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Steamboat Springs — Looky here, we have the Dems acting like conservatives. It is not sustainable, is that the word of the year or what with these Democrats? I guess by using that language “not sustainable” at this point after we have heard it for the last year or so in the Dems’ description of everything George Bush, we will feel good about keeping a tax break that was part of the George Bush era. Something is not sustainable so we must “change” it, as if it were George Bush’s fault all along.

No! Stick with the program, Dems, you campaigned on ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich and 1/2 the country fell for it. But oh, that isn’t for everyone, least not Udall’s constituents; he must get re-elected soon, don’t forget, and then the tax cuts won’t be sustainable again. Watch out, people. Fool us once, fool us twice? I hope not.

— seeuski

Armstrong, Honey Stinger

• Fantastic Stuff! Congratulations to Bill & Rich and everyone at the Honey Stinger/BAP/Big Agnes companies … way to hang through “The Dip,” team!

— cj0329

• Awesome to see some great news come through to help prop up the rest of the community that had seen some more difficult times. I think that Mr. Armstrong deserves the congratulations by having the good sense to team up with a great organization.

— scottglynn

• Great job! So nice to see a Yampa Valley Biz do so well. Best of luck.

— yampavalleyboy

Energy issues

• Everyone wants to discuss “the environment” when it comes to oil/coal/natural gas. The really huge advantage for the U.S. would come if we transitioned our trucking industry to natural gas. Dealing with just that aspect of our oil use first gives some major financial incentives. If oil imports average $700 billion annually, we can transition $350 billion a year from Saudi Arabia to American infrastructure, companies and jobs. Cutting coal for electricity is just silly when what we should be concentrating on is energy independence.

1. We can cut our oil imports in half from just truck transportation alone.

2. The infrastructure required is more concentrated along major highways and lends itself more easily to a change

3. Consumer demand could be jump-started off of the highway infrastructure.

4. American resources, companies, jobs, smaller trade deficits …

— trump_suit

• I’m not sure any Democrat opposes a tax on a family that inherits a farm, because it unfairly taxes a family that can’t afford the imposed tax. You, as always, just want to bash away — you can’t admit that what Udall is proposing is a good idea — for the people this would directly affect. Instead, in your mind and Glenn Beck’s, this is just part of the grand progressive agenda.

— jimmmmmm

• This tax situation is for everyone, not just ranchers. It helps avoid selling the inheritance to pay the taxes. It allows many small businesses to be handed down rather than liquidation.

— fredduckels