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Remember when ...?

Remember when Democracy was not a dirty word? Remember when the United States of America fought against and did not embrace the idea of having a dictator? Remember when Hitler was not hailed...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Elect Paul Black for La Plata County commissioner

As proud Americans, we value leaders who uphold the principles of freedom, hard work, and service to the people. That’s why Paul Black is the right choice for La Plata County commissioner in...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Beware: RFK Jr. is still on the ballot

In case anyone missed it, RFK, Jr. is still on the ballot in Colorado and votes for him will be counted even though he has withdrawn from the presidential race. So to any of my friends or ne...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Simpson Derangement Syndrome

Cleave Simpson’s claim to fame: sponsoring an agriculture bill that he has already learned has no money in the budget. I call that pie in the sky. Why didn’t Simpson support ranchers and far...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Question your candidates

Voters of House District 59, it’s time to question why so much money is pouring into this race. The group Colorado Way Forward has already invested heavily ($220K) ... why? Is it merely to m...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Democrats have to be disappointed

It’s a difficult time to be a Democrat, but it didn’t have to end this way. Had President Biden kept the promise that he represented a one-term transition to a newer generation of leadership...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Simpson’s Regenerative Agriculture bill benefits all Coloradans

Sen. Cleave Simpson is again sponsoring a groundbreaking bill in the upcoming 2025 Colorado legislative session, if reelected. The Regenerative Ag bill (SB24-152) enjoyed amazing bipartisan ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Voters should speak up

I find it disappointing that voters are hearing and reading buzzwords like “deregulate.” Reviewing and revising parts of a land-use code is not deregulation. Any citizen who believes regulat...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Say ‘no’ to ballot box biology and vote ‘no’ on Proposition 127

The lies being told to Colorado citizens about mountain lion and bobcat hunting are egregious. This initiative is being pushed by an anti-hunting agenda that does nothing to conserve wildlif...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote for a shared positive future

Rational, well intended men and women can differ in views and policies for the greater good. Thus the political process. But this is not what we face in this election. The Republican Party h...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Paul Black will get the job done

It is difficult for me to pick someone to endorse when I know both well. Matt Salka married into a very good family in La Plata County. He was mayor of Bayfield. A little over a year ago, at...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need an objective press

Oct. 20’s editorial screed against Trump, declaring how he would ruin the United States, is not a surprise for most people living in the Durango area. The Herald takes the time to do what th...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor