Editorials
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Contact representatives for a change
It turns out the Republican debates and candidate antics are far funnier than he ever was! Tea partiers have finally found their man in their endless search for “the biggest…
Letters to the Editor
Buying guns is a right, not a requirement
1) Gun ownership is a right, driving is a privilege: Conflating the two makes an interesting argument, however, if you needed a learner’s permit to own a gun, which is…
Letters to the Editor
Founders would be appalled by U.S. now
Denis Castro’s letter (Herald, Dec. 29) employed this intellectually dishonest tactic attempting to blur the message of an op-ed piece about the epidemic levels of U.S. gun violence. In his…
Letters to the Editor
Cohen still perpetuating climate denial
He spouts off as if to be taken seriously, but what he says lacks any semblance of substance, fact or truth. In fact, the global warming denialism he perpetrates is…
Letters to the Editor
Don’t confuse deniers with climate facts
Ironically, this letter was placed directly above and adjacent to a column by Robert Samuelson discussing the recent international conference in Paris on global warming. He wrote, “Nearly 200 countries…
Letters to the Editor
Farmington should annex city of Aztec
On Dec. 21, Aztec approved a new electrical contract during a little known special session. The real winners of this new contract are Guzman Energy and the power elite at…
Editorials
Pot and banking
Allowing legal marijuana sellers to use banks should be a priority for Congress
Letters to the Editor
Republicans can support carbon tax
To offset these slightly higher energy costs, half the proceeds could be refunded to low- and middle-income households. A border adjustment for imports and exports would protect domestic manufacturers. This…
Letters to the Editor
Airport terminal is not the problem
In the past five years, I’ve been embarrassed to call that airport home, and you should be too! The person that is hired to run it and the people that…
Letters to the Editor
Is ISIL a problem with no solution?
These days, from our president and from Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, we hear that our effort to defeat ISIL is “right where it should be.” From both Obama and…
Letters to the Editor
Opinion piece was not well researched
We are taught today that the word regulated means controlled by legal process. Well, even today, that is not the only meaning. For example, in engineering it means “to an…
Letters to the Editor
Scientists grab at global warming straws
The reasoning is that ice melting at high latitudes results in the meltwater moving to lower latitudes, which increases the moment of inertia which slows rotation. Although this is theoretically…
Editorial Cartoons
Who stole Xmas this year?
Letters to the Editor
Cyclists, pedestrians must share road
I see signs and hear people say that you must share the road. What I do not understand is why it is OK for bicyclists to ride three or four…
Letters to the Editor
Register by Jan. 4 to be part of caucus
One area of confusion seems to be the difference between caucuses and primaries. Colorado no longer has a presidential primary; your caucus is your opportunity to help select a presidential…
Letters to the Editor
Commissioners need to earn voters’ trust
Could it be, instead, that voters simply do not trust the county enough to give $50 million, especially in light of the crowing county officials have done about their multimillion…
Letters to the Editor
Prosecute NRA for abetting gun violence
Toward this end, the NRA disingenuously conflates “regulation” with “abridgement of the right to bear” and has used this obfuscation in its propaganda to undermine government regulation of firearms. Because…
Pine River Times opinion
Budget will be General Assembly’s top issue for 2016-2017
The first issue to be addressed is adjusting the current-year budget, which is anticipated to have a $160.3 million shortfall. The governor proposes to pay for this by reducing the…
Pine River Times opinion
Young drivers should clean up mess after wrecks
What amazes me with all of the accidents never once has a parent come to my home with their adolescent and asked what they could do to clean up the…
Letters to the Editor
The beauty of Christmas and mountains
Piercing cobalt Christmas skies, Envelopes me in quiet peace, No city folk would recognize. For here, in silence Christmas speaks To hearts and minds with hope-filled eyes, Not in raucous,…
Editorials
Redistricting
Minority stakeholders wrongly overlooked, but group can correct the oversight
Letters to the Editor
Reckless teen drivers should fix damage
On all occasions, the police responded to the accident. Fortunately, there were no physical injuries; people, horses and pets were barely missed. All accidents created a mess to be cleaned…