Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Airport expansion will not benefit all
More than a dozen years ago, I sat in the courtroom listening to lawyers explain in mock-saddened tones why Durango and La Plata County regretfully had to take the Merle…
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If Trump is smart, what are taxpayers?
He says he’s “smart” for never paying taxes, because the tax code says the working class must pay for Trump’s incompetence. Although he avoids taxes on his billions, since the…
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Recognize the science, elect McLachlan
Brown is an outspoken denier of global warming and the consequent climate change effects. The unassailable scientific conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change present a dire assessment of…
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Leftist media are hiding Bennet’s record
First of all, while the Herald glossed over Bennet’s “support” for Obamacare, Bennet was more involved than that. Many of the representations about Obamacare by Bennet and the liberal media…
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McKnight stayed involved in many ways
I worked for McKnight for 3½ years, deciding to pursue a new career last December. McKnight and his wife, Tonya, while perhaps not being involved in any of the 37…
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Turn out to vote, and vote for Democrats
Vote for both! Vote for Julie Westendorff and Gwen Lachelt for decades of experience, knowledge and ability to get the job done keeping La Plata County a great place to…
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Trump’s score ranks him a psychopath
Psychiatrists and psychologists use various methods and criteria when measuring psychopathic behavior. The gold standard test for measuring psychopathy is the Psychopathy Check List, revised in 1980, also known as…
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Take this opportunity to elect McLachlan
She sees the whole picture of what is important to us, now and in the future. She is running against J. Paul Brown to be our state representative in the…
Pine River Times opinion
Return Brown to Colorado legislature
House District 59 has a candidate on the ballot that needs your vote to return to the State Capitol. J. Paul Brown is the kind of legislator we need in…
Pine River Times opinion
Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 106 and Amndt 69
The Catholic Archdiocese and Focus on the Family are spending millions on TV ads to mislead us about Proposition 106, never revealing their desire to impose their religious opposition on…
Pine River Times opinion
Re-elect Westendorff as commissioner
Julie Holligan Westendorff, in particular, has shown invaluable leadership and consensus building skills in her term as a La Plata County commissioner. Her diverse background as a Bayfield magistrate, attorney,…
Pine River Times opinion
Candidates ignore public land issues
If the state or county took over the San Juan National Forest, La Plata would “own” about 21 percent of the acreage; can we really afford the roads, maintenance, beetle-kill…
Pine River Times opinion
Priest’s coverage appreciated
His pictures were amazing and his taking the time to write and submit that article is very much appreciated by all who read it. We have been getting very little…
Pine River Times opinion
Westendorff represents district well
She is the first commissioner in my memory to have office hours out in the district. Every first Thursday you can find her at the Pine River Library from 10…
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Amdt. 69 would hurt military retirees
Amendment 69 would strip military retirees of their earned health care benefits. As a retired Air Force colonel, I’m covered by Medicare and secondarily by Tricare for Life, which serves…
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Schwartz focuses on issues affecting us
She clearly has a ton of expertise and experience on these topics. What impressed me was her balanced approach to solving problems facing the Western Slope. My limited experience with…
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Two-party system explains voter apathy
Also, in The Tyranny of the Two–party System, Lisa Jane Disch criticizes two-party systems for failing to provide enough options since only two choices are permitted on the ballot. America’s…
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Why you shouldn’t vote for Lyle McKnight
There is ample opportunity to volunteer in our community, but he has not once exercised that option. La Plata County itself, the organization he wants to lead, has 37 citizen…
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Elect McLachlan to represent all of us
Instead, we have J. Paul Brown, a man who consistently votes against school funding and against every common sense issue involving women’s rights. He owes his livelihood to grazing on…
Editorials
Recap of the Herald’s endorsements for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
That thinking has been in evidence throughout his remarkable career. After working as a government lawyer, Bennet made the leap to the private sector – and Colorado – working for…
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Thank goodness for Gwen Lachelt
I wish more people from La Plata County were present last spring in Farmington when Lachelt professionally and knowledgeably spoke in front of an overflow regional crowd at a hearing…
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Study, stay open and, most of all, vote
We, as voters, cannot allow government an all-or-nothing approach on the important issues we face. So, I watched and listened to the candidates, the content of their words and the…
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Democracy vs. a representative republic
Hence the choice of a republic (“if you can keep it,” reportedly said Ben Franklin) and the leavening of the representative government. A way to undo the republic is the…
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Challengers do not grasp public lands
If the state or county took over the San Juan National Forest, La Plata County would “own” about 21 percent of the acreage; can we really afford the roads, maintenance,…
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DOD agrees with McLachlan, Schwartz
“The Department of Defense recognizes the reality of climate change and the significant risk it poses to U.S. interests globally. The National Security Strategy, issued in February 2015, is clear…
Editorials
Herald still recommends voting for McLachlan for House District 59
Colorado ranks among the lowest in the nation in per-pupil funding. McLachlan has experienced the direct effects funding deficits have on public schools, our students, teachers and administrators. We only…
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Who better for our safety, sovereignty?
How do we vet those streaming over our borders? And how do we guaranty the safety and security for our own people in this reality? Sadly, by the time we…
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Why I am voting for Hillary Clinton
Just 16 years ago, I watched Ralph Nader on television criticizing both Bush and Gore. He said there was no difference between them. A lot of good people voted for…