Thank you for your kindness

We live in a wonderful and caring community. With the passing of my husband, Jerry Burnaman, on Sept. 1, 2026, I have experienced kindness and support from various members of our community.

I want to recognize Dr. Andrew Gisleson, the service department at Phil Long Subaru, the wonderful lady at the Colorado Driver’s License Department, the hospice nurse, Christel, the Blue Lake Homeowners Association, my family, Vonday Williams, and the many friends and neighbors who offered support.

I thank all of you, and I appreciate your kindness.

Sincerely,

Ida Burnaman, El Jebel

City streets need more than zeroscape

Thanks to Glenwood Councilman Schachter for updating us on the use of our Street and Infrastructure Fund tax. (Post Independent, Sept. 8). It’s satisfying to drive around town seeing the many improvements.

But one project is an embarrassment. It’s the milelong remake of Highway 6 from Linden to Donegan. Once again, the city has confused xeriscape with zeroscape. It’s a hot, glaring, bumpy, expensive, poorly designed redo. A too-wide pedestrian-bike path and a too-narrow travel way. Most of all, the white, rock-filled buffer strip.

Zeroscape for sure. What a missed opportunity for shade trees, soft, user-friendly growing carpets, an inviting park-like entrance for people on their way to the tram, the hot pots or the park.

It is maybe not too late. There is ample room for trees. Water runs the entire mile. The white rocks can be used elsewhere. The city has mountains of organic soil. Public funds exist for shade trees and xeriscape elements.

Please, council, correct a mistake and missed opportunity. Show all we understand beauty, climate change and can be proactive.

Dean Moffatt, Glenwood Springs

Passing on values, not politics

As my children grow older, each will develop their own beliefs about the world and decide what matters most to them. I never want them to feel that they must vote the way I do. I simply want them to understand why I choose to vote Democratic.

For me, it starts with personal freedom. I believe they should have the freedom to make important decisions about their own lives, their bodies, their families and their futures. I want them to live in a country where those freedoms are respected.

I also want them to inherit a healthy planet. That’s why I support investing in clean energy and protecting our environment. I believe we have a responsibility as parents to leave our children a world that is safe and sustainable.

Fairness matters to me, too. I believe our tax system should ask everyone to contribute fairly, while making sure our communities have the resources they need for good schools, strong infrastructure, health care and opportunities to succeed.

I vote Democratic because I believe civil rights belong to everyone. No matter someone’s race, gender, background or identity, I want them to grow up believing that everyone deserves dignity, equality and equal treatment under the law.

And when it comes to immigration, I believe we can have secure borders while still treating people with compassion and humanity.

These are the values I hope to pass on to them — not a political label, but a belief in freedom, fairness, equality and compassion.

Becky Conners, Glenwood Springs