Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
‘Yes’ vote on Issue 3B vital for children
The state selected Bayfield as its highest priority for school construction and awarded a BEST grant of $8.5 million that will cover 24 percent of the cost of constructing a…
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Vote McLachlan for an exceptional leader
Passionate about our public health and the environment, Barbara McLachlan made it clear that she is going to work for the people who live and play in the southwest, not…
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Why not hire Americans as pollsters?
Recently, I received a polling call which was clearly on behalf of J. Paul Brown. But what was unusual was that the young lady conducting the phone poll was obviously…
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McLachlan in synch with La Plata voters
McLachlan is the forward-thinking candidate who will work to secure a dynamic, broad-based economy for Colorado. J. Paul Brown is the candidate who represents old ways of thinking that have…
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Clinton has all the qualities for office
Being secretary is extremely demanding. There’s grueling, sometimes dangerous world travel, often on short notice. She constantly dealt with people many time zones away. Tedious negotiations often involved people that…
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Tipton slanders Delta County in his ad
We just lost 800 coal mining jobs and the surviving 200 are none too secure. That’s caused many families with children to leave, hitting our schools hard. But the word…
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‘Honest Don’ can make America hate again
He doesn’t like John McCain because he is a disgrace for being a P.O.W. in Vietnam and I agree with that. In the same vain, I am sure “Uncle Donnie”…
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Call for term limits and tax code reforms
I look back upon the past in which I was taught humility, honor and respect for all of those around me, and to treat others with dignity, as I hope…
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Attacks on McLachlan show desperation
It said she wants to decriminalize meth, she will do nothing to save failing schools and she will allow politicians to regulate free speech. It even tried to link her…
Editorials
‘Yes’ on Amdts. T and U
Amendment T would remove an unnecessary reference to slavery in the state Constitution. Amendment U would eliminate an esoteric tax in minor cases in which collection costs often exceed the…
Editorials
‘Yes’ to 107, 108: Reinstate primary and let all vote
Both measures would change state law. Both were initiated by proponents who gathered the required number of signatures. Proposition 107 was prompted in part by the messy way this year’s…
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Keep Lachelt for the sense of security
Over the past several years, I’ve enjoyed a sense of security knowing that County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt has demonstrated a firm grasp of how to balance the needs of the…
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A vote for Trump carries worldwide risks
How do I know this? Because each and every day, they stash our currency under their mattresses, in their safety deposit boxes, wherever. Why? The dollar bill is the unofficial…
Editorials
Durango-La Plata County airport needs a new terminal, now and for the future
The improvements will make it possible to park one or two more aircraft, which are larger now than they used to be, make baggage handling much more efficient and significantly…
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No new taxes, ‘no’ to Amendment 69
We are being told this government pay health care system will be good for all Colorado residents. We can’t know what the benefits will be because the “board” (that doesn’t…
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Quality road work greatly appreciated
The condition of our road has varied wildly during the 34 years we have lived here. Some years, there is almost no activity and no road damage, and other times…
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Silver Tsunami payback – ‘yes’ on 3A
Fortunately, when our children were in public schools, other people paid taxes that allowed them to achieve the skills and knowledge to eventually graduate from universities and become tax-paying, productive…
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Support Gail Schwartz for the U.S. House
Among her solid stances on sensible legislative action on variety of fronts, Schwartz is a strong advocate for protection of our treasured and vulnerable public lands to avoid being privatized…
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Lachelt and Westendorff bad for schools
The majority of the decline in gas and oil revenues is due to oversupply. However, part of the downturn here and other parts of the state is due to highly…
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Vote for more options at the end of life
Please, vote “yes” for Proposition 106 and more options at the end of life with better access to medications. Betsy Janeczek Durango
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Hillary is the only choice for the future
For more than a year, we’ve heard, read or seen how Donald Trump has incited his base in the loudest manner with lies, exaggerated hyperbole and not-so-sly innuendo and insinuation.…
Editorials
Roads, bridges: ‘Yes’ on 1A
Doing so will enable the division to make critical infrastructure improvements and address public safety issues countywide. Our 653 miles of county roads, a third of which are paved, daily…
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Airport measure essential for business
Our airport “cup” is literally running over. It’s not only cracked and leaking (unsafe), it also cannot handle the transportation pressure it’s been under since 2008. Anyone who uses the…
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Keep information accurate and balanced
It is vital that our community get information about candidates that is accurate and balanced. In a recent story about candidate for U.S. Senate, Darryl Glenn, the Herald did not…
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Climate change and the 2016 election
Global records since about 1850 unequivocally demonstrate rising temperatures, with 2016 likely to surpass 2015 as the warmest. Human emissions of heat-trapping gases have increased continually for more than 200…
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Check the facts in all that attack mail
Those print ads clutter my mailbox and create an immense amount of paper waste. It has happened in every election cycle for the last several years and I’m sick of…
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Amendment 69 bad for Colorado retirees
Because many have retired from an out-of-state company that, as part of an earned retirement package, may pay for Medicare or supplemental health insurance. These out-of-state companies would contribute nothing…
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Brown for honesty, integrity, character
However, there are times when our elected leaders must put other considerations above strict party dogma. When such instances occur, we are given valuable insight into much more important personal…