50 years ago: Colorado citizens are going to have to face up to the problems of taxation, according to Dr. E.W. Sandberg, representative of the Colorado Public Expenditure Council. In a Thursday night meeting of the League of Women Voters, Sandberg pointed out that 90 percent of Colorado’s revenue comes from property tax, and he wondered if there will be a limit to that tax in the future. According to a special report released by the council, Colorado taxpayers are bearing a tax burden which is relatively high among all the states of the nation.

25 years ago: District Attorney Victor Reichman of Durango, involved in a scheme that eventually drew a lawyer into involvement in an illegal drug and firearms case, was censured today by the State Supreme Court. The high court’s 7-0 public reprimand included an assessment of $4,851.28 to pay for the cost of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee’s investigation of Reichman’s role in the case of Robin K. Auld, an attorney who now practices in Pagosa Springs.

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.