Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Alternate sewer plant sites too unstable
This portion of the Animas River corridor has a recent geologic history of mass wasting landslides, triggered by periodic methane accumulations and explosions. One can only speculate as to how…
Letters to the Editor
Sheldon is the best choice for 9-R board
I’ve worked with Matt during the chaotic, high tension environment of local elections. We are fortunate to have this energetic, smart and capable young professional step up to serve. Matt…
Letters to the Editor
Sheldon has skills to get things done
Matt has very strong communication skills combined with the enthusiasm and knowledge that we need to get things done. He has an amazing ability to focus on the issues that…
Editorials
City transit
Durango City Council makes the right decision to invest in essential service
Letters to the Editor
‘Yes’ on Question 2B is the best option
The most environmentally sensitive and sustainable solution to the expansion of the sewer plant is not to relocate it and build all new but to reuse all that is reusable,…
Letters to the Editor
Mine, county planning play Catch-22
In the snarl of yarn that is the county’s reasoning for lack of oversight, no citations have been issued, no fines collected and no remedial actions have been enforced. We…
Letters to the Editor
Vote ‘no’ on county mill levy increase
Commissioners somehow excluded a sales tax increase, which would get everyone involved, a snappy idea since everyone uses roads and bridges. They also excluded no tax increase, i.e. take the…
Letters to the Editor
Say ‘yes’ to Bayfield sales tax increase
Recent street improvements came about as a result of the town having a dedicated funding source for those improvements. The problem with that fund, however, is that was not established…
Letters to the Editor
Stahnke understands 9-R, student needs
She understands firsthand why the achievement gap needs to be narrowed and why a STEM-based curriculum emphasizing strong science, technology, engineering and math remains critical not just for women, but…
Letters to the Editor
Elect Sheldon for a breath of fresh air
While I thank Brie for her service, I was not impressed with her knowledge and experience considering that she has been on the board for almost two years. She excused…
Letters to the Editor
Vote for Sheldon for District 9-R board
In 2012, I started my studies at Fort Lewis College and met Matt while working during the elections that year. As a campaign manager, Matt was passionate about his candidate…
Letters to the Editor
‘No’ to BB; no money for drug dealers
All the excess funds raised should go to taxpayers or homeowners. It seems like the state legislators want to end TABOR for good. If the state can’t write in the…
Letters to the Editor
Failure of Question 2B would be costly
If this question fails, it will only cost us more money in the long run. It is likely that interest rates down the road will be higher than those currently…
Letters to the Editor
Stahnke best qualified for 9-R board
Brie is best qualified, given her background in business, community organizations and as a board of education member with an critical perspective. Given the reduction in number of board members…
Letters to the Editor
I want my marijuana tax refund
Does it make any sense to sell marijuana to enable drug abuse, tax the sale, and then use the money for marijuana drug abuse? Of course not! I want my…
Letters to the Editor
Stahnke adds invaluable diversity to 9-R
I have tremendous respect for Brie as an engineer, mother and member of our community. She is the person I want helping to shape the future of the 9-R school…
Letters to the Editor
Students deserve a leader like Sheldon
I met Matt on the Colorado College cross country team, where he was a captain his junior and senior years. He set an example for our team by working incredibly…
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Sheldon understands 9-R’s challenges
Over the next few years, Matt worked on several campaigns and I committed to helping him when I could. He was an inspiring leader, so full of passion for the…
Editorials
Gas & oil rules
COGCC must honor the intent of the recommendations by governor’s task force
Letters to the Editor
Vote yes to maintain Bayfield’s streets
Back in the mid-1980s, Bayfield’s streets were gravel. That is when the people of Bayfield voted to pave those streets, making the decision that paved streets would be a better…
Letters to the Editor
Tax increase story, comments disappear
Did the Herald not like what the folks of La Plata County actually had to say? I thought it was maybe my iPad, so I tried my other computer and…
Editorials
Election 2015
With ballots on the way, the voters can research, think about important issues
Letters to the Editor
Sheldon operates with integrity, vision
Matt brings an economics background – his area of study in college. After graduating, his work with young to college-age students, and being an intermediary with parents added to his…
Letters to the Editor
County has no plan to justify tax hike
The commission states that $5 million per year is needed for 10 years to supplement road and bridge maintenance. This suggests that a plan has been developed, with public input,…
Letters to the Editor
Fixing Middle East will take a miracle
The world is naturally on edge over the Sunni vs. Shiite conflict. The two Muslim groups read scriptures from the same book, the Koran, yet have fought each other with…