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Groups team up, find contaminant sources

The Animas Watershed Partnership would like to applaud the San Juan County, N.M., and La Plata County commissioners for briefly raising the important topic of Animas River water quality at t...

City will miss Smith’s exceptional guidance

Thanks to city attorney David Smith for his many years of hard work with the city of Durango. David’s work ethic and personal and professional integrity combine for a very hard act to follow...

Divide county by thirds for elections

I could not disagree more with the Herald’s opinion county commissioners should not be elected by district (Feb. 2). Your reasoning is that since they make decisions affecting the whole coun...

Herald already starting Udall’s campaign

It was interesting to see on the same day other news outlets reported Sen. Mark Udall’s son being arrested for burglary and heroin possession, the Herald ran a picture of the senator wearing...

Eviction ugly with unwarranted restraining order

I just wanted to alert you regarding the amazing ease of obtaining a restraining order against someone. I am a landlord, and on Jan. 22, I had the sheriff issue a tenant/roommate...

Take care with pot, chocolate around pets

I read the story on “Pot Etiquette.” (Herald, Jan. 28) As a concerned local veterinarian, I would like to offer some suggestions to pet owners. Since the legalization of marijuana...

Legislative Lowdown to answer questions

The League of Women Voters of La Plata County will sponsor Legislative Lowdown from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Durango Public Library. We invite everyone in La Plata County to hear what our...

Tipton should sponsor campaign reform

On Feb. 5, Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, teamed with Republican Walter Jones, R-N.C., to introduce the Government By The People Act. This bipartisan campaign-finance reform bill will help ...

Obama’s address reminiscent of Hitler

What did President Barack Obama say in his State of the Union address? It took me back to when I taught American History in high school and I showed films of Hitler and Reichstag. ...

Logic shows all Coloradans as pot addicts

I find it comical that people who obviously know absolutely nothing about pot are the first to comment. They make a fuss about all the negative effects that they are certain they will experi...

Sun’s free energy is too much to waste

It seems backward that setting renewable-energy standards might ever be misconstrued as a “war on rural Colorado.” As a resident all my life, I share the same love for the beautiful state of...

Don’t ban devices, but study health effects

This letter responds to Judith Reynolds’ political cartoon in The Durango Herald (Jan. 26), portraying a Snowdown float carrying an alien, mad scientist, poster and a banner advocating a ban...
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