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FLC President: Come meet the candidates, campus and community participation is encouraged

Starting tomorrow through April 5, students, faculty, staff and the community will have several opportunities to meet each of the…

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Lachelt missed Oxford meeting and more

On Jan. 8, Chairperson Lachelt was at a hearing in Denver using her personal time to represent two landowners who,…

Leaders who care about our health, safety

Last summer, they approved an enormous, dangerously-placed tower at Trimble Lane that will hover over Dalton Ranch and is way…

Have you had enough yet, Republicans?

This is your president of the United States, the man occupying the most important office in the world, at his…

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Brock: What is your politician doing to reduce gun violence?

I am heartened that the media has finally, in some small way, begun to pay attention to the people of…

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Love the Herald, not the driveway ads

I am asking you to please stop throwing your advertising paper, which I didn’t ask for, onto my property. By…

Public process: New engagement efforts designed for better decisions, responsive government

Last week, the county terminated its contract with Kendig Keast Collaborative, the firm hired to update the county land-use codes.…

Wake up, America, you are being played!

Wake up, America! The puppet master is still playing his game. Javier Nachos Durango

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Ehlers: Protect property rights, retain Lachelt

In this capacity, I have protected and enhanced the private property rights of property owners. My experiences with La Plata…

Averting a health care crisis with facts

One solution is to develop a state plan that negotiates drug prices, lowers costs and covers everyone, giving us all…

Still time to remove name from petition

Contact the La Plata County Clerk’s office directly at 259-5413 and they will let you know how to do so…

Are transit head salaries being cut, too?

I question the severity of these reductions of service. When transit department service is being reduced so drastically, have the…

LPEA should buck the energy status-quo

I previously worked for a rock mining company that owned a facility that ran 24/7. Energy to run the facility…

Let’s make school a safe place again

My elementary school was four miles away from Columbine High School and on April 20, 1999, I experienced my first…

Mitchell: Putting it all on the table for public and school safety

The task force would be mandated to identify specific actions that would promote public and school safety, based on established…

Taking an active role in school safety

Right now, there is an effort led by parents to find workable, reliable solutions to the threat of school violence.…

We all must work to meet student needs

What came through loud and clear is that the best way to avoid a tragedy is to prevent individual despair.…

March for our lives: Students are right, it’s time to end the national paralysis around gun violence

du1-i-syn The Constitution, in the First Amendment, the framers thought necessary to add, protects free speech, peaceable assemblies and the…