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Explore alternatives to ‘negative factor’

The Colorado Legislature again will be struggling to balance the budget and it looks like they will do it again on the back of K-12 education by decreasing the constitutionally-mandated spen...

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

Where’s Waldo is easier than where’s Cory

I know where Waldo is, but I can’t find our Senator Cory Gardner. All his email addresses are coming up as invalid sites. I called the Herald twice and was assured that they woul...

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

Many troubling questions about Trump

President Donald Trump is directly implicated in actions, which, if proved true, should be the number one concern for most Americans. Where do our Colorado congressmen, men sworn...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

County property taxes due February 28th

Approximately 45,000 property tax statements were mailed to La Plata County property owners in late January. According to Colorado state law, owners can pay in either two half payments or in...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fix Obamacare if necessary; don’t kill it

The Obamacare replacements that Congress is discussing would leave millions of people without affordable, quality health coverage. I hope Rep. Scott Tipton and Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Experience shows value of fluoridation

Durango City Council held a hearing in January to gather public input on a petition to stop community water fluoridation. Individual rights vs. social good was a predominant theme. ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote to end forced fluoridation in Durango

The Food and Drug Administration states that fluoride is a drug, which is why they require toothpaste manufacturers to display a warning label on the container. That said, not sin...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We could all learn from Porter and Fearn

I appreciated the editorial (Herald, Feb. 10) honoring the leadership and contributions that John Porter, chairman, and Steve Fearn, vice chairman, made to the Southwestern Water Conservatio...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

EPA helps U.S. protect its quality of life

Decades ago, many waterways were not swimmable or fishable due to industrial practices of dumping untreated toxic waste directly into waters. The Clean Water Act was passed in order to addre...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Death with dignity without judgment

I am a woman of conviction writing to respond to Robert Goodrich’s letter (Herald, Feb. 8) regarding our local health care facilities’ stand on assisted suicide. My conviction on this issue ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Comparing Trump to Hitler is not fair

To liken President Trump to Adolph Hitler (Herald, Feb 12) shows exactly how the “other half” responds when they don’t get their way. Spewing hateful rhetoric. Come On! Hitler? R...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A stark choice coming on bighorn sheep

Dr. Dan Parkinson’s column regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s upcoming decision on the future of domestic sheep grazing in the Weminuche Wilderness (Herald, Feb. 12) hits the nail on the he...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor