Posted by Tara Flanagan | Jan 11, 2021
Chaffee County resident Bill Baker’s name is on a letter from local Democrats published by
Ark Valley Voice on Sunday, that calls for people “to understand the truth.”
In response to the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol, the letter is addressed to local editors and political leaders and concludes that “The potential for violence is too great to ignore.” It asks people to “please tell the fantasy-based, alternative reality folks in your movement to STOP.”
Wednesday’s events hit particularly close to home for Baker.
Vice-chair of Chaffee County Democrats, Baker was finishing some runs at Monarch Mountain Wednesday when he heard the news. And for him, the violence at the Capitol was especially horrific; he had a family member working there.