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First lady’s behavior justifies portrayal

Literary critics Dennis Pearce (Herald, April 7) and Tanner DeBoer (Herald, May 26) have, in separate letters to the editor, issued critical assessments of my poem which highlighted the shal...

DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Good to hear about county cat numbers

Wonderful news about the number of unwanted cats dropping in La Plata County (Herald, June 8). Kudos to the Humane Society for the good work they are doing. I would al...

DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald misguided to reduce print edition

I continue to be disappointed by the changes in the Herald. Even though we are a small Western town, we do care about what is happening throughout the world. Since so many items a...

DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

GOP carbon fee program shows promise

A recent poll showed that 71 percent of Americans and 57 percent of Republicans did not want the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement. Unfortunately, Trump played to...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Abeyta worthy of being called a hero

Your coverage of Kevin Abeyta (Herald, June 16) has given me, for one, pause to reflect. The true “heroes” in this world often go unrecognized and unsung. They are the quiet ones...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support local coal mining and its use

This all or none attitude of mining and burning coal makes no sense at all. From my own viewpoint, I have burned about two tons of coal a year to heat my house and to do some coo...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Gardner always votes profits over people

Senator Cory Gardner claims to love the environment. He portrays himself as a Westerner who values public lands and protects the health of his constituents. He says h...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t be distracted by the Trump circus

While most of the country is now distracted by the circus surrounding our president and the former head of the FBI, look at what is going on behind the scenes. Dodd-Frank has been...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton, Gardner will regret methane votes

In some twisted way, perhaps it doesn’t matter that Sen. Cory Gardner ignored more than 10,000 calls, emails and faxes asking him to vote no on the repeal of the Methane Rule. Wh...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Continue to educate yourself on fluoride

Thank you to those involved in the effort to alert Durango citizens to the dangers of long term water fluoridation. I would encourage all citizens, young and old, to check out di...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Senate fast tracks a bad health care bill

By a roll call vote on May 4, 217 Congressmen, including Ken Buck (R-CO), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Scott Tipton (R-CO), voted to take health care away from 23 million people. It was called th...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hot dogs on the grill, not in parked cars

American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, is reminding pet owners this summer that hot dogs belong on the grill and not in parked cars. Even when it’s a c...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor