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Sheriff’s true colors should get him ousted

In response to Duke Schirard’s letter in (Herald, June 20) where he states, “The ‘Sean Smith for Sheriff’ campaign has a slogan ‘expect more.’” He then follows up with the statement, “we ‘ex...

Even now, Schirard still serves and protects

I recently retired and “pulled the pin” on a nearly 40-year career in law enforcement, comprising three police agencies in the West. My start, as a young whippersnapper deputy in La Plata Co...

Article condemned Cyprus owner in public

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that a good investigative report should have some facts. The recent story on Alison Dance and the Cyprus Cafe lacks those (Herald, June 15). Yes, the Her...

Global warming is political, not scientific

I am not political. I am a conscientious and qualified Earth scientist looking for truth in problems I’m qualified to tackle. I’m driven by the careful search for right answers. Activists a...

Working for Cyprus Cafe owner is an honor

As an employee of the Cyprus Cafe since 1997, I feel obliged to share my thoughts on the June 15 Herald story about Alison Dance and her restaurant. I have been in the hospitality industry f...

Obama’s Taliban trade stupid, un-American

Once again Obama has shown himself to be one of the worst U.S. presidents in modern times. By secretly arranging for the exchange of the U.S. Army defector, Bowe Bergdahl, he has ...

Musician’s arrest was overboard action

I am a retired professional and was visiting Durango recently and was on Main Avenue on a Saturday night. Two young men were playing their guitars on the street – not the greates...

LPEA board should leave the past behind

Now, that the voters of the La Plata Electric Association have spoken, I am sincerely hoping the elected board members leave the past behind and work toward the common good of our co-op. ...

Raise level of editorial page discourse

Let’s raise the level of discourse on the Herald’s editorial page. The June 12 editorial regarding Eric Cantor makes it clear the Herald disagrees with the tea party. Surely, you could have ...

Herald could explore truth occasionally

In the Herald’s June 12 editorial on Eric Cantor’s loss to a tea party-backed professor, you say people who self-identity with the tea party are “crazies” and “radical.” Your ugly partisansh...

Booting policy violates Fourth Amendment

I concur with Ryan Montgomery (Letters, Herald, June 12): Booting a vehicle over a single parking ticket is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable sea...

Nighthorse is Lake to Nowhere

Forty-six years after Congress authorized the Animas-La Plata Water Project, 14 years after Congress authorized Ridges Basin Dam, seven years after the dam was completed and three years sinc...
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