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Coverage of scouts must evolve as well

Thank you for your editorial highlighting the accomplishments of the Boy Scouts in our community (Herald, Feb. 1). The local Boy Scouts troops do some amazing service in our community, and t...

DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Doomsday Clock is a reminder to us all

Thank you for the articles on the Doomsday Clock and the drought in Ethiopia (Herald, Jan. 29). The Doomsday Clock takes into account nuclear weapons, climate change, emerging bi...

DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

End of life and a long-term relationship

As a 25-year resident of Durango, I have been a patient of Durango Family Medicine for many years. I am deeply disturbed by the news that Centura Health forbids doctors under its...

DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dog owners, city must keep trail safe

I am an avid runner, a board member of the Durango Running Club and an animal lover. During the past month while running along the Animas River Trail, I have been attacked twice and bitten b...

DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Ask Reps to uphold the methane rule

Iâ€™m writing to express my concern about the vote on the BLM methane rule using the Congressional Review Act to overturn it. As residents of Southwest Colorado, we know that the...

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Urge Congress to retain methane rule

Congressman Scott Tipton has cosponsored a congressional bill intending to eliminate the BLM Methane and Waste Prevention Rule applying to wells on public and tribal lands. This r...

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘No’ on overturning methane rule

Recently, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized a Bureau of Land Management rule to drastically reduce methane waste on federal and tribal lands. Because of this smart policy, up to ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We just won’t settle for ‘alternative facts’

Well, it’s been a while since we have been treated to one of Denise Murray’s rants (Herald, Jan. 27). It seemed like a rehash of some of her old material, confusing fact and fiction. ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kudos to Mercy and Centura on suicide

I was so happy to read that both Centura Health and Mercy Medical Center stood by their principles, beliefs and morals by not partaking in the secular assisting suicide proposition (Herald, ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

V.A. insurance for Congress and staff?

A special “thank you” to J.D. Browning (Herald, Jan. 23) for his informative letter about H.R. 307 sponsored by Rep. Davidson, R-Ohio. It seems as the Republicans in Congress are ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

In response to letter calling for boycott

Regarding Mike Sigman’s recent letter to the editor (Herald, Jan. 26): Liberal is not a pejorative term, although some erroneously believe it is. Nor is the word “boy...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Give the GOP a chance on health care

I was happy to see Rep. Scott Tipton’s column in Sunday’s paper (Herald, Jan. 22). He made some important clarifications regarding the ACA that are too often ignored. Most importa...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor