The Koch Brothers – of Koch Industries fracking wealth and fame – through their front group, Americans for Prosperity, have arrived in La Plata County to tell us poor yokels…
In the field of psychology, the gold standard for measuring psychopathy is the Hare PLC-R checklist. The PLC-R measures 20 personality traits and behaviors, and scores 2 for “often,” scores…
Today is the annual address by the POTUS known as the State of the Union Address. In view of the dizzying litany of events unfolding I find the Union to…
Its first target is County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt because she has the audacity to be concerned about our environment’s health. Worse, she believes the oil industry needs to take responsibility…
Organizers of a recall petition of La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt set up on Tuesday in the parking lot of Basin Coop in Durango to collect signatures.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…
I needed their approval for a boundary adjustment. The Planning Department denied the boundary adjustment and the sale of the business. I spoke privately with two of the La Plata…
My project was rejected and, therefore, denied the opportunity to be seen and judged by the public. The committee stated that I hadn’t provided enough details on two questions in…
My friend and her 21-year-old twin were overpowered by two bodybuilders and taken to a remote area of the desert. They were then brutally beaten and raped. The license plate…
du1-i-syn Thirty-one of them (more than any other state) hail from Colorado, including a remarkable six from Steamboat Springs, two – mogul skier Keaton McCargo and slopestyle skier Gus Kenworthy…
Spelling is a dying art – mostly due to spellcheckers and a lack of ability by its users to spot obvious errors. The example of the moment, “uniom” rather than…
Nearly 16,000 DACA holders have already lost legal status and can no longer work or drive in the United States. Every single day another 122 Dreamers lose their DACA status.…
Gwen Lachelt has been serving this community for over 30 years and has been elected to public office twice. She is one of the most dedicated and hardworking public servants…
I want to go on record to say that my husband and I, and for that matter my entire family, have never been contacted by any special interest group, nor…
My family has lived in La Plata County for nearly 30 years, and I have owned property here for 11 years. As a Democrat, I appreciate Gwen’s support of programs…
Connie Clementson, BLM Tres Rios Field Office Manager, discusses a new computer model for taking comments on BLM master lease plans. Last week, Secretary Ryan Zinke issued an instructional memo…
She was refused coverage from Medicaid because of a federal policy called the Hyde Amendment, which withholds health benefits for abortion. Colorado has a similar policy on our books. The…
Rep. Tipton has shown himself to be a blind follower of President Trump. Despite Trump’s vulgarity, his hostility toward all (except white) immigrants, his unwillingness to inform himself on issues…
This lot, which sits adjacent to a lot that I own, is a very valuable piece of real estate which the city ( read taxpayers) owns. I hope the “local…
After failing to remove State Rep. Mike McLachlan from office with an ill-conceived recall effort in 2013, they are now trying the same dubious tactic on County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt.…
Having failed to get a finding from the Colorado Ethics Committee, an independent attorney review, and the La Plata County attorney that Commissioner Gwen Lachelt had done anything worthy even…
This creates a situation where the lowest common denominator of public safety throughout the nation is applied to all of us. It would also allow anybody with a concealed carry…
Whenever I see Hispanics working in construction, I imagine my grandfather and his men speaking Italian rather than Spanish, doing almost exactly the same thing. When my Italian ancestors first…
This seems to be a common belief among a certain segment of La Plata County voters who have been persistent, and consistent, opponents of any tax increase for many years.…
I would also like to acknowledge the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store. The mission of the thrift store is to “provide an ongoing revenue source for the animals…
First, Commissioner Lachelt lobbied to get the methane rule passed which, by the way, was a bipartisan bill. The deciding vote was cast by United States Senator John McCain, a…
We live on a small ranch about halfway between Durango and Bayfield. We are (supposedly) served by CenturyLink with a DSL line. Our internet speeds are supposed to be “up…
