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Letter of thanks from Barbara McLachlan

I look forward to representing La Plata County and the rest of District 59 in the Colorado State Legislature this session. Thank you so much for electing me to this prestigious p...

DATE: Nov 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

My post-election prayer for goodwill

May those whose experiences moved them to vote differently than mine did feel the good will and respect I send to them. May our common belief in the power of American democracy unite us as w...

DATE: Nov 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Speak out when you see racism and hate

When episodes of racism and hate arise, we all – regardless of political persuasion – must stand up and speak out. Since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, we’ve read about ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Was electing a buffoon really better?

Hey conservatives: We get it. You didn’t like Hillary Clinton with her ties to Goldman Sachs and the other big donors. She was “corrupt D.C. politics as usual.” Was el...

DATE: Nov 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our goal should reflect UNICEF values

May this quote from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) be our goal: “The day will come when nations will be judged not by their military or economic strength, nor by the ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

God bless Trump and all his supporters

God Bless the “silent,” but well-informed majority of voters, who, because of the new era of social media, bypassing the propagandist media, which is in league of, with and for the ruling cl...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Just who is really leading our country?

Only one major party in the entire world denies the existence of Climate Change. In 2016, only one major party in the world received a sum of nearly $1 billion in campaign contributions from...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Get neurotoxin fluoride out of our water

Many dentists talk about fluoride as if it is a totally benign substance. They say any study showing the perils of fluoridation (numbering in the hundreds) is obviously unscientific and flaw...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Do more to work for women’s equality

Are you with her? Currently it looks like a lot of us are looking for ways we can improve the world around us. I can’t help but think that women’s rights and freedoms as stated in...

DATE: Nov 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Obama and Clinton undermined America

For eight years, President Barack Obama has worked to destroy America, dissed our military and thrown vets under the bus as he welcomed millions of illegals and spent billions on them. Meanw...

DATE: Nov 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

PTSD: Post-Trump stress disillusionment

As a psychotherapist, my job is to help people see the good in the bad, the success underlying failure, the growth in each mistake. I teach my clients to seek out and to dwell within the pea...

DATE: Nov 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

State law, poll workers promote the vote

I served as a poll observer at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Voter Service and Polling Center. Such a center is different from the precinct of years past, not just because voters who want ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor