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Ex-commissioner saw different Schirard

During a recent forum, Duke Schirard took credit for effectively managing his department’s $14 million budget and bragged about how he does all the budget work trying to save money. My exper...

Meeting Morrissey spurred interest in job

Do you care who the next La Plata County treasurer is? I didn’t. It wasn’t even on my radar until I met Allison Morrissey. She is a very impressive person. Allison is likable, kno...

Be present and look for signs of suicide

Most of us were raised with certain moral values instilled in us by parents or other family members, religious authorities, teachers, mentors, etc. The moral concept “we are our brother’s ke...

Bobby Lieb will not disappoint voters

It has been my privilege to know Bobby Lieb for over 30 years. In every task that he has taken on during that time, he has been a success. He has demonstrated good common sense and an abilit...

The candidates’ voting records matter

A voting record is a lasting testament of any elected representative’s stance on issues and personal values. Looking at J. Paul Brown’s record, it is obvious that he does not represent a maj...

Elect Roebuck for county commissioner

I recently had the opportunity to converse with Cynthia Roebuck, candidate for county commissioner, 30-year resident of La Plata County and land-use planning consultant for 15 years. The con...

Schirard has the experience we need

In the race for sheriff, the most important things to consider are experience and trustworthiness. I have worked in law enforcement at the local and federal level for over 33 years. I person...

Blake a fiscal conservative, Prius driver

I am voting for Brad Blake for county commissioner, and I would like to tell you why. Brad was raised and has raised his family here in La Plata County, and his eldest son is now raising Bra...

Mixing dreams of ocean and mountains

I am a Colorado native and have lived in Southwest Colorado for the last 20 years. The mountains are my home and I would never want to live anywhere else. Yet every year, I get the itch to s...

Candidate forum tilted toward challenger

I attended the Fraternal Order of Police sheriff candidate’s forum Tuesday. I expected more! The forum appeared to be staged in Deputy Sean Smith’s favor. Questions were supposedly given to ...

New monument welcome, positive news

I am writing to say how heartened I was to wake up the other day to some positive, global news for a change: President Obama’s recent designation to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Natio...

Voters deluged by Bloomberg billions

I was called by someone from a purported “survey” that was a badly concealed “push poll” designed to slander J. Paul Brown. It was typical mudslinging by Mike McLachlan and the anti-gun Dem ...
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