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Smith as sheriff is doing the right thing

I have worked for the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office for 30 years in many different capacities and am currently the undersheriff. I am also a Republican. Prior to Sheriff Sean Smith being ...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why we choose

Endorsements are the result of careful thought. That doesn’t make us right.

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Allison Aichele has earned another term

The Herald got it wrong when it endorsed Colton Black for treasurer. Somehow, he convinced them he is qualified. I would not entrust a $1,000 investment to someone with so little experience ...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Where does indy Jones get his money?

I consider myself a progressive and an independent thinker, but I don’t agree with Paul Jones’s “independent” candidacy against Barbara McLachlan. Speaking Saturday in Durango, Jones said he...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

And now, a supporter of Amendment 74

Too many Coloradans are unaware that current laws allow the government to reduce property values more than 90 percent without having to provide compensation! As a fourth-generatio...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Stop saying nice things about Paul Jones

I read with interest your endorsement of Representative Barbara McLachlan for House District 59. While I agree with everything you said about her, I question your comments about her opponent...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I know Clyde Church is a great choice

Clyde and I have been married for nearly 49 years. Why would his wife ask you to vote for her husband? Because no one works harder, listens more carefully, analyzes problems more ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

County keeps blowing its tired tax horn

Before I read the article about Sheriff Sean Smith, front page on Oct. 8 (“Office saves $2M in 3 years”), I was thinking of voting for Charles Hamby. But cutting staff, saving money getting ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amendment 74 chaos waiting to happen

I am joining the chorus of opposition to Amendment 74. Pure and simple, this measure goes way too far for any reasonable person to support. It’s couched in simple language that ma...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You know what’s extreme? Fracking is.

The Wall Street Journal, Durango Herald, our two gubernatorial candidate, and of course the oil and gas industry claim that Proposition 112 is just “too extreme.” FYI: Prop. 112 d...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mitsch Bush right choice for these times

Please join me in voting for Diane Mitsch Bush as for U.S. House of Representative. Diane is running against four-term Rep. Scott Tipton, who I believe continually fails to adequately repres...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote for libraries and for Clyde Church

Two years ago, the La Plata county commissioners cut to zero the funding for our branch libraries (Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa). This was done without consultation with those communities. ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor