Opinion

Champagne more than just a prosecutor

I really appreciate that Christian has done more than just be a prosecutor. He has been actively involved in community…

June 25, 2016

Champagne also helps outside of court

Christian has also worked on local committees to address homelessness, community response to violence against women and habitual DUI offenders.…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Lammons will seek stiffer sentences

This case has remarkable parallels to the Stanford case in which the rapist was sentenced to six months in jail…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Elect Lammons to be tougher on crime

There is a balance to be met when determining who should go to jail and who should be given a…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne aims to protect community

Earlier this year, I served as a juror on a sexual assault trial prosecuted by Champagne. During the lengthy proceeding,…

June 25, 2016

Editorials

Lack of redundancy of fiber-optic system must be quickly remedied

With the cable cut, it became apparent that the redundancy local officials thought had been built into the system did…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

More gun violence brings more inaction

The writer of the candlelight vigil editorial (Herald, June 16) got it right: “The political cul-de-sacs of gun control vs.…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Red Snapper supports local nonprofits

Through a creative strategy of partnering with nonprofit organizations, John Sheehan, Red Snapper’s owner since 2005, makes the Red Snapper’s…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Olympics should bring out our best side

You think the smell at Santa Rita Park is bad? Just buy airline tickets, get overpriced hotel rooms, hold your…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Palin bad enough, but please, not Trump

Now, the GOP proposes to inflict us with Donald J. Trump, a man with the greed and morals of Caligula,…

June 21, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Time to revisit an assault weapons ban

It is time to move beyond the Second Amendment babblings of Trump, LaPierre and their ilk and formulate a rational…

June 21, 2016

Letters to the Editor

‘All you need is love’ might not be enough

There was a refrain in the air: “All You Need Is Love.” That sentiment, along with similar lyrical hopes and…

June 20, 2016

Editorials

No surprise that marijuana use among Colorado teens has not increased

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana by way of Amendment 64, an initiated constitutional amendment approved by the voters in 2012. (Medical…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Gun control does not stand to reason

Really? They never think it through. The mass shootings have people on edge, yet people don’t think of the difference…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Nature has a way of restoring balance

Some will stay comfortable in our air-conditioned abodes and some will suffer not having access to what money offers to…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Do not let Tri-State control renewables

A ballot was sent out to all members to vote for their representatives on the board. I am sure everyone…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Santa Rita Park great but needs a fence

I noticed that due to the massive size of the equipment, at times my view of the river was blocked.…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Diesel display was a rude health hazard

I followed two large pickup trucks from the intersection of Main Avenue and College Drive north to 12th street. At…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Killing of three bears was appalling

Shame on those responsible for the shooting of three bears because of destruction to property. You live in a rural…

June 20, 2016

Editorials

Scott Tipton deserves to be on November ballot

Beinstein, who is 27, deserves credit for wanting to enter the political fray. But he is aiming high with his…

June 20, 2016

Editorials

Ban of Russia’s track and field Olympians appropriate

After a chemist attached to the team confessed his involvement in the doping and how it went on, and at…

June 19, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Urge passage of donor protection act

This bill will protect living organ donors by prohibiting insurance companies from denying or limiting life, disability and long-term care…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Why should we have to pay to vote?

Right now, if we don’t want to use a stamp we can always drive into town and drop the return…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Ready response to opioid abuse needed

Today there is Naloxone, also known as Narcan, a medicine that is carried by an ever increasing number of police…

June 18, 2016