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Unruly Walmart shoppers need spanking

In Walmart, I have come across examples of unruly kids and young “adults.” Why do they have to run to the toy section and start playing with stuff or getting stuff out of the large bins in t...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It is time for a statehouse independent

I am writing to express my support for independent candidate Paul Jones for Colorado House District 59. Paul has successfully petitioned onto the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate, which m...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton should stand up for Dreamers

Republicans failed to get their act together to find a legislative solution for Dreamers. Immigration reform is dead for now, leaving Dreamers in limbo, waiting for a fix before the looming ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Please don’t fall for Tipton’s con

The root of the word “conservative” is the Latin conservare, meaning “to preserve” or “to keep safe.” Conservatives once believed in preserving public lands and resources to benefit future g...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s my money and you won’t be seeing it

While reading a Herald article concerning a “statistically valid survey” (July 25), I found myself amused by the notion of validity since it only concerns the population of voters in Durango...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

When will we hold railroad accountable?

I have been musing about the differences between our last natural disaster (Gold King) and our latest one – the 416 Fire. Gold King discharged one slug of water that looked horri...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I consulted Mother Nature. She said ...

The 2018 weather patterns that produced our extreme drought must be part and parcel of a changing climate! So I consulted Mother Nature and she said, “I can give you my laws but ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A plea for common sense over, well, crap

On today’s front page of the Herald (July 30), I read where the city advised river raft companies to use an exit at the Ninth Street Bridge, just north of the current sewage spill. Horrifyin...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Losing Bruce Bransom is devastating

I wanted to respond to your recent obituary about Bruce Bransom, a retired Durango High School math teacher who passed away a few days ago. I graduated from Durango High in 1973, ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Train is indispensable part of Durango’s heritage

My fiancée and I came to Colorado and New Mexico last year in large part to ride both the Durango & Silverton and Cumbres and Toltec railroads. This experience was so incredibly important an...

DATE: Aug 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton needs to be part of the solution

The more than 500,000 immigrants living in Colorado provide many economic benefits to our state, including contributing more than $3.9 billion in taxes annually. Additionally, 80,000 Colorad...

DATE: Aug 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sean Smith is great and so are letters

I strongly support the re-election of Sheriff Sean Smith in 2018. Before Sheriff Smith’s 2014 election, LaPlata County “Expected More” and we have much more. A letter to the editor on July 2...

DATE: Aug 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor