Even if you are inclined to go with the (blue) wave, take a pause and vote for Wayne Williams. As secretary of state, Wayne has brought a non-partisan approach to…
Interesting thought: would Hamby have protected her from his supporters? I wonder, because many of his largest financial donations come from avowed ultra conservatives. His donor list, available on the…
I am grateful to the editorial board of the Durango Herald for doing their homework and indicating their endorsements. I may not always agree, yet your choices challenge me to…
In response to a question about soft money in the 2018 campaign, he said his campaign was not using any such funds. In fact, an organization called Unite Colorado has…
Allison Aichele’s MBA and accounting degrees, plus her background in large corporate financial controls, plus her performance as our county treasurer, add up to the competence we need. Her opponent’s…
In public forums, Aichele has claimed she is responsible for taking the treasurer’s office from paper and typewriters to technical proficiency. However, our county’s budget (which she should be familiar…
That’s why the “Our Colorado Values” Super PAC launched a six-figure campaign attacking the organization I run, Unite Colorado, as a “shady out-of-state” group supporting Jones. Truth is, Unite Colorado…
To trivialize the importance of the upcoming election by comparing political yard signs to inflatable reindeer is naive, simplistic and irresponsible. Your tongue-in-cheeck perspective (“planet Partisanship,” “a political yard sign…
I typically value a newspaper editorial endorsement because it delves deeper than the shallow back-and-forth of our current discourse. Your endorsement was fatally simplistic and astoundingly shallow. It lacked intellectual…
So here we are seven years later and the city is only now addressing this important problem? Where have city officials been all this time, especially considering that they promoted…
Finding out that Diane was awarded “Legislator of the Year” by both the Colorado Livestock Association and the Rocky Mountain Farm Bureau would likely surprise people if all they’ve seen…
I note that Black holds licenses in Series 6, 65 and 63. I worked on Wall Street for a major securities firm and held Series 7, 3 and 63 licenses,…
If ensuring that all Durangoans can afford to live here for the next few decades is important, reject this excessive and unnecessary tax increase. The $250-$300 million dollar tax proposal…
I have worked in the transportation construction industry for 45-plus years and generally support funding for transportation and infrastructure improvements. I cannot support 2A which states its entire transportation mission,…
Colton Black uses this strategy of distraction. He’d like to tell us he’s a “rancher” and that his family’s roots go back five generations; that somehow that qualifies him to…
But the bottom line is that I am deeply disappointed in Tipton’s communication. I’ve tried to reach him to voice my concerns, and I have received no response back. No…
The language may sound like it was written to protect property owners, but let’s be clear – it was crafted by special interest groups to overwhelm our local governments with…
This pro-Stapleton group, Better Colorado Now, has utilized anti-Semitic overtones to try and steer voters away from Jared Polis, a disgustingly low move by Better Colorado Now. For starters, they…
Brad Blake has a good working relationship with his fellow commissioners and is respected by them. He represents his constituents fairly and courteously. It’s important to re-elect Brad Blake, a…
Like spoiled children, oil and gas is saying, ”If you’re gonna restrict our operations in any way, we’re gonna make your governments (and ultimately the taxpayers) pay through the nose…
First, the cause of the fire has not been determined. Second, if the civil suits cause the train to go out of business, everyone in Durango and Silverton will suffer.…
In these polarized time, we need to come together as Coloradans. I believe that we need to solve our problems, not demonize each other. I do not see Republicans as…
What’s sad is people on both sides jump on an ideology and run with it like it’s the second coming. I was brought up to look at the facts on…
He also voted to overturn protections for historically marginalized students, such as people of color, disabled, English learners, immigrants, girls, Native Americans, LBGTQ, and low-income earners. Finally, he opposed HR…
I found nothing offensive about it as related to the Jewish people. Karotkin uses the religious race card. Unfortunately, when used frivolously as she does, it trivializes the real meaning…
Leadership is essential to the success of any organization or team. He has provided knowledge, vision, passion and work ethic among other leadership qualities to our organization and community. I…
Did Allison Aichele make mistakes in her first term as treasurer? Yes, procedural mistakes. She has been forthcoming about those issues and has learned from the audits. The bottom line…
While Paul Jones seems like a genuine man, I am concerned with the fact that he is wholly owned by a special interest group called Unite Colorado – he’s raised…
As a fourth-generation cattle rancher, president of the Colorado Farm Bureau, a proud Coloradan and a volunteer, this is an unacceptable reality for property owners in Durango that can change…
