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Homeless are result of income inequality

Income inequality and homeless: a coincidence? (“ Is it just a coincidence in Durango and all over America that the more conservative they become, the more major crises they are facing? ...

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

Fewer labels and more compassion help

I found it disappointing to read that homelessness was tied to liberals, without any support for the statement (“ Labels divide, reducing solutions. We could aptly say that since Trump has ...

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

Look for a CBD company (like ours)

Do you know where your CBD comes from? With all of the buzz around CBD lately, you should! The popularity and incredible growth of cannabidiol products, or CBD, is in a...

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

Insulting Mitsch Bush is just weakness

In a June 3 editorial (“ The Herald also reported the reaction “from the Tipton camp,” which fit perfectly with what we’ve come to expect of Trump and Trump enablers like Tipton: insults wi...

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

America has clear health care choice

I was entertained by Greg Schackel’s email about taking his tax bill to the post office, expecting it to be postmarked that day and encountering a sign saying that mail received after 3 PM w...

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

Tri-State, accept this coal-buyout offer

La Plata Electric Association members wanting cheaper and cleaner electricity are excited to hear that LPEA’s expensive, coal-centric wholesale provider Tri-State Generation, received a majo...

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

One ignorant punk’s mindless insult

I am compelled to comment on the abject irony of the reporting about the punk vandal inscribing swastikas during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day and Operation Overlord (“ ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s not unsightly, it’s lovely recycling

Recently, I read an editorial in The Durango Herald regarding the annual spring cleanup project (“ Some people really can re-use an item that another person no longer needs. Is that not cal...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Chain saws unnecessary in wilderness

For 20 years, as Forest Service volunteers, my husband and I have built and re-routed trails in the Bridger Teton Wilderness of Wyoming. Per the rules of the Wilderness Act, we ha...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need Bennet and Gardner on climate

Wildfire season looms on the horizon in Colorado. Due to snow and rain this winter and spring, wildfires this year will likely be less severe compared to last year’s. However, according to a...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Liberalism and homeless: coincidence?

Is it just a coincidence in Durango and cities all over America that the more liberal they become, the more major crises they are facing? The homeless situation has escalated as l...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Workers need protection from homeless

Recently, two Los Angeles city employees contracted diseases related to the mess caused and left by homeless camps. Durango city employees see the exact type of mess caused by and...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor