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Zuke’s founder responds to Herald article

After reading an article on Zuke’s in the Herald last week (Jan. 11), I would like to share some reflections and correct a misquote of me in the article. Upon hearing the news, I...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Puerto Rico still desperately needs help

I have just returned from a humanitarian mission in Puerto Rico where I was a post-disaster mental health counselor. The conditions there are truly disturbing and not getting any...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

All are welcome to visit Bears Ears

Blanding, Utah, is home to amazing landscapes, vistas, scenic wilderness, and remnants of ancient inhabitants. People lucky enough to live here or visit our area can attest to th...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

There is still time for energy revolution

One of the most tragic aspects of the epic natural disasters in California is knowing that much of the cost and suffering could have been prevented had we taken action decades ago when the i...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Winter watering will raise your sewer bill

Darrin Parmenter (Herald, Jan. 6) recommends watering plants, shrubs and lawns now – during dry winter months. Before turning on your hose, consider the impact watering has on yo...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Different future requires vision, boldness

After two years teaching school, my then-husband was called back to his family’s farm near Goodland, Kansas. The little country church the family attended had changed significant...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fluoride issue will benefit from studies

Like so many issues, fluoridation is controversial. People on both sides feel they are helping children. Over 150 studies indicate that fluoride, a classified developmental neurotoxin, can n...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Local man questions land use plan

Is the countyâ€™s new land use plan socialism? Maybe. However, my Economic Dictionary describes communism as government confiscation and control of the means of production, inclu...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Oxford land-use meeting clarified

After reviewing the revised La Plata County Land Use Code, and attending the public meeting on Jan. 9, I have come to the conclusion that there are numerous misconceptions regarding this pla...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Build the wall on China, N. Korea border

From my readings, I gather that the strongest bolt in that shaky structure called North Korea is made in China. The problem, if my understanding is correct, is that should the Ch...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Overheard at the immigration office

“Will all Norwegians waiting to go to America step forward? All Norwegians, please. Norwegians step forward ... All Norwegians ...? Oh, well. I understand...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Epstein: Listen to Bill Clinton: Democrats need to build a world of shared responsibilities and benefits

I have a suggestion for the national Democratic Party in terms of what its “message” should be for the 2018 and 2020 elections. Back in 1987, I heard Bill Clinton give a speech in which he s...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor