Numerous concerns are posed by them, but the most critical are the proposed National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990), and misuse of the federal budget process to open…
What few folks realize is that the majority of the calls these days are in response to medical or rescue emergencies. Yes, fire alarms are still in the mix, but…
Is it really fair to ask city residents to pay the same tax 2.5 mill increase for these services as our rural neighbors who chose to live in the county?…
Our firefighters, both paid and volunteer, provide a most important service to our community in fire protection and emergency medical services and transport. We have all witnessed the tragedy of…
Not Ghostbusters! Vote “yes” on 2A/4A for your life and your home. You might have to give up a day of skiing, one dinner date, cable for a month or…
My dad and uncle are enduring the fires in Sonoma County, California, and I have been very comforted to know that they have been taken very good care of by…
Currently, 44 percent of all calls are concurrent, meaning the district is handling two or more calls simultaneously. If the mill levy fails, to prevent further erosion of reserves, personnel…
Today, I notice the children of families with both parents working full time are often left to themselves at the end of school day and in the summertime. Many give…
The whole world is blinded by deception. We are being deceived into following endless controversies and rabid debates. They consume the headlines, and seep into our daily conversations. You name…
During a meeting, I felt severe chest pain. I drove myself to the downtown fire station to be checked. My blood pressure was climbing and my family was called. But…
du1-i-syn To me, those are the three most frightening words in the English language. You might have noticed recently that some conservatives feel very badly because, as they have said,…
Sen. Gardner, your response regarding health care financing is wrong. The creation of multiple, smaller risk pools is the most costly, economically unsound health care financing there is. A single…
du1-i-syn Trump never said any such thing, if you’ll take the time to watch what he said and enjoy the full context. I’m not a Trump fan, but I wonder…
Close to home, we witnessed how their amazing efforts led to containment of the Lightner Creek Fire. What we don’t witness is that they save lives every day. These…
No one likes taxes. In this case, however, it is justified, as public safety is vital to a thriving community. Our rural roads, weather and volume of calls for residents…
Kristof spoke of the “empathy gap.” I embraced it. Perhaps I have not taken the time to investigate the circumstances of another’s situation before I enlist my opinions and judgments.…
National anthem: “all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove…
A madman with firearms, another domestic terrorist, wanted to take out everyone on the baseball field. No one was murdered, but if by chance all of them were slaughtered, do…
du1-i-syn Not only is it exceptionally well written, its message is an important wake-up call for our country. In one of Mary Oliver’s poems, there is a line: “To pay…
You can do that easily by going to www.govotecolorado.com and visiting the secretary of state’s website. Secondly, the school board elections are our way to ensure our future is in…
When he should be consoling the families of soldiers killed defending our country, he pities himself for having to make the phone calls. When he should be offering to help…
How dare you talk to us citizens like we are idiots, saying that, “This is not the time!” So, if a mass shooting death toll reaches 1,000? Or 5,000? Will…
What have I learned over the years? The only thing sustainable in Colorado is the Democrats’ thirst for more of our money. The Republicans run a close second; if we…
du1-i-syn When talking with Humane Society staff and patrolling officers, they admitted that they are not asking dog owners to license their dog. Presently, the city and the county are…
du1-i-syn In its language, this petition does not define any possible path forward on how local businesses would accomplish this, nor suggest the state or local policy mechanisms that would…
In the course of fall 2016 and winter and spring of 2017, our family was in need of the DFPD in emergency situations due to my elderly father’s declining health…
Isn’t it time to stop bringing up Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky again? Gerald Sheldon Durango
Emily will serve as a solid and steady bridge between our school district and the mental health community and bring administrative expertise and experience as well. She is a licensed…
For the future of this country, Trump needs to go, either by resignation or impeachment. Please pass this letter around to everyone you know and have them ask their congressmen…
The problem is they are not all-of-the-above equally polluting our air, water and atmosphere. As for jobs – wind and solar create almost three times as many jobs as gas,…
