EAGLE COUNTY ” Mark Chapin and Ed Smith sort of define “mutual admiration society.” Smith and Chapin, who are running for Eagle County Assessor, worked together in that office for more than a decade.

Q: My mother, 95, received a letter from the Clark County assessor’s office showing an increase in the value of her home by 13 percent and property by 18 percent over last year. I looked around at the ...