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Bad example of our tax dollars at work

I listened to the news recently. I couldn’t sleep afterwards. A story was related about the security cost and measures for Trump Tower and surrounding areas in New York City. The...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump isn’t perfect, but he’s American

Millions of Americans watched as Donald Trump was sworn into the office of the president; millions ... and it wasn’t five minutes before some of the opposing media began to twist and redefin...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why no story on inauguration boycott?

The rejection of the Trump presidency by Democratic Party members reflects badly on the Democratic Party. If the Republicans had done the same thing after Obama’s election, there would have ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Pruitt unqualified to be head of EPA

President Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is known for a number of things – as an ally of fo...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial toon choice showed blatant bias

The blatant bias of the Herald rides again in the editorial cartoon on Jan. 18. You continue to prejudice the American public against President Trump and negate the hopes for uni...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Ban bikes with gears, drop handlebars

Noting the recent letters published to ban e-bikes from the trails because they “go too fast,” using that logic would also require banning bikes with gears, drop handlebars and clip-in pedal...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Get a grip on reality; Donald Trump won

The hysterical letter by Ken Van Zee (Herald, Dec. 18) is typical of the liberal left going off the deep end and not coming to grips with reality. My response to him is, “Trashin...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Addressing our health care concerns

“Premiums and deductibles keep going up – I have to pay more for less coverage.” “Plans come and go, and more often than not, don’t cover my doctors.” “I hate the surp...

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

County wants more than we can afford

In response to the plans to improve the emergency preparedness status of the La Plata County Fairgrounds facilities (Herald, Jan. 12), the county taxpayers should take note of the following:...

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

If Trump does not divest, impeach him

Donald Trump is being highly unethical and believes he is above the law. He should not be president if he cannot divest himself of his company. As he himself said, ”I cannot unkn...

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

Fort Lewis men’s team is an inspiration

On Saturday night, the Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team earned its 28th consecutive home win at Whalen Gymnasium. However, over the course of the game, it wasn’t just the...

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

Are bus scanners best use of 9-R funds?

My first thought as I read the article about the installation of card-scanning equipment on school buses (Herald, Jan. 15) was: Do you think there could be any potential problems with this i...

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

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