Upon receiving your July 3, 2025 issue of the Highlands Ranch Herald I was immediately struck by the poor choice for the front-page lead article. While a hole-in-one by anyone is quite an accomplishment, especially for a 12-year-old, it did not deserve to be the main headline over the larger story about the overwhelming rejection of the home rule ballot measure by the residents of Douglas County. I don’t know if this was an attempt to lighten the mood of the community, but burying the story that 71% of the voters rejected the idea of home rule in the county was a mistake. This was not only a story of county-wide interest but also became an issue nationally and therefore should have received more attention in our local paper. The article itself also gave the impression that despite a 71% referendum by the voters that the issue still “leaves questions.” This seems like a pretty clear message to me.

Richard Van Dok

Highland Ranch

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