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Choose Morrissey as next county treasurer

I personally encourage the people of La Plata County to elect Allison Morrissey as your county treasurer. I believe she has the skills, abilities and desire to create a professio...

Promote acceptance of healthy behavior

The story headlined “Dangerously Drunk” (Herald, July 6) alerted our community to the negative impact that social acceptance can have. It is the slowly accepted changes we are least aware of...

Unlike Obama, Schirard has done his job

In response to Candace Richerson (Letters, Herald, July 10), she should do more research. These were emails that had been sent to Sheriff Schirard by other law-enforcement colleagues, that w...

Accident coverage needs improved precision

A July 7 Herald story reported an 80 mph head-on collision. Utah Highway Patrol Captain Doug McCleve said “that’s like hitting a brick wall at 160 mph.” That’s incorrect. There is a lot more...

Usher Schirard into retirement he’s earned

Several months ago, I attended a meeting at which Sheriff Duke Schirard met with the editorial board of The Durango Herald in a public forum. Prior to this time, I had no opinion ...

AA can help those who want to stop

The recent Herald story “Dangerously Drunk” (July 6) points out many of the downfalls of excessive drinking and many of the options for getting help. Dennis Dahlke said that “There is a real...

Concealed-carry has become a sick ethos

The editorial headlined “Gun Laws” (Herald, July 4) again presented a rationally balanced view of the Second Amendment and of the commonsense basis of recently legislated gun controls. Here,...

Routes from trail to downtown dangerous

While the editorial headlined “Traffic signals” (Herald, July 8) did not specifically target the unacceptable pedestrian and bicycle connections between the Animas River Trail and downtown D...

‘Pedestrian’ list does not include cyclists

According to Wikipedia, “a pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using tiny wheels such as roller skates, skateboards and...

Buchanan deserves well-earned rest

I am one of many readers of Garth Buchanan’s “On Science” column who will greatly miss his knowledge and voice of reason. Bill Roberts’ fine tribute to Buchanan’s columns said that “he enjoy...

Schirard deserves more than slap on wrist

Regarding the Herald’s editorial “Schirard’s email” (July 6), anyone who has held a job in the last 20 years knows you don’t send personal emails from your employer’s computer. I’m struck by...

Help show Durango youths alcohol-free fun

In response to the story headlined “Dangerously drunk” (Herald, July 6): As a member of the Durango community who works with youths in the public school system with Big Brothers B...
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