I ran four years ago as a proud public servant, having worked on landowner and environmental issues for more than 25 years. My record is no surprise to most voters.…
I’m an American patriot with a broken heart. Our country is a mess. We are a debtor nation, our economy is weak. Our people are divided, distrustful and angry. Drug…
The residents of this district have paid Tipton and Bennet $174,000 per year for six years, a total of $1,044,000, or $14,500 per month, whether they are working or not.…
Here are facts: “Highest taxes, repel businesses, kill jobs”: Context is everything. $25 billion tax buys excellent health care, versus $30 billion we currently spend for lousy industry insurance. Plus,…
Over our more than 23 years in business owning Fun Center Powersports, we have donated to anyone in need walking through our doors. Lyle and I sponsored Toys for Tots…
I have concluded the following: Critical funding for ColoradoCare depends on the continuation of Obamacare. Changes or the termination of Obamacare, which seem possible and likely, jeopardize the ColoradoCare project.…
But one subset of his supporters bothers me more than any other. I refer to Veterans for Trump. Trump says that he “loves war” and “loves the vets.” He nonetheless…
The Stream Protection Rule is based on three decades of technological and scientific advances in mining operations and environmental reclamation, and updates antiquated mining laws that allowed coal mining to…
We are so blessed to live in this nation. Please vote on Tuesday. Second story: On our block, a “Grandpa” lived with one of the families. This was not unusual…
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has led by example and consistently demonstrated that a senator’s role is not to posture but to get things done. Re-elect Sen. Michael Bennet. Gail Schwartz…
Claiming I have no interest in civic involvement (nonprofits, service clubs) is not true. I have helped organize and sponsored Toys for Tots for years; I’m a member of nonprofits…
They voted to pay for the airport by asking the property owners to raise our property taxes instead of through a county sales tax. This because the Durango City Council…
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As a registered voter, I was offended and highly concerned that this is an example of how our polls are rigged and only show one side of the story. I…
Tribal Council is mostly young, naive and truthfully … uneducated. Elder Council members should have known better. It’s always been said that the “Growth Fund makes all the decisions” because…
First, we have to look at why someone would want to change a management process that is working well as is. I have not dealt with the Bureau of Land…
Unfortunately, the upper level administration of School District 9-R does not have a track record of building consensus from the bottom up, of valuing teachers or their input, of demonstrating…
For starters, Clinton is highly qualified. Second, the only other person with a mathematical chance of winning is not. And third, that person is Donald Trump – and he has…
Their work advances campus and regional sustainability with hands-on student-driven initiatives, and last year meaningfully engaged almost 4,000 FLC students numerous times in multiple projects and activities on and off-campus.…
With age, we continually encounter new challenges and as with all human challenges, dealing with them requires a focus on human dignity while leaving out the phase, “I can’t do…
Trump exemplifies the selfish, arrogant, sexualized, ignorant type of masculinity. That part of all men that we usually grow out of when we learn to respect others. Not the fake…
Why not express your opinions in a professional manner? I’m no fan of Donald Trump, but apparently about 40 percent of the voters are, else he wouldn’t be the Republican…
They have collaborated with our state legislators to initiate legislation that will allow us to petition the Federal Communications Commission to formally request that we be able to access Denver…
Rep. Scott Tipton and his Republican caucus are a clear threat to Colorado’s public lands. To see why, consider two bills: In 2015, Tipton sponsored H.R. 866, the so-called “Federal…
In other states, voting has or has not begun. Absentee voting prior to the election is easier in some, as anecdotally some clerks are setting a lower bar than in…
J. Paul Brown still supports Trump – even after learning that Trump has violated many women. Lyle McKnight and Scott Tipton have staunchly supported Trump this year – and now?…
Many seniors travel extensively or live part time out of state, and losing supplemental coverage when out of state is unworkable. The proponents of the plan claim a reimbursement scheme…
The Herald seems to be telling us to adopt a “wait and hope” strategy. But there is absolutely no chance that the Colorado Legislature is going to provide a solution…
