Letters to the Editor

It is LPEA’s duty to plan for our future

I’m sure every generation has expressed some similar sentiment. Having children during World War II could not have been easy.…

February 17, 2018

Recall is not part of the LUC solution

Many people are upset about the draft revisions to the La Plata County Land Use Code, but recalling one of…

February 17, 2018

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We will pay for outside interference

And not just future elections, but rather they seek to overturn past elections of candidates who won fair and square!…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Test your water resourcefulness at home

Use less laundry detergent, and send the used water onto your yard. Pull out your washing machine to access the…

February 17, 2018

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Good to see neighbors involved in process

My two cents: I only read the Herald headlines online, but I’ve known that the planning process wrecked last time…

February 17, 2018

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Let Bayfield voters decide pot question

I do question why John Beebe was given press attention. He lives in the gated community of Deer Valley, not…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Join us for more ‘music of thought’

Two very knowledgeable minds collaborated to share the wonderful music of thought. They were, to me, conductors of an orchestra…

February 17, 2018

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Lachelt’s talk of wasting money laughable

Really? Seriously? Did she forget that she approved spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase the document that she…

February 16, 2018

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Signers are good, hardworking locals

The vision that popped into my head was that of Wallachia peasants with pitchforks chasing down the bloodsucking Dracula in…

February 16, 2018

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Funds for recall vote are from our pockets

No, Gwen, you were elected to carry out the wants of those in your county. Americans For Prosperity is not…

February 16, 2018

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Ohman: Steam, smoke and Snowdown

du1-i-syn I jumped out of my car and shot some photos of my own. It was -5 degrees that morning…

February 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

School district 9-R needs new leadership

In response to an upcoming vote to extend the Superintendent’s contract, we asked the Board of Education to gather information…

February 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

In support of Commissioner Gwen Lachelt

In my opinion, she is doing the very thing that all elected officials should do, by working for the common…

February 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Epstein: Supporting incest survivors means working to end it

Our country needs to start having a conversation about the plight of incest victims and survivors. It is my opinion…

February 13, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Coral reefs endangered by climate change

Our coral reefs are experiencing more bleaching events at a greater frequency. According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, when…

February 12, 2018

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Don’t let national news affect local need

It’s easy to confuse local shelters with the national group. For years, the Humane Society of the United States has…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

I support Gwen and her rational policies

Above all, I support Commissioner Lacheltâ€™s rational protection of our environment, and oppose external money influencing and manipulating local politics.…

February 12, 2018

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Do not support the Lachelt recall effort

Twice I have voted for Gwen because she shares my values on the importance of a clean and healthy environment.…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

A timely reminder to Sen. Cory Gardner

Senator Gardner, to my honest surprise and much applause, your response was an unqualified “Yes.” I can’t say how much…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We should be outraged by Kochs’ efforts

Gwen Lachelt was elected by a majority of La Plata County residents in both 2012 and 2016. Agree or disagree…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Attack politics is not the way forward

Time to exhale. Apparently the mode of politics in 2018 is to attack the process whenever one is momentarily unhappy…

February 12, 2018

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Recall effort is an affront to all voters

One of the first targets of this out-of-state, anti-land use planning cabal is Gwen Lachelt, our twice-elected La Plata County…

February 12, 2018

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Lachelt was duly elected, so deal with it

Yet it is these same people who now mount a recall against Commissioner Gwen Lachelt, duly elected in 2016 in…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

LPEA board needs to unite for our health

A flyer circulated at the County Commissioners’ Land Code meeting the night before urged people to unite against this committee,…

February 12, 2018