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Opinion

Time is right for paradigm shift at LPEA

Last April, 53 percent of voting La Plata Electric Association co-op members elected two of three candidates who ran on an explicit “renewable energy” program. This clear member interest in ...

Civility should start at the Herald itself

So let me get this right: The Herald, of all papers, is lecturing us on civility and how Trump has led us down the road to name calling and civil disorder. The Herald is demandin...

Kudos to all who made bike lanes happen

Way to go Durango. As a lifelong cyclist, I was skeptical about the new bike lanes, grumbling about painted lines as window dressing just to get a bike friendly designation. ...

History is being examined, not rewritten

I’m writing in response to Vince Young’s opinion (Herald, Aug. 23), stating that the country is rewriting history and censoring people by removing unpopular statues. I have not s...

Ask for better local television coverage

Durango and La Plata County areas need Colorado television access, but the Albuquerque stations want to retain our market for their exclusive use. Recent federal law has opened t...

Lifetime sports in our schools and town

In Durango, and around the world, active, healthy people over 50 are playing tennis, golfing, running, swimming and biking. These are lifetime sports. Few people over 50 are playing football...

Time to remove all references to Cortez

Calling all people who live in Southwest Colorado! Did you know that Cortez is named after a genocidal, privileged man who slaughtered thousands of indigenous people and stole al...

Printing column was the real ‘shanda’

I have objections with the column, “Administration’s ‘court Jews’ disgraced themselves” by Dana Milbank (Herald, Aug. 21) Why are we allowed to say things about Jews that we are ...

Use of boot is bad for local businesses

Recently my car was booted while legally parked on 3rd Ave. My wife, who had driven my car that day, discovered this after she left work at 5 p.m., and the parking office was closed. ...

Homeless coalition concerned about cuts

In July, the House Budget Committee passed the 2018 budget resolution which included dire cuts to programs that lift low-income individuals and families out of poverty. As an org...

Effective missile defense depends upon Congress

In order to make the ground-based missile defense system effective against attacks by North Korea, Iran or whomever, we should probably have rigorous Congressional oversight. At the very lea...

Public library funds are in good hands

A recent letter to the editor (Herald, Aug. 14) questioning the handling of library funds has caused concern in the community. The building fund was established to augment the bon...
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