Our View: Meeker paper learns its value
Community opens wallets to keep Rio Blanco Herald Times’ truth-telling going
DATE: Nov 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Speaker Johnson's moment
The story of relatively unknown deeply conservative Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), elected speaker of the House on a first vote and sworn in on Oct. 25, reminds us of a story about a friend who ...
DATE: Nov 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Jenna Ellis can reach for redemption
On Tuesday, former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis’ tearful turn in a Georgia courtroom, where she pleaded guilty to reduced charges in supporting attempts to overturn that state’s 2020 el...
DATE: Oct 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Bayfield boom needs 1% sales tax increase for parks
Vote ‘yes’ on Ballot Issue 2A to match recreation, population
DATE: Oct 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Getting serious about better mental health
“Struggle, it’s a human thing,” Bode Miller, the famed alpine ski racer told the audience at the Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall on Wednesday in introducing “The Paradise Paradox,” a film ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Election endorsements
Proposition II, Retain Nicotine Tax Revenue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate
DATE: Oct 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Prop. HH backfill plan dicey for lean local districts
One thing that voters can likely agree on – Proposition HH, designed to reduce property taxes, is complex, a possible hindrance to those who might get tangled up in its 14 pages of Blue Book...
DATE: Oct 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Beyond cycling titles, Kuss a gracious winner
From riding with Durango Devo’s cycling program to winning the Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss has always quietly separated himself from the pack.
As a teen, he took long solo rides up mountain p...
DATE: Oct 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Daytime eclipse tourists may become astrotourists
With the Four Corners in the privileged path of the annular “ring of fire” eclipse on Saturday, lodging has been sold-out or near capacity since midsummer. No wonder. This kind of celestial ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Democracy at work in Silverton’s OHV vote
After a summer afternoon exploring backcountry roads in the San Juan Mountains, dropping into Silverton on an off-highway vehicle is a good time. Grab a burger and a beer, people-watch for a...
DATE: Oct 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Indian boarding school findings momentous to Southwest families
Numbers, scale add up to what elders have always said
DATE: Oct 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: McCarthy’s big mistake - he didn’t first respect himself
We’re not surprised that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of his job on Tuesday. But the real wild cards in the showdown turned out to be some hard-right Republicans.
Lauren...
DATE: Oct 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
