Dear Editor: I am very much against alcohol being served at the hot springs pool. The pool has always been a safe place for me. I practice for my Special Olympics swimming competitions at the pool and...

Dear Editor: Thank you, Ouray County Board of County Commissioners, for defeating an IQ test. You can make a round peg fit into a square hole. You just need to use the power of government to make it f...

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to highlight the Four Winds proposed development located adjacent to the established Vista Terrace Subdivision in Ridgway. The application approval process for th...

Dear Editor: I would agree with boilers being used to supplement the temperature of the Ouray Hot Springs Pool as long as the water is from the same source and the water chemistry is kept the same. Wh...

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter, “Hateful flag waver welcome to leave,” written by Tom Heffernan and published in the March 9 edition regarding the flag being flown in Colona. Whil...

Dear Editor: Short-term rentals are a touchy subject, but it is very personal to us. Oftentimes STRs are considered the “evil twin” that is to blame for the lack of affordable housing. I'd like to off...

Dear Editor: Because Ouray’s industry is tourism, it means it’s a place people want to come, not just to visit but to live. It allows us to have excellent restaurants, interesting shops, a superb muse...

Dear Editor: Several years ago we had Amerigas propane service on Log Hill. We had regular issues with getting propane delivered during the winter. When natural gas became available thru Black Hills E...

Dear Editor: As owner/operators of two of Ridgway’s longest running short-term rentals (STRs), we were shocked to learn at the March 8 Town Council meeting that the town is considering increasing the ...

Dear Editor: Last week the records of the sexual assault trial involving defendant and Red Mountain Brewing owner John Warren were sealed, at the request of the defense, basically erasing the evidence...

Dear Editor: This newspaper has once again neglected to lay out all the facts regarding County Road 5 and San Juan Huts' lawsuit. Let’s be absolutely clear. The landowners had no choice but to form th...

Dear Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for over a year. I would like to list all of the things he has done to make America greater or stronger. Hmm. Let me think. Hmm. Give me a minute. Well, I gue...

Dear Editor: Eighty years ago American forces along with our allies were fighting dictators trying to take over independent peoples in Europe by force. Millions of Americans were on the battlefield, m...

Dear Editor, Another July 4, Ouray quintessential Old Time Independence Day celebration has come and gone. The town of 700 grows to thousands who enjoy parades, barbecues, games, water fights, and fir...

Dear Editor: Does anyone know where the horses and riders were in this year’s Ouray’s 4th of July Parade? The July 1-7, 2021, Plaindealer shows a picture of children petting one during the 2019 parade...

Locals can fix pool problems Dear Editor: The town of Ouray is peopled by many very capable, well-informed residents who, once the collaboration process truly begins, can solve the various glitches ov...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, The Ouray County BOCC is proposing a massive property tax increase (up to 3.7+ mils) *and* up to a 3.5% "use fee" on all newly registered vehicles to fund Road and B...

Dear Editor, I have seen lots of stories about how global warming will impact coastal areas of the world. That got me to wondering if we here in Ouray County have been experiencing this warming too. F...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, Infrastructure and city finances needed more vetting by the Ouray Planning Commission. The vetting is now up to City Council to consider sewer plant replacement or up...

Dear Editor, It appears that a fox has decided Ouray is his/her new hunting ground and cats seem to be the preferred target. I have lived in this area for 21 years with my cats without any problems. L...