Opinion

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

Editorials

‘No’ to Question 2B

Rebuilding the existing sewer plant ignores a multigenerational opportunity

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

Editorials

Yes on Bayfield question 2D

Ballot question 2D would raise approximately $295,000 annually for 20 years to be placed in a street fund that would…

October 8, 2015

Editorials

Telecom override

and its municipalities should be allowed to invest in infrastructure

October 8, 2015

Editorials

9-R board

Sheldon, Moran have skills, passion and experience to guide district

October 7, 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

Letters to the Editor

Herald coverage of county entertaining

“How stupid do they think we are?” I was asked by several real citizens of La Plata County at a…

October 5, 2015

Editorials

County mill levy

A modest tax increase is necessary to maintain county’s roads and bridges

October 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tell Congress to authorize LWCF for good

The LWCF uses revenue from offshore oil leases – not taxes – for everything from fishing and public access sites…

October 5, 2015

Editorials

Ozone rules

Challenge in meeting standardsno reason to set lower bar

October 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vote for Sheldon to energize 9-R board

Having seen him work with students from the age of six through adults, I have seen how much he cares…

October 5, 2015