Connie Clementson, BLM Tres Rios Field Office Manager, discusses a new computer model for taking comments on BLM master lease plans. Last week, Secretary Ryan Zinke issued an instructional memo…
She was refused coverage from Medicaid because of a federal policy called the Hyde Amendment, which withholds health benefits for abortion. Colorado has a similar policy on our books. The…
Rep. Tipton has shown himself to be a blind follower of President Trump. Despite Trump’s vulgarity, his hostility toward all (except white) immigrants, his unwillingness to inform himself on issues…
This lot, which sits adjacent to a lot that I own, is a very valuable piece of real estate which the city ( read taxpayers) owns. I hope the “local…
After failing to remove State Rep. Mike McLachlan from office with an ill-conceived recall effort in 2013, they are now trying the same dubious tactic on County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt.…
Having failed to get a finding from the Colorado Ethics Committee, an independent attorney review, and the La Plata County attorney that Commissioner Gwen Lachelt had done anything worthy even…
This creates a situation where the lowest common denominator of public safety throughout the nation is applied to all of us. It would also allow anybody with a concealed carry…
Whenever I see Hispanics working in construction, I imagine my grandfather and his men speaking Italian rather than Spanish, doing almost exactly the same thing. When my Italian ancestors first…
This seems to be a common belief among a certain segment of La Plata County voters who have been persistent, and consistent, opponents of any tax increase for many years.…
I would also like to acknowledge the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store. The mission of the thrift store is to “provide an ongoing revenue source for the animals…
First, Commissioner Lachelt lobbied to get the methane rule passed which, by the way, was a bipartisan bill. The deciding vote was cast by United States Senator John McCain, a…
We live on a small ranch about halfway between Durango and Bayfield. We are (supposedly) served by CenturyLink with a DSL line. Our internet speeds are supposed to be “up…
In early November, 2017, the Durango City Council unanimously voted to sign a resolution in support of reauthorization, and in December, all three La Plata County Commissioners signed a letter…
I have read and commented on the monkey site and am extremely disappointed in the new “vision” for our community. Since when have these local government officials decided that it…
As a systems analyst for over 20 years, I was frequently tasked with writing a “straw man document” for others to react to. The purpose of a straw man is…
Under the proposed land use code my neighbors could well lose this opportunity. In the “Scenic Overlay District,” farming, farmers market, farm stands, greenhouses, animal training, work-live and live-work units,…
Transparency about issues, information, and options;Member interests made primary by the board;All options explored – not just one;Information about risks, drawbacks and benefits of staying on our current path, and…
They’re back! With all the hubbub nonsense about important national priorities going on in the Capitol, Republican representative Tom McClintock (Calif.), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is pushing…
Are you a teacher? Tipton’s House version eliminated deductions for classroom supplies. The Senate did add back $250. Need to move for a job? Can’t write off any of the…
You claim the code “incorporates input from multiple working groups.” Who are these groups? Did they include the chambers of commerce, the Builders Association, the Farm Bureau, the Cattlemen’s Association,…
That wasn’t the case for Rep. Tipton. While the rest of us struggled at home, he continued to receive his salary in D.C. In 2013, Tipton promised us he would…
My baser farting, burping, good-ol’-boy instinct has me laughing as the dirty, tattered exodus goes slouching toward Bethlehem, up the hill, out of town. My flawed character nods in agreement…
Durango- From left, Joanne Spina, La Plata County Manager, and county commissioners, Brad Blake, Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff, lead a meeting of the La Plata County proposed land code…
Even as we have faced declining enrollment, we have added an associate V.P. of Academic Affairs and an Assistant V.P. of Academic Affairs to aid the V.P. of Academic Affairs.…
