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Rescue was a good use for the military

A heart-warming story (Herald, Aug. 21) about two gals lost in the forest in their third semester of life were saved by the military, asks a question to all of us: Why canâ€™t our troops dis...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Three ballot measures deserve attention

Of the multiple initiatives that will appear on the November ballot in Colorado, three stand out to me as being particularly important. They are Amendment 71, Raise the Bar for approval of c...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Make a difference: Support McLachlan

As a friend and neighbor of Barbara McLachlan, I have been extremely impressed by the energy, enthusiasm and genuine love she has committed to her teaching career – and to her students. Equa...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Blame two commissioners for spending

While it may be noble for Josh Joswick (Letters, Herald, Aug. 21) to take responsibility for the reckless and irresponsible spending of La Plata County Commissioners Gwen Lachelt and Julie W...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango has enough hotels and tourists

I just heard that the city planners are planning yet another two hotels in downtown. That is very poor planning. We do not need more hotels. They have already built many recently...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Question sheriff’s spending on jail care

I read with amusement Captain Larry Foukas’ description of the medical coverage at La Plata County Jail (Herald, July 29.) Foukas stated staffing cost $629,000. This was not the case. The ja...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Heraldâ€™s coverage of candidates unfair

In order to cover the news fairly, like media should, why does the Herald not cover the negative parts of Hillary Clinton like you push the negatives for Trump? Remember, your jo...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Climate letter cited debunked science

Peter Veals, identified as a 2007 Durango High School graduate and PhD candidate in atmospheric science, attacked J. Paul Brown as “an ill-informed and irresponsible representative” (Herald,...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Patterson will help Dryside water issues

While watching a special on the plight of third world women, who spend much of their day carrying water for the needs of their families and crops, it occurred to me that we have a parallel s...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Too many basic flaws in Amendment 69

The first flaw, of many, with Amendment 69 is that it is an amendment to our state constitution. Amendments are long-lasting and are changed or removed only with great effort and coordinatio...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Americans consuming too much fluoride

As one of the authors of the opinion piece headlined “End Fluoridation” (Herald, June 26), I will address some misconceptions about the sodium fluoride we use for fluoridation in Durango. ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Understand ColoradoCare and vote ‘yes’

Amendment 69 is a ballot issue everyone should be able to support: Conservatives will have an opportunity to vote Obamacare out of Colorado and liberals will be able to vote for universal he...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.