Letters to the Editor

Oliver: More city fees for county residents
Letters to the Editor

Oliver: More city fees for county residents

March 12, 2018

Getting the city to reduce county-served residents’ multiplier from 2.0 to something more equitable, say 1.5, has fallen on deaf ears. But that’s another story. Our latest sewer bill contains…

Moving toward medicare for everyone
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Moving toward medicare for everyone

March 12, 2018

The goal of this single-payer system is to expand access to health care for all U.S. citizens regardless of employment, income or health status. The program would be funded through…

Good ideas at Nighthorse meetings
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Good ideas at Nighthorse meetings

March 12, 2018

One theme was obvious – that multiple use is okay. As far as safety and access was concerned, some good ideas included; The no-wake zone in the northeast area of…

Violence in the name of art is still violence
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Violence in the name of art is still violence

March 10, 2018

Might the festival board and planners have the fortitude to ban films with gun violence in the future? Unlikely. How many Americans leap from their theater seats and sofas, having…

We need one another as much as the dream
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We need one another as much as the dream

March 10, 2018

At a reading that year, the poet James Wright recalled the unsettled history of our own civil war and his origins along the Ohio River where the North and South…

Reducing the uninsured in S.W. Colorado
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Reducing the uninsured in S.W. Colorado

March 10, 2018

For the past several years, the following partner organizations have conducted health coverage outreach and enrollment projects that have provided application assistance and health literacy education to thousands of individuals…

Tipton, Congress must stop the slaughter
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Tipton, Congress must stop the slaughter

March 10, 2018

I know many of your constituents who would like to hear from you on how Congress is planning to stop the slaughter of our children and grandchildren. I’m sure you’ll…

It is unwise to repeal the methane rule
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It is unwise to repeal the methane rule

March 10, 2018

Removing this publicly-supported 2016 legislation not only results in degrading one of Colorado’s most economically valuable resources – it’s clean air and blue skies – but it carelessly wastes energy…

Phillips: All Americans deserve health care coverage
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Phillips: All Americans deserve health care coverage

March 10, 2018

Now is the time for us to let go of our current exorbitantly expensive and grossly inefficient health care system and try a new approach. Under a single-payer system, you…

Got my marching orders against the parade
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Got my marching orders against the parade

March 10, 2018

Look at this as helping the American stock market, and the 50 percent of you that have stock. Trust me. I have stock all over the world. You will be…

Denver TV is hostage to Nielsen, ABQ TV
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Denver TV is hostage to Nielsen, ABQ TV

March 10, 2018

Like many other La Plata County residents, I feel that we are being denied access to important information that can be viewed on television news broadcasts from Denver television stations.…

Our government is already tyrannical
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Our government is already tyrannical

March 10, 2018

Last week at Federalist.com, John Davidson provided the real reason for all gun-control opposition. He says the Second Amendment is not about hunting or self­-defense: “The right to bear arms…

Physical, mental disabilities are different
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Physical, mental disabilities are different

March 9, 2018

I am a person with physical disabilities, born with cerebral palsy. It is my hope that lawmakers, the media, etc. not automatically confuse those with physical disabilities as people with…

Criminal, terrorist and dictator worship
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Criminal, terrorist and dictator worship

March 9, 2018

Here’s the real solution to the Democrat, progressive-caused tragedies. Take the rights away from criminals and act on known data on the perpetrators to be. Enough was already known beforehand…

Hand guns will not save us from AR-15s
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Hand guns will not save us from AR-15s

March 7, 2018

A shooter in Parkland hit 30 students in six minutes. Every 10 seconds another Parkland student was shot, every 20 seconds one died. These two bad guys used assault rifles…

Our students need to feel safe at school
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Our students need to feel safe at school

March 7, 2018

I encourage the students to exercise their right to peaceful protest and to get their message out that something has got to be done to end school shootings. Somewhere I…

Getting something done on school safety
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Getting something done on school safety

March 7, 2018

Metal Detectors;Closed campus to facilitate the processing at metal detectors;Enhanced security, such as increased video and ID entry systems; andA School Resource Officer at each school, which would be a…

A simple solution to senseless shootings
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A simple solution to senseless shootings

March 6, 2018

The solution should be simple. Pass the laws outlawing automatic and semi-automatic weapons. Give the people who own one now 30 days to turn them in and be paid by…

Harrigan: Republicans are all the same
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Harrigan: Republicans are all the same

March 6, 2018

The fact that it’s over a state’s right to decide on an issue like marijuana makes it all the richer. But that’s what Republicans think and do; as long as…

Kelton: I’m not supporting “NRA bought” candidates
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Kelton: I’m not supporting “NRA bought” candidates

March 6, 2018

It will be interesting to see if he votes for stricter gun-control measures (universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, an updated computer system that will alert officials to…

Petersen: The loonies are loose
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Petersen: The loonies are loose

March 5, 2018

Currently, Teddy’s advice has been forgotten and, from the Beltway to Denver, the loonies are at least temporarily in charge. Emboldened by this Trumpian atmosphere, our local loonies are doing…

Fair share case is, also, about the money
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Fair share case is, also, about the money

March 5, 2018

The court said they were justified by the state’s interest in maintaining labor peace and eliminating “free riders” who gain benefits without paying their “fair share.” The idea is that…

LPEA’s path leads to high rates, dirty energy
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LPEA’s path leads to high rates, dirty energy

March 5, 2018

Mike’s column refers to PURPA’s Qualifying Facilities and Policy 118 as good options for LPEA to pursue more renewable energy projects. I would love to see this happen, but Tri-State…

Return to moral code is a return to God
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Return to moral code is a return to God

March 5, 2018

The plan of attack has been hidden from us for millenniums and it is up to us to find it again. We are not at war with each other, but…

Pontius: Tri-State line reminiscent of tobacco lobby
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Pontius: Tri-State line reminiscent of tobacco lobby

March 5, 2018

Unger and Bresnahan each talk about Tri-State not being competitive with the wholesale marketplace. However, the Tri-State spokesman, Mr. Dreyspring, only compares Tri-State’s cost to all other monopoly generation and…

Lachelt recall is an attack on voters, too
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Lachelt recall is an attack on voters, too

March 5, 2018

She stands up for ordinary citizens and confronts monied special interests, and she does so with dedication, integrity and smarts. If you think the recall election is an attack on…

Resources available to address land-use
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Resources available to address land-use

March 5, 2018

In the spirit of peace and justice, we offer the following resources to our neighbors seeking to build understanding, respect, inclusion and communication on the land-use code: LivingRoomConversations.org is a…

Our teachers are educators, not guards
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Our teachers are educators, not guards

March 5, 2018

They go to work every day knowing that on any day they could be faced with a horrific event like that which faced teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…