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On climate change the case is closed

In a letter to the Herald Sept. 9, “ This sounds right out of the mouth of Rush Limbaugh or some such Trumpian propagandist. Who would it be who is not allowing scientists to que...

DATE: Sep 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango is going too fast the wrong way

Sunday afternoon, Aug. 31, I took Larry Valdez Way to town. Lying at the highway intersection was a beautiful, large deer: dead. Durango spends huge amounts on the River Trail: ex...

DATE: Sep 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

An open letter to every lost Republican

Dear Republicans: I’m truly sorry you’ve lost your party; I’m sad for the nation. You’ve said you value fiscal responsibility. You bludgeoned President Obama for ballooning defici...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

America now resembles Nazi Germany

1939: Hitler sends Down Syndrome and physically debilitated people to secret hospitals where they are euthanized. This is an unannounced program. 2019: Trump tells immigrant famil...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tennis players and city partner on courts

Jerry McBride’s photo in the Herald Sept. 7 of Tennis players appreciated the new courts at Fort Lewis College and offered to assist with cleaning and minor repairs. Thanks to t...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tattoo question marks on their heads

The “red flag” law should be in every state. The mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, would not have happened if law enforcement had been able to take guns away from this redneck shoot...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sports nutrition advice is misleading

I am an emeritus professor of exercise science, and in the spirit of academic debate, I would like to respond to a recent article in the Herald’s Food and Nutrition section entitled “ I fee...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t try to change ‘climate change’

Sometimes the answer to an important question is so obvious that it’s easily overlooked. Think about this when you think about climate change: What’s so abundant that we hardly co...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s not funny: Trump is Satan’s minion

OK, this is not funny anymore. The lunatic in the White House has gone too far in calling himself The Chosen One. He thinks he has the authority from God to rule like a deity. He ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Negative train comments unjustified

My husband and I have lived in La Plata County for 20 years. For the past six of those, we have lived approximately 50 yards from the train track in the North Valley, so we happily hear and ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanks, Mike, for checking on recycling

Did you see the “60 Minutes” segment on Aug. 18 about the way plastic waste is polluting our environment? Wondered how many were as horrified as I was to see how plastic is taking...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No open-carry makes children happier

I applaud Walmart and City Market for asking customers not to open-carry in their stores (“ Not long ago, I was at City Market north and a man entered at the same time with a handgun on his...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor