Opinion

Vote for independent Jones in District 59

The recent Herald article, “Bipartisanship takes center stage; Incumbent looks to fend off Independent challenger” (Oct. 7), regarding the Colorado House District 59 contest, requires additi...

Endorsements: Herald goes one for three

I was pleased to see the Herald endorse for U.S. Congress Diane Mitsch Bush, who has taken clear, strong stands on three crises that Colorado confronts: prioritizing full funding for educati...

Amendment 74 is a giant boondoggle

Amendment 74 sounds innocuous, but it is a boondoggle waiting to happen that could bankrupt our city, county and state governments. If it passes, Amendment 74 will, for example, allow develo...

Prop 112 shouldn’t even be on ballot

We can all agree that safe production of oil and gas in Colorado is incredibly important. Supporters of Proposition 112 would have you believe that a half-mile setback is critical to ensurin...

Non-rich need help; vote Mitsch Bush

What a surprise! Congressional Republicans rammed through their big tax cuts for the mega-rich and mega-corporations last December, and as predicted, the deficit for Fiscal 2018 skyrocketed....

Tipton doesn’t listen, vote Mitsch Bush

Rep. Scott Tipton doesn’t represent me, and I doubt that he represents you. His job, as a U.S. congressman, is to represent the will of the people, but he doesn’t do his job. To b...

Be responsible, approve city tax increase

Yikes, increase our sales and property taxes? What is the city thinking? I think the city is trying to support our quality of life, ensure our health and safety, and maintain/rep...

I’m taking ethics, truth to the voting box

Brad Blake has done a pretty good job as a county commissioner. I think he gives a voice to many, mostly rural residents. I’m inclined to think he should retain his seat as a county commissi...

Vote for Unger to kill the Kill Committee

Don Coram likes to portray himself as a moderate – a nice guy working for the good of Coloradans. It’s true that he has sponsored some good legislation, such as expanding broadband for rural...

Diane Mitsch Bush won’t sell you out

I first met Diane Mitsch Bush early in her campaign. I expected the meeting, with a working class nobody like myself, to last a few minutes. It lasted almost two hours. During the meeting, I...

Not so fast with the marijuana, please

On Nov. 6, 2012, Colorado voters elected to legalize marijuana for recreational use statewide, becoming the first state in America to do so. Six years later, the Behavioral Risk F...

We can fight climate change with policy

The Oct. 17 column on climate change by Robert Samuelson is overly pessimistic. First, we do have the technologies to almost eliminate the use of fossil fuels for all types of energy use. Th...
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