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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

Proposed code is a government overreach

In the Purposes and Objectives (Sec. 62-1-3) of the proposed La Plata County land use code, it is clearly stated “ ... this Code shall be implemented for the general purposes of adopting and...

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

Harnett: Reader thanks Herald for sexual assault columns

Thank you for addressing the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and assault in Durango and La Plata County, and society in general. Your weekly series of front-page articles provi...

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

Vandeman: Mountain biking is destructive

Bicycles should not be allowed in any natural area. They are inanimate objects and have no rights. There is also no right to mountain bike. That was settled in federal court in 1996. (See: ...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Louisa’s for jail movie nights

For the last 16 weeks, I have been showing movies on Monday nights in the La Plata County Jail. I choose movies that would inspire men to make life changes. At times, I stop the m...

DATE: Jan 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Local junipers may be in need of help

The discoloration appearing in junipers may be the consequence of prolonged drought stress and a diminished cellular capacity of anti-oxidative scavenging mechanisms to check the build-up of...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Read, comment on new land-use code

There seems to be a misconception that the new land-use code being devised by the county only affects agricultural interests. The fact is, it will have a significant effect on everyone who l...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bikes do not belong in wilderness areas

A bill allowing bikes and other wheeled conveyances in wilderness is unnecessary and damaging to our Colorado wilderness areas. This bill, HR 1349, passed the House Natural Resou...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter on trash was a big call to action

Thank you, Jeff Misener (Herald, Jan. 3), for your heartfelt concern for the trash littering our highways and city streets. You are not alone. I believe there are many of us who ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Act now to protect our public lands

It happened quicker than maybe anyone thought it would. In December, President Trump officially announced that he would shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Spelling, grammar errors abound in paper

I’ve taken in stride the loss of three Heralds per week, figuring quality is more important than quantity in challenging times. Even the recent printing of a story containing a dummy headlin...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor