Great Expectations thanks Defiance Thrift Store

On behalf of Great Expectations, we wish to extend our sincere gratitude to Defiance Thrift Store for their generous grant support and their longstanding commitment to our community.

Great Expectations walks alongside prenatal moms, young families and children from pregnancy to preschool. This work depends on partners who believe, as we do, that every child deserves a healthy start and every family deserves a circle of support. Defiance Thrift Store is one of those partners. Because of their generosity, we are able to provide vital programs and resources that help moms thrive, babies grow strong and children arrive at preschool ready to learn.

Their support goes far beyond a single donation. It reflects a genuine, years-long relationship with our mission and a shared belief in investing in families. We are proud to call Defiance Thrift Store a partner and friend. We encourage our community to support them in return. Every purchase there helps fund local causes that make a real difference.

Katie Narvaez, Glenwood Springs

Supporting Dan Loya for sheriff

Because my family has lived in this valley for over 50 years, I am concerned about it and its future; therefore, I am supporting Dan Loya. My son attended high school with Dan, and I have recently become reacquainted with him. I have grown to greatly respect him as an honest, hard-working man who loves his family, Garfield County and the United States.

Dan amazes me with the knowledge and expertise he has acquired in his 30 years of law enforcement leadership. He is very serious about protecting the citizens of this county through law and order. He has been extremely successful in battling drug problems in our valley and fighting against human trafficking.

Because he is bilingual, he can communicate with and relate to the diverse population of Garfield County. This ability is an asset that will serve him well in relating to more communities and more citizens of the county.

Dan is a team player, and he sees the value of working with other agencies in nearby counties, including fire and police departments. He understands the importance of being professional in the way he presents himself and the way he represents the sheriff’s department.

Please join me in casting your ballot for Dan in the primary later this month; your vote will help ensure professional protection that is required to the highest level.

Lynne Kerst, Glenwood Springs

Phil Weiser on environmental issues

Our planet is in dire straits. And living in Colorado, we see that on a daily basis, with water shortages and diminishing snowpack, increased wildfires, and climate pollution from oil and gas extraction right here on the Western Slope. In the next couple of weeks, we all have something we can do about that by voting for a new Colorado governor. And my vote is going to Attorney General Phil Weiser for his incredible understanding of and willingness to act on environmental issues. Weiser’s “Roadmap for a Resilient Colorado” includes expanding solar and wind projects, strengthening the grid through battery storage, enforcing clean air and water standards, ensuring that data centers don’t drive up energy costs for everyone else, and much more. All things that we need to keep Colorado communities healthy and resilient.

Senator Michael Bennet, who has a secure seat in the Senate until at least 2028, wants to leave D.C. and become governor. And while I understand why any sane person would want to leave D.C. right now, that is exactly where we need him. And as an environmentalist, I believe Bennet’s climate policy falls very short on the specifics. As attoney general, Weiser has been fighting for Coloradoans for eight years and has an incredible track record. Let’s put him in the governor’s seat and let him continue to fight for all of us and our land, water and air.

Laurie Stone, Carbondale