Soap Box

It’s an honor and privilege to congratulate Clyde Church on his reelection victory in the 2022 La Plata County commissioner race. To everyone who supported our Independent campaign, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Congrats also to Brad Blake who ran a strong campaign that spoke to many citizens with his experience and good work. Those two and their families deserve our thanks for their work in the past and all that will require their efforts in the years ahead.

While our team hoped for a different result, I’m 100% confident in the integrity of the election. All three county commissioners deserve our advice, support and encouragement to be successful on behalf of the citizens of La Plata County.

My hope remains that everyone embraces their role in making our community, our state, our country and the world a better place. – Jack Turner, Independent Candidate for La Plata County Commissioner

Back to the grind

Thank you, House District 59 voters, for your strong support of my reelection to the Colorado State Legislature. Redistricting certainly made the election more challenging than in years past, but I believe my practical and bipartisan stances, six years of experience and positive campaign made the difference. I have enjoyed meeting so many new voters, and will continue to travel the district listening and learning. My team of young campaign workers is fantastic.

During the next two years, I look forward to continuing to work on issues important to Southwest Colorado. I am honored to serve and am gratified we will be working together. – Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango

The plot of all plots

Democrats spent $40 million in Republican primaries to support six candidates that bought into the Trump conspiracies on the election. All six of these candidates were easily defeated by Democrats in the general election.

Who’s to say that the Democrats might use the U.S. Justice Department to make sure Trump runs in 2024? Does the Jan. 6 committee have evidence that Trump is culpable and violated some laws? Or does the Mar-a-Lago document investigation have proof that Trump broke the law? U.S Attorney General Merrick Garland says no one is above the law, even a past president. If that’s true and there are no charges filed, one could suppose that the Democrats have meddled in the process to make sure they have Trump to run against in 2024.

Just saying.

– Dennis Pierce, Durango