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ANWR value is greater as protected refuge

The Senate Energy Committee will vote soon on opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma), who holds the deciding vote in that committee, shoul...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thank you La Plata County Sheriff’s Dept.

In March of 2014 I was arrested for sales and distribution of methamphetamine. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the officers involved (along with the confidential informant...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Column on drilling was devoid of facts

Mark Pearson (Herald, Nov. 18) has once again outdone himself with his recent hysteria on how Sen. Cory Gardner is about to sell his vote on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Epstein: Learn from a survivor, report sexual harassment and seek help

When I was a 25 year-old college student back in the 1970s, I was very badly sexually harassed by a female college professor who had a lot of power over me. But that is not what I want this ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durham: Not all Alaskans support ANWR drilling

The Alaska congressional delegation often speaks as if all Alaskans want drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. On the contrary; many Alaskans want to see the Refuge protected. ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Brett Barkey’s PERA plan is not a solution

Regarding Brett Barkey’s four-step plan to save PERA ( Putting new state employees, teachers and other public workers in Colorado into a defined contribution 401(K)-type plan does not addre...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tenor of our politics demonizes people

If only the killing of 49 innocent people and the injuring of 53 others were unimaginable in our country. But it is heartbreaking and frightening to realize that acts of violence and hatred ...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tax proposal already failed in Kansas

George H.W. Bush called trickle-down economics “voodoo economics,” and cutting taxes to large corporations and the very wealthy has never worked. Never. Have you read about the r...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Power grid is vulnerable to EMP attacks

We should all urge Congress and the president to harden our power grid against electromagnetic pulse attacks which might cripple our computers and other important electronic equipment. ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thank you for taking an important stand

Kudos to The Durango Herald for taking a stand on free speech and governmental transparency. These founding principles are more important than ever. Current administration of gov...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need to protect agricultural economy

Most of the cropland in the Southwest U.S. is used to grow hay. This is mainly because there are better places to grow soil-intensive crops. Regional climate models predict highe...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

New study links fluoride to lower IQ

Another This is one of the most rigorously executed studies on fluoride and neuro-development ever conducted. Researchers found that prenatal exposure to fluoride permanently compromised c...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor