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Silver Tsunami payback – ‘yes’ on 3A

As I am in the vanguard of the Silver Tsunami (June 1946), I appreciate the excellent story (Herald, Sept. 20) reporting on the impact of the Silver Tsunami on the future of Colorado and La ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support Gail Schwartz for the U.S. House

Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz has my vote to unseat incumbent Scott Tipton in the race for the 3rd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. Among other things, she has won my vote by...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lachelt and Westendorff bad for schools

The drop in tax revenues from natural gas has hit La Plata County hard, and the downward trend will continue. While the county revenue drop is large, the drop to funding our schools is even ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote for more options at the end of life

I appreciated reading Whitey Power’s letter (Herald, Sept. 23) concerning the last days he spent with his wife. It was so poignant and got to the heart of the matter. Please, vote...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hillary is the only choice for the future

We’ve all suffered through a much-too-long presidential election season and we’re exhausted. Adding fuel to fire is that it has evolved into a battle of ugly vitriol. For many years, I’ve de...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tour of the sewer plant satisfied skeptic

I wrote some time ago how I would never again have a picnic at Whitewater Park. The odor was just too bad. But I’ve been following the news about the new sewer plant being built next year, a...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lachelt reflects leadership in action

Knowing Gwen Lachelt personally, I know how tirelessly she has worked all her life for our community protecting people’s rights and quality of life. This is the main reason many people live ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Warming critic right to say vote carefully

Alan Yoder’s letter to the editor (Herald, Sept. 19) is unbelievable, as it should be. He is making a political argument on behalf of J. Paul Brown. Both are skeptics about globa...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amd. 106: Know what you are voting for

The Colorado End of Life Options Act is straightorward. Before you vote for or against it, please be sure you know what it does and does not do. The law would allow a mentally cap...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Brown for honesty, integrity, character

In today’s highly polarized political atmosphere, we are often asked to support candidates simply because of their party. Party affiliation is important because it gives the voter a general ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amendment 69 bad for Colorado retirees

Due to the ambiguous nature of ColoradoCare, it is difficult to compute the out-of-pocket costs associated with Amendment 69, however, using the online ColoradoCare.org/calculator, the estim...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Check the facts in all that attack mail

I want all the special interest groups that are flooding my mailbox with their deceptive, useless, nauseating political attack advertising to stop, please, stop! Those print ads c...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor