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State power should benefit the people

I am disappointed that I am not an acquaintance of George Thompson (Herald, Dec. 5), because as a progressive, I would be very happy to discuss my values with him. This is, of course, a rath...

DATE: Dec 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Proposed pipeline poses safety risks

You have probably heard of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has sparked a nationwide discussion surrounding sovereign rights, environmental concerns and the response of militarized police n...

DATE: Dec 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation has no positive outcomes

As a general dentist practicing 36 years, our profession has evolved in using clinical outcome studies. And as a researcher in the profession, I have seen thousands of patients, children and...

DATE: Dec 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump answers many questions for U.S.

Democrats please, enough with the whining. Your party put forth a candidate that has been scandal-ridden throughout her public life, used her office to sell favors and sell out h...

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Conservatives can wait out the left

Some are saying America is divided and they think that is a bad thing (which it can be). In my younger days, the country was not divided because we conservatives were so few. Now, there are ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Act now to stop Dakota Access Pipeline

Kudos to the Herald for covering the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Fort Lewis College kids who went to Cannonball, N.D., recently. I was fortunate enough to go with them and it was one of t...

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Desire for change may lead to tyranny

Those of you who voted for Donald Trump because you were impressed by his “outsider” rhetoric, and not because you disrespect the earth, races other than Caucasian, all women, and any religi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t miss a good business investment

Seeing people from my hometown hundreds of miles away caravanning to the Dakotas to aide in a protest is a joke. Before someone plays the 1st Amendment card, I’m not saying it sh...

DATE: Dec 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Protests are reflecting leftist teaching

As I read the story (Herald, Dec. 1) about pipeline protesters demonstrating in Pagosa Springs, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. So many points could be raised, but I’ll focus on one –...

DATE: Dec 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Senate should reject Pruitt as EPA chief

As a social scientist, environmental professional and an outdoor recreationist, I am deeply concerned with President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Scott Pruitt to head the Environ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Congratulations to Trump supporters

Congrats. But it’s time to deflate these delusions of revolution. Yeah, you really stuck it to those politically correct liberals by shaking Washington up with an outsider. ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Obama’s action on pipeline tyrannical

President Obama just interfered in the normal regulatory processes again and halted the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. A lot of the liberal news outlets are trying to mask the fact ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor