Opinion

Tipton, Brown, Roberts back GOP, not us

Starting with air quality. Thank you for bringing to light the politically motivated actions of the state GOP in both…

Wedding Cakes: Court reaffirms Colorado’s anti-discrimination law

This all began when David Mullins and Charlie Craig tried to buy a wedding cake from the Masterpiece Cakeshop in…

Dictionaries and proofreader needed

Trish Ireland Marvel

Reinstating Colorado’s primary makes sense; letting everyone vote does not

Colorado eliminated its presidential primary in 2003 as a cost-saving measure. It was said that doing away it saved more…

Turner supports local energy economy

Jack is running to promote community sustainability. I agree with Jack that we need to put more emphasis on promoting…

Library headline failed to tell tale

Counting the number of people who come through our doors is only one metric we use to determine whether or…

Krugman should exit Clinton bandwagon

Krugman asserts, via some twisted logic, that Sanders somehow denigrates African-American voters by noting the obvious fact that Clinton’s lead…

New retirement rules should help workers make best choices

The difference is that some brokers in meeting the present standard have been putting their clients into investments which earn…

Plan ahead now for the end of your life

The Community Health Action Coalition is our coordinating body for communication, collaboration, education and other health related activities in La…

Gartner right about convoluted process

Gartner has attempted what anyone negotiating a La Plata County Land Use Permit has considered (and accomplished all too many…

Colorado Values

In Durango, dogs rule the day

If this guy had declared himself a trans-species dog, he could have not only urinated but defecated, sniffed someone’s crotch…

Huntington uses facts, logic in decisions

He has been a member on the Basin Coop board for 20 years, and I have worked with him for…

Re-elect Jack Turner to the LPEA board

A basic question for all of us is, what do we want to rely upon for our energy now and…

Pastorius treated as dumping ground

Bob Luse Durango

Schell has experience, expertise for LPEA

I have known Lori for over 20 years and have seen the things that she has accomplished in her professional…

Lachelt, Westendorff respond to people

Peters complains that commissioners Lachelt and Westendorff have involved the county in draconian rules and regulations against extractive industries. Apparently…

‘C’mon man’ is motto of today’s politics

Recently, Colorado Republicans gave full delegate support to Ted Cruz. “C’mon man.” Another sign that the lummox, lout and churl…

Fee and dividend program needed now

Worldwide refugee crises are a function of drought, desertification and food shortages; these result in war, destabilizing regions and countries…

La Plata Electric Association election will keep co-op moving forward

The point of an election, however, is to choose. The Herald suggests LPEA members re-elect incumbents Mark Garcia in District…

GOP thinks we are all too stupid to vote

The Republicans decided we are all too stupid to vote for ourselves here in Colorado. Wow, not one word in…

Colorado should grant mill levy dollars to charter schools

Charter schools receive state funding according to the per-pupil operating revenue accorded all public schools, but the cost of operating…

Ask questions about hospice building

Firstly, why are we footing the entire bill for a facility that will belong entirely to Centura Health? The origins…

Senate energy bill promotes efficiency, renewables, clean technology

The bill contains billions of dollars in funding for research into emerging energy technology, including marine hydrokinetic sources, geothermal and…