For 21 years, I have worked hard to secure justice for crime victims. Working in all three criminal justice systems in Southwest Colorado has provided me with a good sense…
In that time I have seen women, with children, desperately seek help because their husband has been incarcerated and the ripple effect of not having a bread-winner in the family…
Bayfield is working so hard to “brand” itself. The rural farming and ranching community, complete with the values that are passed down through that lifestyle: honesty, sharing, caring, and small…
I believe that most people in the criminal justice system are good people who have made mistakes. We need to focus on addressing the root causes of people’s criminal behavior,…
A Dodge Sprinter got caught in the mix and rolled off the highway. EVERYONE had seat belts and walked out. Three were transported with minor injuries. Upper Pine crews were…
With the cable cut, it became apparent that the redundancy local officials thought had been built into the system did not exist. With that, 911 dispatch centers in La Plata,…
The writer of the candlelight vigil editorial (Herald, June 16) got it right: “The political cul-de-sacs of gun control vs. Second Amendment rights, of religious freedoms vs. militant calls for…
Through a creative strategy of partnering with nonprofit organizations, John Sheehan, Red Snapper’s owner since 2005, makes the Red Snapper’s bar available for the hosting of selected fundraisers. These events…
You think the smell at Santa Rita Park is bad? Just buy airline tickets, get overpriced hotel rooms, hold your nose and pay big money for seats at the Olympic…
Now, the GOP proposes to inflict us with Donald J. Trump, a man with the greed and morals of Caligula, coupled to a cruelly childish mind. There is zero upside…
It is time to move beyond the Second Amendment babblings of Trump, LaPierre and their ilk and formulate a rational path forward. First, we must recognize that the death toll…
There was a refrain in the air: “All You Need Is Love.” That sentiment, along with similar lyrical hopes and prayers, resounded across the airwaves into the hearts and minds…
Colorado legalized recreational marijuana by way of Amendment 64, an initiated constitutional amendment approved by the voters in 2012. (Medical marijuana, which requires a prescription, was approved by a 2000…
Really? They never think it through. The mass shootings have people on edge, yet people don’t think of the difference between a mass shooter and a criminal. And it’s a…
Some will stay comfortable in our air-conditioned abodes and some will suffer not having access to what money offers to keep cool and comfortable. And some will stay cool by…
A ballot was sent out to all members to vote for their representatives on the board. I am sure everyone voted, thinking your representative, having local knowledge and ties to…
I noticed that due to the massive size of the equipment, at times my view of the river was blocked. I am concerned that a child might somehow wander away…
I followed two large pickup trucks from the intersection of Main Avenue and College Drive north to 12th street. At every intersection, and at every group of people on the…
Shame on those responsible for the shooting of three bears because of destruction to property. You live in a rural mountain area and need to learn how to coexist with…
Beinstein, who is 27, deserves credit for wanting to enter the political fray. But he is aiming high with his first try at elected office. Congress is not an entry-level…
After a chemist attached to the team confessed his involvement in the doping and how it went on, and at least one former Russian athlete now living outside Russia described…
This bill will protect living organ donors by prohibiting insurance companies from denying or limiting life, disability and long-term care insurance to living donors, and from charging higher premiums. The…
Right now, if we don’t want to use a stamp we can always drive into town and drop the return ballot off at a designated spot, but either way of…
Today there is Naloxone, also known as Narcan, a medicine that is carried by an ever increasing number of police officers all over the country. This medicine will save lives…
I lived in the county for years and was incessantly stalked and harassed by a neighbor. We had law enforcement out there on many occasions. I won a protection order…
He has a calm, sure and trustworthy demeanor. He wants to stop locking up cases concerning low level drug abuse, to get proper help for those people and to use…
Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the corporate power producer from which our co-op buys electricity, is pushing the LPEA board to adopt a waiver that would give Tri-State all decision-making authority…
I met Mr. Champagne when I became the SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurse coordinator for the 6th Judicial District. Through our meetings with the Sexual Assault Response Team, I…
With no Republican running, the winner of the primary will be the next district attorney. This race, which should be a collegial contest between relatively like-minded lawyers, has instead turned…
If you are interested, please call Eileen Wasserbach at SUCAP, 563-4517. Any Bayfield or Ignacio High School students interested in going to another country with Rotary Youth Exchange also should…
