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Our view: We’re still feeling the rush of ’59

We’re still feeling the rush of ’59

DATE: Nov 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our view: Hate + stupidity = Pueblo temple bomb plot

You may have seen there was a fellow up in Pueblo who got himself in scalding water with the FBI last week (“Man who spoke of hating Jews held in Colorado temple bomb plot,” Nov. 4). It was ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Support this bill, get clean energy jobs

To meet our country’s energy needs, we should choose clean energy rather than older, polluting sources of the past. A 2018 study showed 87% of residents in La Plata County want policy that f...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Couldn’t LPEA be doing more for our futures?

Many years ago when I attended an annual meeting of the La Plata Electric Association, I approached the then-head of the utility and expressed that I thought the unclaimed capital credits co...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Electoral College is there for a reason

I am responding to Laura Avant of Denver’s recent letter to the editor, “ Our forefathers had the wisdom to insure that one group of people do not cram their decisions down our throats, lik...

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lance Waring: Air Quality commission right to cut methane

In response to recent federal rollbacks of air quality safeguards, Colorado must act boldly and swiftly to adopt the next generation of methane and air pollution standards to protect air qua...

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: The economy’s not as good as you think

I take exception to your editorial’s assessment of the state of our economy, that it is good (“It’s the economy, stupid ... uh-oh,” Oct. 22). It may seem that way on the surface, ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Frank Bruni: Why does Donald Trump hate my dog?

Reaching for verbs to describe Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s final moments, President Donald Trump grabbed hold of “crying,” “screaming” and “whimpering.” Reaching for nouns, he said tha...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Cory Gardner: It’s time to remake NAFTA

In 1994, Disney’s “The Lion King” was in theaters and on its way to become one of the most popular films in the world. Today, 25 years later, “The Lion King” is still in theaters,...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Our schools are no place for gun control

I am completely baffled by the responses as to why we should not put armed guards in our schools. Moms Demand Action has given us no solution in the real time of the event. What t...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: My heart still belongs to Bernie Sanders

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has seen the behavior of many state and national Democrats and been appalled. Prioritizing the new red-scare Russia hysteria, pointless inquir...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Farhad Manjoo: Say goodbye to California

I have lived nearly all my life in California, and my love for this place and its people runs deep and true. There have been many times in the past few years when I’ve called myself a Califo...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns