Dear Editor: I strongly disagree that the Board of County Commissioners be able to tap into or use monies/funds that were paid by and belong to the residents of Log Hill Village, and designated specif...

Dear Editor: As we approach the November election, we’ll doubtless be hearing a lot about U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd’s commitment to local issues. His mailers will almost certainly feature the congressman du...

Dear Editor: Phil Weiser is deeply committed to justice and public service. The son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, he will be willing to fight for the American dream. Phil has made it a priority...

Dear Editor: We have seven amendments and seven propositions on our Ouray County ballot. Amendments 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 and propositions 132 and 136 have as registered agents people from the Wes...

Dear Editor: A recent article in the Plaindealer highlighted the lack of funding for the alpine ranger program for the 2027 season. A guest column that published earlier in the summer provided the det...

Dear Editor: Comparing MTN Lodge to the Beaumont Hotel is as absurd as comparing Ouray to Ridgway. John Kuijvenhoven's scurrilous, out-of-the-blue letter was an attempt to damage my mother's reputatio...

Dear Editor: I saw this in the Plaindealer article regarding the Ouray County budget crisis: “Besides reductions, commissioners are considering a radical one-time revenue source that could make up a s...

Dear Editor: Regarding Ouray County ballot issue 1A that proposes a sales tax increase, the FOR summary in the TABOR Election Notice flagrantly understates the proposed tax increase. That summary stat...

Dear Editor: Please vote yes on County Ballot Issue 1A. The Gold Mountain Fire is the most recent example of the need to increase funding for disaster recovery. I haven’t heard a single voter disagree...

Dear Editor: I am greatly concerned with what seems to be financial mismanagement by our city administrator and our city council, most specifically with the decisions made regarding local law enforcem...

Dear Editor: I am writing this in response to the Plaindealer headlines: County layoffs likely. A bit of my history: Two months ago I suffered a fractured femur, which could have been a life-changing ...

Dear Editor: The town planning commission just approved a road to one house to be built in the river overlay district, an area next to the Uncompahgre River. They approved widening the driveway that g...

Dear Editor: I wanted to express my appreciation for Ouray County land use planner Dan Hughes. Dan has been been tireless in helping me navigate the Ouray County short-term rental computer issues. We ...

Dear Editor: There is an old saying that you can’t fight City Hall. In Ouray County, history suggests another option: If you can’t fight City Hall, close the hotel and paint it pink. In the mid-1960s,...

Our high-country autumn in the San Juans gives us a precious few weeks to savor and revel in the glorious gold accenting our yards, lining our town streets and blanketing our towering mountain slopes....

Dear Editor: It is not surprising that Ouray County finds itself in a financial bind because of profligate spending. The pandemic greatly increased visitation to Ouray County and sales tax revenue has...

Dear Editor: I would like to thank the previous contributors for sharing their thoughts regarding the use of off-road/off-highway vehicles (ORVs/OHVs) in the backcountry, specifically around Camp Bird...

Wow, what a summer. Is it just me, or does it seem like we’ve been trapped in the UFC Octagon under the Claw on the White House lawn since June getting the stuffing knocked out of us by a tag team of ...

Dear Editor: Regarding the Aspen Journalism article that published in the Sept. 10 edition of the Plaindealer, I would like to respond to statements made by RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service owner Tim Pat...

Dear Editor: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are proposing two management changes with profound effects on our public lands throughout the West and in our local mountain...