Letters to the Editor

Sheldon understands 9-R’s challenges

Over the next few years, Matt worked on several campaigns and I committed to helping him when I could. He…

October 14, 2015

Vote yes to maintain Bayfield’s streets

Back in the mid-1980s, Bayfield’s streets were gravel. That is when the people of Bayfield voted to pave those streets,…

October 14, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tax increase story, comments disappear

Did the Herald not like what the folks of La Plata County actually had to say? I thought it was…

October 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Sheldon operates with integrity, vision

Matt brings an economics background – his area of study in college. After graduating, his work with young to college-age…

October 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor

County has no plan to justify tax hike

The commission states that $5 million per year is needed for 10 years to supplement road and bridge maintenance. This…

October 12, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Fixing Middle East will take a miracle

The world is naturally on edge over the Sunni vs. Shiite conflict. The two Muslim groups read scriptures from the…

October 12, 2015

Letters to the Editor

A plea for reason to gun-rights advocates

The only difference in our country is that we all have the constitutional right to acquire and possess as many…

October 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Students in photo get F for manners

It truly is in very bad taste. Jackie Caudill Durango

October 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on Bayfield Question 2D

On the ballot this election is Town of Bayfield Question 2D, which asks Bayfield voters to approve a 1-cent sales…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Octane rating is key to gas quality

Octane is an issue that was not mentioned and likely could not be considered a scam, but is very frustrating…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Israel has not done much for us as ally

Israel is in support of ISIL with the objective of ousting Syria’s Assad regime, which helps to resource Hezbollah, a…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Defund and charge Planned Parenthood

Their doctors murder and mutilate, yearly, over 500,000 women who are living and growing in the womb. These facilities are…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vote for Matt Sheldon for 9-R board

Matt has demonstrated his skill in working productively with diverse stakeholders. He knows how to bring people together, solve tough…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vote yes on Bayfield’s Question 2D

When my husband and I moved to Mill Street in 1979, our street was a mixture of pavement and gravel…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Congress should heed pope on climate

Fourteen of the last 15 years have been the hottest on record and during that time, we’ve experienced more intense…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Property values are up, but future murky

The tax base for real estate was affected by moving from the 2012 level of value to the 2014 level…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

The DHS dress code objectifies women

The main reasoning behind these restrictions is that if a woman shows too much of her body, she becomes less…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Maybe we can use the lake by 2018

We’ve known since the legislation was passed in 1968 that there would be a lake, but weren’t able to figure…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

GCC is not ‘mining without a permit’

The list actually goes on, but you get the idea. When La Plata County reversed its position and decided a…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Why not put the sewer plant by A-LP?

I cannot understand that this option is not on the table or in the realm of consideration, it is close…

October 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vote yes on county road, bridge levy

The group came from all sections of our county and comprised men and women from several business sectors, nonprofits and…

October 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Why play the health insurance game?

For 2016, they want me to bet $8,600 that I will get cancer or run over by a bus in…

October 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tipton represents citizens, not polluters

Tipton stated: “Unlike heavy-handed federal Superfund designations, the good Samaritan approach continues to be the most sensible way to solve…

October 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Electric deposit beyond residents’ means

Sarah Bashaw Durango

October 7, 2015