Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Trending:

Questions for candidate Gail Schwartz

As a candidate for election to Congress from the 3rd Congressional District, would Gail Schwartz have time to respond to some questions and allow your responses to be printed in The Durango ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support Westendorff for access, solutions

Julie Westendorff fills the bill for me of what a county commissioner of La Plata County should be. She is readily accessible and quick to produce solutions to problems. For examp...

DATE: Oct 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote to support more long-term thinking

The Durango Herald was right in saying recently that, “Renewables are the future. ... Energy independence, the development of renewables, benefits us all.” CalCom Solar was starte...

DATE: Oct 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

New appointees not only users of roads

My son and his wife have lived in Durango Hills for three years. A few months ago, I noticed and commented that the roads were greatly improved. My son told me it was because there had been ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

ColoradoCare features three fatal flaws

Proposed Amendment 69 – ColoradoCare – has three fatal flaws: Twenty percent of Coloradans will not be covered, but still have to pay. Coloradans covered by Medicare, TriCare, ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

ColoradoCare, Amdt. 69, bad for retirees

Fred Rusk’s letter (Herald, Oct. 7) deserves additional comment because almost all retirees’ income is “unearned” from investments made to cover retirement expenses and Social Security payme...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support Amendment 72 to save lives

It’s well known that smoking kills. My grandmother died from metastatic lung cancer, and my aunt is a survivor of metastatic lung cancer. Both were smokers. Smoking is the No. 1 ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘No’ to the airport and idea of progress

I am in harmony with Tom Givón’s op-ed (“No: Airport juggernaut is another manifestation of rampant development,” Herald, Oct. 5). Givón’s views are congruent with J.B. Bury’s cl...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Go Green and send Arn Menconi to D.C.

Arn Menconi is running for U.S. Senate. He is a former Democrat who switched to the Green Party after seeing how it has changed, with little regard for citizens’ needs now. Menco...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote to further fund Durango schools

Ballot Issue 3A is a proposal to increase the mill levy for properties within the boundaries of Durango School District 9-R. The increase would benefit the eleven public schools ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Do not make our health care a monopoly

Single-payer equals a monopoly! No one would ever think of only one airline, oil company or supermarket. Why should there be only one health care provider? Competition is the bread basket of...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Be cautious of industry propaganda

At a pro-and-con presentation about 2016 ballot issues, I was handed a paper titled “No Limit Taxes Hold’em” points out the $25 billion ColoradoCare will raise, but omits the fact that $25...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor