Letters to the Editor

City Council, don’t fail us again on rates

There are for sure other means to acquire the funds necessary (i.e. rates based on usage or tiered charges based…

August 15, 2019

When will the train take responsibility?

In the article, the estimated cost for fighting the 416 Fire was stated as $40 million, yet the Forest Service…

August 15, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Who speaks for birds tortured here?

Colorado State University conducts this torture right now. Is it really for West Nile Virus when there has been no…

August 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Would better elections dodge a 9/11?

Let’s not forget the embarrassing “hanging chad” from the 2000 presidential election, where old-school unreliable voting machines were in use…

August 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

For-profit care is not patient-centered

It’s a chaotic system, not designed for patients, but for profit. A friend’s twin granddaughters were born premature, their lungs…

August 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Heading out? Leave your dog at home

I have noticed for years that you will never see any wildlife in the woods if some tourist has brought…

August 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Edgemont Highlands fence is a killer

The fencing approved is a metal mesh fencing very dangerous for the wildlife, not only the deer but the birds…

August 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Long may the Harpers blow that whistle

I do not agree. The writer complained of the train using its horn through town. Actually, that’s a steam whistle,…

August 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Centura is squeezing Mercy Hospital

Would you be concerned to know that there is only one cardiologist at Mercy who handles emergencies and all patients…

August 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Bipartisan effort on climate change

Last week, Rep. Scott Tipton co-sponsored the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act. The bill would increase production of wind,…

August 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We know Medicare works – expand it

I have worked in rural hospitals and clinics for 34 years and see Medicare as the shining example of an…

August 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Dem chair doesn’t care about the nation

First off, Ms. Cure is the chair of La Plata County Democrats. Claiming that President Trump threw a wrench into…

August 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Letter about racism was bigoted, hateful

There are, I suspect, stupid and greedy people everywhere; possibly even in Hermosa. Racist? Think back from the time of…

August 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

President Trump is tearing America apart

Let’s face it. We are all immigrants. Native Americans are the only indigenous people in the U.S. And what about…

August 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

You should not have printed anything

Like the great Marx – no, Groucho, not Karl! – whatever it is, I’m against it. People should have the…

August 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Parks and Rec: You don’t care about us

So much money to fund a city department that fully discounts the wants and needs of its users. The article…

August 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

LPEA is diligent and forward-thinking

I was impressed by the forthright, diligent and forward-thinking investigation by the staff and directors, knowing that being environmentally and…

August 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Coram and all these guns have got to go

Since Coram has been our state senator, he has done virtually nothing to reduce gun deaths. In fact, his record…

August 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

No, Mike, we really don’t hate America

No, Mike, we don’t hate America; we hate what the present administration is doing to America. Do you really approve…

August 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Christian hypocrites support president

Since evangelical Christians compose some of Mr. Trump’s angry, under-informed base, I present this quote – it’s from an old…

August 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Trump and Coram are foolish on climate

Evidence continues to mount regarding the devastating effects of climate change. Our president calls climate change a hoax. Trump is…

August 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Mysterious billing at Mercy Hospital

The only lab I was made aware of in our area through my insurance, Aetna, was Mercy Regional Medical Center,…

August 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

NIMA is the health care we’re waiting for

Sen. Michael Bennet, who is sponsoring Medicare X, talks about the benefits of a public option. When the Affordable Care…

August 6, 2019

Letters to the Editor

On spill anniversary, more help needed

In 2016, with the support of local governments and citizens groups, the federal government placed the Bonita Peak Mining District…

August 6, 2019