Author: The Loveland Reporter-Herald
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Motorists are key to safer roads
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A surge in fatal and serious-injury automobile accidents in Front Range communities this spring has shaken area residents and has left them wondering why roads are so dangerous. The cause of any crash is for accident investigators to determine — and it is not for us to suggest who was at fault in any crash…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Do what’s necessary to prevent tragedy
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Investigators last week announced the cause of an April 17 explosion in Firestone that killed two men and injured two other people. Now Coloradans need to know what oil and gas producers and the state are going to do to keep such tragedy from happening again. The answer to the question of what happened —…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: In its own way, Loveland leads on recycling
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Astute readers of the Reporter-Herald might have noticed an article last week discussing this evening’s meeting in Fort Collins in which the progressive city will take public input on a potential service. The city that was the first in Northern Colorado to develop a climate action plan now is looking at more ways in which…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: In its own way, Loveland leads on recycling
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Astute readers of the Reporter-Herald might have noticed an article last week discussing this evening’s meeting in Fort Collins in which the progressive city will take public input on a potential service. The city that was the first in Northern Colorado to develop a climate action plan now is looking at more ways in which…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Monuments fight is about the long view
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The policy tug-of-war on federally owned lands in the West has been going since European settlers started moving into the frontier two centuries ago. As users move into areas with federal land holdings, they see opportunities for extractive development — mining, drilling, grazing and harvesting — while others see opportunities for preservation and ecologic diversity.…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Don’t bee panicked, but help our pollinators
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Upon hearing the news that a number of Front Range beekeepers lost most or all of their colonies over the winter, it might be easy to jump to the conclusion that the sky is falling, and that dead bees are falling to the ground with it. Certainly, the loss of bee colonies is troubling, considering…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Look at fixes to migrant worker visa program
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There are more-productive ways to address the problem of illegal immigration into the United States from south of the border than to build a wall. Better gateways would help. One way is to make it simpler and less expensive for farmers to hire workers through the H-2A Visa program, a program that can be costly…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Inability to lead puts voters on the hook
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It’s probably for the best that the federal government has no express means for voter-led initiatives and referendums. Who know what kind of mischief and contradictory policy might emerge when interest groups across the generations might have sought to circumvent the process. Actually, there is a way to get an idea. Look at Colorado. When…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Prosecutors need more choices to deal with sexting
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Colorado lawmakers could probably devote an entire session just to update state laws to take into account the technology being carried in just about everyone’s pockets: the smart phone. Phones that can connect with the internet, take pictures, take video, pay bills, offer a street map (or picture) of just about any neighborhood and do…
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The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Better ways to bump a passenger
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Investors, not to mention everyone on social media, let United Airlines know this week that the company was out of line Sunday night when one of its ticketed passengers was dragged off an airplane by his feet, his face bloodied, to make room for one of four United crew members who needed a ride to…