Editor

Last week we were dismayed to receive an unsolicited, uninformed Candidate Endorsement from the Chairman of the Republican party. He even had the audacity to acknowledge it was his personal opinion and not that of the party, although it was sent on Party Stationery.

School Board elections are local not county wide and it's seems clear, perhaps because he is a Ouray resident, the gentleman has little if no understanding of the contributions Steve Larivee has made to the substantial progress of the Ridgway School Board. It would appear his choice was made strictly on the basis of party affiliation rather than the merits of the candidates.

HUH? Steve Larivee has been an outstanding member of the Ridgway School Board and furthermore has provided leadership in accordance with the principals the Gentleman espoused in his endorsement. The rhetoric he espouses is a "poster child' for why folks are leaving the Republican Party and registering as Independents

Penny Devin & Marcia Allison
Registered Independents
Loghill