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Scare tactics don’t protect our children

I’m voting against 1A because it would prohibit fluoride from being added to the city water system. Fluoride has been studied for 70 years and is safe for children, working people and senior...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation impacts thyroid function

I am writing to my friends, neighbors and fellow residents in Durango regarding water fluoridation. I am a new doc in town, having moved here from Vancouver, Washington, just across the Colu...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote to end water fluoridation on April 4

Naturally occurring calcium fluoride (CaF2) is not the same as sodium fluoride (NAF) or fluorosilic acid (H2SiF6). Misleading the public by misrepresenting calcium fluoride and the chemical/...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote against ballot measure 1A

Mark Twain once famously asserted, “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” It is easy in life, even in science, to d...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our identity is not lost, it is being ignored

An article in the aptly named Yahoo News made the statement, “Divided Americans fret losing identity.” Imagine that. It wasn’t lost, it was thrown away. America no longer has a cl...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Residents haven’t consented to fluoride

Durango residents have a landmark decision to make in the upcoming city election – whether to continue fluoridation of city drinking water. As a member of Clean Water Durango, I ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Theater is a welcome diversion right now

The heavy burden and shame I have experienced since Donald Trump became president was finally, at least temporally, lifted at the Durango Arts Center, where I was privileged enough to attend...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Are Gardner and Tipton afraid of us?

Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner has received many thousands of calls, letters and online messages from constituents requesting that he hear their comments and concerns in town halls. He has stead...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Formula 1 coverage much appreciated

I want to thank The Durango Herald for publishing coverage of Formula 1 racing. Keep it up! John Griffiths Durango ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Youssef will seek results rather than credit

I have known Melissa Youssef for a number of years in both a professional and personal context. I’m always so impressed with Melissa’s work ethic and her determination to see pro...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Citizen urges vote for Melissa Youssef

Melissa Youssef has earned my support for Durango City Council. I have served on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board with her and on the committee to renew the recreation sal...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

McHenry is a neighborhood advocate

At times, our city councils are not transparent and may not represent the residents of our neighborhoods, but appear to represent real estate/developer interests. Local community...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor