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Vote for me to abolish the U.S. Senate

I am a candidate for the Colorado Unity Party’s 2020 nomination for U.S. Senate. I’m running on peace, justice, ecology and election reform, with a theme of “unity in diversity.” ...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

In considering whether it makes sense for the Forest Service to allow chain saws into the Weminuche and South San Juan wilderness areas, I consider their argument that too many fallen trees ...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not so fast there on stem cell therapy

Recently I have seen advertisements on social media for stem cell therapy informational seminars to be held at the Durango rec center in the coming weeks. I am writing as a concerned local p...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald fails to see the history of racism

In this past weekend’s article, “ For hundreds of years, the Animas Valley and San Juans were Ute land, but the chief sign itself has only been around since the 1950s. It celebrates the com...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sometimes, wilderness needs chain saw

Every year, San Juan Back Country Horsemen of Pagosa Springs volunteers to help clear wilderness trails to try and keep trail systems open in the face of the spruce-beetle-killed trees that ...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Political cartoons are truly offensive

Boy, if this Easley guy was intending to be democratic (political cartoon, May 20), he hit the nail on the head by equally offending nearly everybody in the universe! We’re to bel...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cory Gardner leads on climate change

Recently, Sen. Cory Gardner chaired an informative and substantive Senate hearing on the science of climate change. Four well-credentialed climate scientists testified, including Dr. Waleed ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Norton is a gold mine for the county

Has anyone counted up the number of organizations that have thrived in La Plata County thanks to the dedication of Marsha Porter Norton, who is running for county commissioner in 2020? ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hey! Learn how to use your turn signals!

Here’s a radical concept. Actually put your turn signals on when you’re going all the way around the roundabout. The one on Florida Road has become a race track of those roaring a...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Use of chain saws in wilderness sound

I am a general member and elected board member of the San Juan Back Country Horsemen. I’m a supporter and user of the two wilderness Areas where temporary use of chain saws is approved. ...

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Some doctors prefer Medicare for All

The corporations fighting against Medicare for All are powerful and well funded. Drug makers, insurance companies and private hospitals have banded together, calling themselves the Partnersh...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The amendment for reproductive rights

In 2018, the Herald published a letter of mine with reference to the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the last paragraph, I mentioned that I thought all previous ...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor