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Long-term vision will best address training

There have been a couple of stories in The Durango Herald talking about the need for a new shooting range for deputies. I agree deputies need a new range, and we face liability when we are n...

FLC needs to rethink a few things

As the parent of a well-informed Fort Lewis College student, I agree with Evan West (Letters, Herald, Feb. 16) that the process by which the administration came to its decision to return to ...

International gun treaty protecting us

Steven Coy was upset that Sen. Mark Udall voted for the UN Arms treaty (Letters, Herald, Feb. 7). Recently, I did research on the actual treaty. In no way did the treaty affect t...

Herald missed story about indictment

Where was the story in The Durango Herald about the Colorado Health Exchange director being indicted for fraud and theft? I figured that would be a front page headline story – until I rememb...

LPEA, Herald act as shills for wireless giants

LPEA and Dan Harms enjoyed an unfair platform (Herald, Feb. 9) to tout alleged facts and baseless fears surrounding the smart meter – or AMI meter – controversy. Harms’ so-called facts are u...

Hitler correlation went too far

On Feb. 13, I read with a fairly high level of astonishment Fred Gale’s letter to the Herald comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler. I completely support any of us being free to share our...

Pass bill to reverse Citizens United impact

The Government By The People Act is a new campaign finance reform bill that will help reverse the impact of Citizens United by incentivizing candidates to pay attention to everyday voters, i...

Work to make world better for all

In the letter from Christopher Jones (Herald, Jan. 31), he appears to be bitter and disillusioned about the deterioration of our country during his lifetime. He has a right to those feelings...

Airport plans remind of times past

Some 40 years past, I, along with many La Plata County residents, attempted to convince the county commission and a sirport commission that expanding the local airport was a folly. Many resi...

Retired engineer kept up medical equipment

Durango has lost a great asset due to a well-deserved retirement. Roger Ayers worked for General Electric as the field engineer in Durango and the Four Corners for 42 years. He was responsib...

Credit system switch a sad day for college

I recently had my saddest day in a decade at Fort Lewis College. I have been a three-time award-winning faculty member in my 11 years, winning the New Faculty Teaching Award in 2005, the Fea...

Southwest Colorado rich in library resources

Congratulations to the Pine River Valley Library for its recognition as the Best Small Library in America in 2014. This is a wonderful honor and certainly deserved by this extraordinary libr...
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