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Letters, Opinion...
Farewell and best wishes for county’s next poet laureate
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: In 2019 the position of poet laureate was established by the Board of County Commissioners for Ouray and I was honored to be named the very first one! I have been pleased to serve the com...
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Letters
Theft of Trump sign won’t deter
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: I expected it might happen. I hoped it wouldn’t happen. But sure enough it did happen. I posted a Trump/Vance sign (correct size and location), primarily to let the many other conservativ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
How can Ridgway help itself? Capitalize on ‘True Grit’
October 2, 2024
Dear Editor: The Plaindealer’s Sept. 26 story about the plight of Ridgway’s businesses got me thinking. The interstate highway system made travel faster — but at a price: Hundreds of small towns throu...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A nod to open-mindedness
October 2, 2024
Dear Editor: Driving around the county and the city of Ouray you will find two homes each with two political yard signs – one for Mike Perkovich and one for Kamala Harris. It struck me that this is ab...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A year after brain tumor surgery, thanks to community
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: One year ago, on a Tuesday — Sept. 19 of last year — I faced the life-changing experience of brain tumor surgery. The tumor was massive and, thankfully, it was benign. As I look back on t...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County vacation rentals ordinance is dense, rushed, vague
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: When reviewing this latest short-term rentals ordinance from Ouray County, it’s hard not to feel concerned about its direction. The dense legal language could leave the average resident u...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
In Padgett, vote for experience
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: Currently, Ouray County has a good balance of three commissioners who are taking on more challenging issues than ever before. It’s my opinion that Ouray County needs all three that have e...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A request for another temporary property tax credit
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: A year ago, I addressed the Ouray City Council regarding the approximate 65% increase in residential property assessments in Ouray County (published in the Plaindealer in July 2023). Base...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Where do Padgett, Niece stand on issues?
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Last July I sent the four questions listed below to the Ouray Board of County Commission candidates Padgett, Niece and Perkovich and also to Commissioner Nauer. Padgett, Niece and Nauer r...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Padgett shows fiscal control, responsiveness, dedication
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Recent letters and ads supporting Mr. Perkovich have asked “where did the money go.” The innuendo, of course, is that the current commissioners, and Lynn Padgett in particular, have done ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County’s short-term rental regulations fall short
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Many years ago before short-term rental regulations, I ran an STR. I self-managed, ensuring HOA guidelines were enforced. Many inquiries were denied because it wasn’t in the neighbor’s be...
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Letters, Opinion...
Celebrate lives, impacts of two Ridgway women
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: With very little warning, Ridgway has just had its beating heart ripped cruelly from its tiny chest. We lost our patron saint and the poignant reason that many of us felt welcome when we ...
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Letters, Opinion...
County government hardly ‘bare bones’
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: I thoroughly enjoyed the humorous letter from a Ridgway resident regarding commissioner candidates in Ouray County. I laughed out loud when I read about "our bare-bones county government....
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Padgett deserves your vote
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: Lynn Padgett deserves the vote of Ouray County citizens. She is the most experienced commissioner and has a thorough knowledge of the key issues important to those of us who live in Ouray...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Perkovich provides fresh perspective for county
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: As an unaffiliated voter, previous Democrat, I am voting for Mike Perkovich to become the next county commissioner for District 1. Mike does believe in the “... sanctity of the election p...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Where does Perkovich stand?
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: The Democratic National Convention last week was remarkable for its open, optimistic and forward-looking messages. The convention was inclusive, charting a path forward for all Americans,...
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Letters, Opinion...
Angeles for State Board of Education
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: I am writing to endorse Ellen Angeles for the District 3 representative to the State Board of Education. As a former teacher and principal for 32 years, I would like to see Ellen fill thi...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thanks to county for controlling dust
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: I want to thank the county road department for the dust control method used this year on County Roads 23 and 17. The new material works very well and seems quite durable. I was somewhat c...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Better coverage of National Night Out, please
August 21, 2024
Dear Editor: The 2024 National Night Out celebration in Ridgway deserved much more coverage than a single photo of a child on a Bump 'n Jump on Page 11 of the Aug. 8 issue, while the tale of two meand...
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Glad to be commenting on community again
August 21, 2024
Dear Editor: My grandson, who lives with me, returned from Florida with COVID and within a week I had it. My form transmuted into something called long-term COVID, which meant I could not taste anythi...
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Ridgway to grow capacity to fight wildland fires
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Ridgway to grow capacity to fight wildland fires
Additional staff, engine can enhance skills, create more revenue
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
Ridgway’s wildland firefighters have mopped up hotspots in Nevada, fought wildfire on the front lines in California and protected structures at home in Colorado. Since the Ridgway Fire Protection Dist...
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County chops event center operations to aid budget
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
Ouray County is performing triage on its 2026 budget as 2025 revenues are coming in lower than expected, placing even more pressure on the county’s general fund savings. County leaders have been worki...
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
December 3, 2025
After soliciting applications, councilors to interview, pick appointments Jan. 5 By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com Ouray city leaders swore in a new mayor and city councilor Monday night, then turned...
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Slow start to snow season
Wave of storms helps, but snowpack in San Juans well below normal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
A series of post-Thanksgiving storms delivered desperately needed snow to the moisture-starved San Juans, but snowpack at the start of December remains well below average in Ouray County and the surro...
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SEASON OF SHARING
Ridgway Ouray Community Council
December 3, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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