Leash Laws

“Regarding the dog off-leash at the Devil’s Backbone Open Space. Many people have cellphones with cameras. … If you can, take a picture of the dog off-leash, take a picture of the dog’s owner or owners, take a picture of the vehicle they traveled in, specifically the license plate. Surrender all the photographs to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department and let them take care of the matter. Do not contact the person who owns the dog. Do not approach the owner, do not in any way talk to them about the dog being off-leash. Let law enforcement resolve the matter.”


“Isn’t it funny that someone in Colorado Springs (who) was protecting their home against an invasion was able to use a firearm to keep them from invading his home, and that is on page 6 in the same column as showing that an 85-year-old man was charged with attacking someone else with his cane. Maybe we need to ban canes also.”

Gun Donation

“This is in reference to the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners article in today’s paper. I was absolutely appalled to read that, an AR-15 civilian version of the military M-16 rifle. It’s just unbelievable that that group goes on and on. Their executive director, Mr. Brown, he’s the one (who) decided to take a gun into one of our churches for one of his meetings. So, I just, I think they need to get their head on straight, and of course they’re not going to. But, he says, one lunatic with a one-ton pickup. …”

Gun Control

“After reading the Reporter-Herald article about what the state Legislature is planning this year, my response is why do they have to continually meddle with things? Can’t they leave bad enough alone? Gun control is already covered by the Second Amendment, so no one will give a second thought to any law those politicians pass. If they ban what they think is assault weapons, so what? Drive to Cheyenne. Politicians need to get a grip on reality, something that’s totally alien to them.”

“Take the guns away, only the criminals and government will have them, and I don’t trust either one.”

“The abortion people tell us that if we’re opposed to abortion and don’t like abortion, don’t have one. So the people (who) are opposed to and don’t like guns, don’t have one. Leave people’s rights alone.”

Political Bumper Stickers

“People seeing political bumper stickers before an election are 50 percent in agreement and 50 percent think you’re a moron. But two months after an election? Come on — 100 percent seeing it think you’re too lazy to remove it, and the 50 percent who thought you were a moron before the election know you’re lazy and it removes all doubt about you being a moron.”

Technology Recycling

“Yeah, recycling TVs. That is a great, great deal. Well, I’ll tell you what. What does the Larimer County landfill do with TVs after they charge you $15? Do they send them off to a recycling plant? Or, do they just toss them in a loader and bury them? That is a big question. …”

(Editor’s note: Old televisions cannot be placed in the landfill because of their heavy metals, which would leach into the ground water.)