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How your property tax bill was calculated

The property tax roll has been transferred to the treasurer’s office for collection and I want to update people on the process that has happened in the last year to determine these tax bills...

Why did Mancos schools not honor King?

Monday, Jan. 18 was Martin Luther King Day. It is a significant day because civil rights for all are crucial to the success of a democratic society. Significant because the right to vote is ...

Coloradans support our public lands

While much of the media is busy covering the standoff in Oregon, the annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West poll was released showing strong public sup...

The quality of driving is visibly declining

It is more apparent every day that the skill level of motorists has slid to an all-time low. The amount of stop light and stop sign runners has become absurd! How often does one have to do a...

Seeking treasure in the General Palmer

I am looking for information about a treasure hidden in the General Palmer Hotel several years ago. It was hidden by a boy who worked there named Brandon. He was a rather eccentric kid, pron...

Sitting senators are not beyond reproach

In response to Steve Martin’s letter (Herald, Jan. 20) where he refers to a Springs senate candidate calling a “sitting U.S senator” a bozo and bobble head. Senators are not elitists beyond ...

Running to reverse America’s dissolution

I am Gerald (Jerry) H. Eller, and I am seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. I am a native Coloradan, a disabled Army veteran of Desert Storm, retired from the Army in 2004 ...

Mesa Verde horses are feral, not wild

In a recent letter to the editor, a gentleman from Cortez complained that Mesa Verde National Park needs “a responsible management plan for its wild horses.” The letter writer had a variety ...

Does Tipton fear loss of coal support?

Could it be that Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is attacking the moratorium on coal leases because he receives contributions from Arch Coal, Coal PAC, Koch Industries and Peabody Energy, among...

History does not support ‘hate America’

Never having been a great fan of Columbus Day, I don’t much care about it, but the reasoning for changing the name of it at Fort Lewis College seems to be more of the typical leftist “hate A...

Hillcrest folks deserve thanks for skiing

Thanks to the grounds crew at Hillcrest! With this better snow year I have been enjoying the golf course with my cross country skis almost every day and I am not alone. Most days ...

Flag a reminder that racism still with us

This Martin Luther King Day prompts me to write in protest of something that occurred several weeks ago. On two occasions, we saw a car and then a pickup truck racing around the library park...
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