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Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
When judicial system falls short, what can we do?
December 25, 2024
Dear Editor: I am appalled, dismayed and enraged that alleged rapist Brian Scranton pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault in spite of basically admitting to forced intercourse without consen...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
School district should rethink characteristics of learner
December 11, 2024
Dear Editor: Recently, the Ouray School District adopted five concepts that Ouray School will teach for and teach by. These words are: "Honorable, Resilient, Authentic, Inquisitive and Worldly." These...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Let’s save Swiss Village
December 11, 2024
Dear Editor: Swiss Village is a small, thriving mobile home neighborhood with 20 homes on 3 acres on Oak Street in Ouray. The residents own the homes but not the land beneath them. Thanks to the owner...
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Clive Cussler’s last great story
Columns, Opinion...
Clive Cussler’s last great story
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
December 11, 2024
Most people probably don't know they're driving past the burial site of one of the most prolific American authors in recent history when they're traveling from Ridgway to Telluride. But just off Color...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Ignore climate warnings at your own risk
December 4, 2024
Dear Editor: Kamala Harris called climate change an existential threat in the campaign, but Donald Trump ignores climate science and declares it a hoax. He is in keeping with the Republican Party that...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Renters in crosshairs of city’s new parking ordinance
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: The city's new flip-side parking restrictions carry a robust $150 fine, with no restriction of the hours of enforcement. It's a Catch-22. If you drive home from work on Monday and park on...
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Letters, Opinion...
What would it look like for Scranton to take responsibility?
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: I was discouraged to learn last week of Brian Scranton’s “not guilty” plea in his current sexual assault case. According to Brian’s own text messages, the facts are not in question: He se...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Time to hold Scranton responsible
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: Here we go again. By pleading “not guilty," Brian Scranton is dragging our community through another sexual assault case. By pleading not guilty, he affords himself the opportunity to ben...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Scranton needs to raise voice, plead guilty
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: Thank you for your continued coverage of sexual assault cases. By highlighting these stories, you are playing a crucial role in educating the public and sparking conversations about this ...
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Columns, Opinion...
White Thanksgiving rounds out cool, wet month
By Karen Risch 
November 27, 2024
November is synonymous with Thanksgiving, a major family holiday for Americans. As most of us learned in elementary school, its storied beginnings date to the early colonists and their Indian neighbor...
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Columns, Opinion...
John Fremont’s Colorado legacy
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
November 13, 2024
John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) is a famous and infamous figure in the 19th century. He was a major general for the Union Army during the Civil War, served as a U.S. senator from California, and led ...
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Opinion
CORRECTION
November 13, 2024
An article on Page 2 of the Nov. 7-13 edition on a proposed gravel crushing project contained two errors. The article incorrectly identified resident Trish Oakland’s boyfriend. His name is Curtis Cock...
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Letters, Opinion...
Vote for Padgett is vote for brighter, more sustainable future
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my strong support for Lynn Padgett in the upcoming election in Ouray County. Lynn’s dedication to our community is unparalleled, working tirelessly—often around th...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We need experienced official, hard worker like Padgett
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: According to information from the candidate forum in the Oct. 24, 2024, Plaindealer, Mike Perkovich and Lynn Padgett don’t seem to differ on much. Mr. Perkovich says he only “began paying...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County road boss’s comments unfounded
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: We, the residents of Coal Creek Road, are compelled to respond to the article, “Complaint filed against commissioner," published in the Oct. 17, 2024, Plaindealer. My name is Daryl Trehal...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Financial data appreciated
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: Thank you, Jay and Jackie Lauderdale, for supplying the financial information in the paper these past few weeks; great information to help voters understand our financial context and chal...
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Letters, Opinion...
Padgett’s deep knowledge important
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: I happened to be talking with incumbent Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett shortly after the rain/flooding event that occurred on Aug. 5. Being relatively new to Ridgway, I was not ev...
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Columns, Opinion...
Unpredictable, warm weather spooking all
By Karen Risch 
October 30, 2024
On Halloween, the spookiest day of the year, the latest developments in global weirding seem especially unsettling. Water Year 2024, which ended Sept. 30, was another drought year for Ouray with 22.17...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Prop 131 restores elections to people
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: One of the things I love about working in local government at the municipal level is that we're completely non-partisan. The divisive politics found elsewhere in our government rarely rea...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vote no on Prop 127 and let CPW dictate wildlife policy
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: Vote no on Colorado Proposition 127 and let the qualified Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff dictate Colorado wildlife policy. If Proposition 127 is approved, and absent hunter pressure, m...
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MURAL IN BLOOM
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MURAL IN BLOOM
By Erin McIntyre 
June 12, 2025
Artist Yulia Avgustinovich works on the mural she was commissioned to paint on the southeast side of the Space to Create building in Ridgway on Monday. Avgustinovich, who has been a professional mural...
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Prison ordered in sex assault
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Prison ordered in sex assault
Judge: Crime shows 'true character' of Ridgway man alternately commended, castigated
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
A judge has sentenced a Ridgway man to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old woman in 2023 after he claimed he was drunk and thought she was his wife. Brian Scranton, 49, hugged ...
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News
Road, retaining wall fixes nearing $300K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
The cost of repairing County Road 361 and a retaining wall following a large rockfall is nearing $300,000, a sum Ouray County is paying in full. When commissioners declared the event an emergency in F...
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News
Trail closures could trigger domino effect
With Blue Lakes, part of Imogene Pass off limits,other areas could see more wear and tear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
Closures of beloved hiking and off-highway vehicle trails in and around Ouray County this summer could congest and pressure other areas. The popular Blue Lakes trailhead is closed through August due t...
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News
New power contract amplifies local control
San Miguel Power can generate up to 20% of own energy under Tri-State deal through 2050
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
San Miguel Power Association will continue to purchase power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association for the next 25 years under a revised contract that gives it the ability to generate...
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