I’ve lived just outside city limits for almost 20 years but am in the city daily. Until recently, I owned a condo in Durango which involved contact with city officials…
If you cannot utilize publicity by providing info on what you have done, are doing or plan to do for La Plata County or my local district, and based in…
Vote to save Medicare. Vote to save protections for pre-existing conditions in our health insurance coverage. Yes, it’s really that simple. Vote. Dan Miller Mancos
The oil and gas industry says that Proposition 112’s 2,500-foot setbacks will put 85 percent of Colorado’s non-federal lands off limits to drilling. I zoomed in on the Colorado Oil…
A design that would destroy the rural road feel of Roosa Avenue – a 10- foot-wide sidewalk, eliminating existing bike lanes and, if ultimately built south to US 160, destroying…
It would be a huge mistake to change horses in midstream given Allison’s strong leadership and quality performance heading the department. She has been unfairly maligned with trivial and outdated…
Both Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito were nominated by a man who saw himself as the “Hand of God,” George W. Bush. The Roberts court stepped over the line…
They have done this bysteamrolling tax cuts primarily for corporations and the rich and especially the super-rich; jamming through confirmations of right-wing judges; making it harder for poor people and…
If you had participated in the community engagement meetings related to this initiative this past spring and summer, you would have heard a range of thoughtful views. At the end…
You need to know the actual wording to make a good decision. It’s in the Blue Book that the state mails out, that you should have already gotten. Case in…
How gullible do they think we are? Do they really have to exaggerate so much? Let’s get a sense of proportion here. According to CU’s 2018 Business Economic Outlook, there…
Scott Tipton is not afraid of his constituents, evidence his total avoidance of town halls in La Plata County; Scott Tipton has had an original idea while in office, evidence…
Having witnessed the Affordable Care Act, I really agree with him on affordable health care for all. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness aren’t possible if you’re sick and…
The status quo simply cannot continue. The cost of health insurance on the individual market has been out of control for several years and is steadily moving toward a death…
So here we sit with our latest gizmo in hand writing what we feel with no interaction with another human. Feeling all-powerful, knowing we can criticize anyone at anytime. Hypocrisy…
It remains vitally important that lodging tax revenues be fully invested in promoting tourism in our area. If those funds are allowed to accumulate, they become a target for every…
Allison Aichele has made significant strides in increasing efficiencies with limited staff and through software conversions. La Plata County needs her to continue the work she has begun, improving the…
1. Prohibit paying anyone to perform union work. Public schools exist to educate children, not to benefit the union. 2. Abolish teacher tenure. Tenure protects low performing teachers at the…
Paying taxes isn’t my favorite activity, but I do understand that you get what you pay for. It is a major understatement to say that Durango is a special place.…
One tactic is to arouse fear, claiming that Colorado’s economy will slump if we protect public health and safety with reasonable setbacks. Not true: oil and gas extraction is only…
We all work with different auditors, different finance directors, and different administrations. There is no one review board to which we each submit our work and documentation. To put it…
This is how it is done. Which is why we should all agree to support our area hospitals. Mercy, Southwest Memorial, St. Mary’s, Community, St. Mary-Corwin, Parkview, and San Luis…
Amendment V sensibly lowers the minimum age to serve in the state Legislature from 25 to 21. YES (9/26) Amendment W calls for a simplification in the ballot format for…
While there may be some improvements in the economy in the past year and a half, it is in part at the cost of increased debt and hardship for many…
Vote for someone who will keep politics out of the sheriff’s office. Someone who will be accountable, who will hold the safety of the citizenry and our peace officers as…
Fortunately, the latest round of tax cuts encouraged our business owners and community members to take that risk. With more take-home pay and less red tape, starting that dream business…
In governor’s race, we want a middle way. We also don’t want to be bought.
I believe most conservatives do not agree with the deplorable behavior that has been seen by many Republicans, and really do want to heal the divide in this country. I…
Our current secretary of state, Wayne Williams, was only one of three secretaries in the U.S. to provide our voter data to President Trump. He’s opined it’s “not just wrong,…
