build idea forts on their side of the party lines and fling the arrows of anger, accusations and…
Letters to the Editor
Herald fails liberals with endorsements
The endorsements for governor and attorney general are nonsensical. Walker Stapleton is a yes-man to Trump, backed by the NRA and refusing to commit himself to reproductive freedom for women.…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s count the ways Tipton falls short
Coloradans want access to quality affordable care for all – including children, women and people in rural areas. We need coverage for pre-existing conditions and affordable prescription drugs. Southwest Colorado…
Letters to the Editor
Democrats are lying about Paul Jones
Paul has not received or accepted any PAC money (Barbara has directly accepted in excess of $100,000 in corporate and special interest PAC donations). Feel free to check the Colorado…
Letters to the Editor
I can prove Weiser is best choice for AG
All of Mr. Weiser’s contributions are publicly available on the Colorado secretary of state’s website. I reviewed the SOS website to determine the source of Mr. Weiser’s contributions. First, I…
Letters to the Editor
NO to takings and YES to Amendment 74
The situation in Colorado has become grossly out of alignment with Federal intent and it needs fixing. Please consider these long-standing precedents on takings and vote YES on 74! A…
Letters to the Editor
Prop 112 will destroy La Plata County
It would have a tremendously negative impact on jobs and Colorado’s economy. If it were to pass, 99 percent of La Plata County’s non-federal land would be off limits to…
Letters to the Editor
Pine River library essential – YES on 6A
When I started my own CPA practice five years ago, I knew only a handful of places in Bayfield I could meet with clients that did not want to drive…
Letters to the Editor
No one wants your dried-up old hayfield
Let’s keep Durango moving into the future in a positive way, not riddle our town with hate and lies perpetuated by a small group of crazies. Trey Peterson Durango
Letters to the Editor
Dems stick with Dems; Herald is wrong
Unfortunately, several not-right endorsements were also short on careful thought. Claiming to look for a moderate John Hickenlooper lookalike, they endorsed Walker Stapleton, who is embraced by radical Tom Tancredo.…
Letters to the Editor
Farm Bureau bullish on Amendment 74
The courts have set high standards for establishing takings, and under Amendment 74, these high standards will continue. Amendment 74 adds 11 words to the state Constitution under “takings” in…
Letters to the Editor
Vote for independent Jones in District 59
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…
Letters to the Editor
Endorsements: Herald goes one for three
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…
Letters to the Editor
Amendment 74 is a giant boondoggle
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…
Letters to the Editor
Prop 112 shouldn’t even be on ballot
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…
Letters to the Editor
Non-rich need help; vote Mitsch Bush
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.…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton doesn’t listen, vote Mitsch Bush
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…
Letters to the Editor
Be responsible, approve city tax increase
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…
Letters to the Editor
I’m taking ethics, truth to the voting box
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…
Letters to the Editor
Vote for Unger to kill the Kill Committee
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…
Letters to the Editor
Diane Mitsch Bush won’t sell you out
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…
Letters to the Editor
Not so fast with the marijuana, please
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,…
Letters to the Editor
We can fight climate change with policy
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…
Letters to the Editor
Our energy comes from sacred places
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…