The only difference in our country is that we all have the constitutional right to acquire and possess as many weapons as we want. Sadly, this has surpassed the right…
It truly is in very bad taste. Jackie Caudill Durango
On the ballot this election is Town of Bayfield Question 2D, which asks Bayfield voters to approve a 1-cent sales tax for roads and stormwater drainage systems. The town is…
Octane is an issue that was not mentioned and likely could not be considered a scam, but is very frustrating for individuals driving vehicles with large fuel tanks that call…
Israel is in support of ISIL with the objective of ousting Syria’s Assad regime, which helps to resource Hezbollah, a Shiite militia that is mainly active in southern Lebanon, resisting…
Their doctors murder and mutilate, yearly, over 500,000 women who are living and growing in the womb. These facilities are not women’s centers, they are death factories whose main purpose…
Matt has demonstrated his skill in working productively with diverse stakeholders. He knows how to bring people together, solve tough issues and get everyone in a room motivated toward a…
When my husband and I moved to Mill Street in 1979, our street was a mixture of pavement and gravel and there were no sidewalks on one side of the…
Fourteen of the last 15 years have been the hottest on record and during that time, we’ve experienced more intense droughts, wildfires and extreme weather events. Despite these obvious problems,…
The tax base for real estate was affected by moving from the 2012 level of value to the 2014 level of value. County-wide, most classes of property saw increases as…
The main reasoning behind these restrictions is that if a woman shows too much of her body, she becomes less than a student, or a person, but a distraction. The…
We’ve known since the legislation was passed in 1968 that there would be a lake, but weren’t able to figure out how to empty the trash cans or police the…
The list actually goes on, but you get the idea. When La Plata County reversed its position and decided a Special Land Use Permit was required, GCC Energy immediately began…
I cannot understand that this option is not on the table or in the realm of consideration, it is close to the present location and yet isolated by natural boundaries.…
Rebuilding the existing sewer plant ignores a multigenerational opportunity
The group came from all sections of our county and comprised men and women from several business sectors, nonprofits and agriculture. There were some who have lived here their entire…
For 2016, they want me to bet $8,600 that I will get cancer or run over by a bus in the next 12 months. If I blew that kind of…
Ballot question 2D would raise approximately $295,000 annually for 20 years to be placed in a street fund that would pay for what the town estimates to be a $200,000…
County and its municipalities should be allowed to invest in infrastructure
Tipton stated: “Unlike heavy-handed federal Superfund designations, the good Samaritan approach continues to be the most sensible way to solve the problem.” By “heavy-handed” he means the EPA will sue…
“How stupid do they think we are?” I was asked by several real citizens of La Plata County at a funeral I attended of a friend. Then a hug and…
A modest tax increase is necessary to maintain county’s roads and bridges
The LWCF uses revenue from offshore oil leases – not taxes – for everything from fishing and public access sites and trails to easements and parks. How could this program,…
Having seen him work with students from the age of six through adults, I have seen how much he cares for the people of our community. He has also has…
On Sept. 22, the Herald published a highly inflammatory letter to the editor from Mickey O’Hare comparing Planned Parenthood to Nazis, serial killers and Ted Bundy. The piece was filled…
