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With Trump the truth is simply irrelevant

For the first time since George Washington, America might have a president who “cannot tell a lie.” That nice myth about what Americans expect of our leaders in terms of character and integr...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

County’s tax study for airport incomplete

As a resident and land owner in La Plata County, I think the county’s study on the property tax versus sales tax for expanding the airport is out of line and not complete. The su...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Check your receipts carefully for errors

I am so amazed by the number of people that I see throwing their grocery receipts away without even looking at them. I peruse mine very carefully and find so many mistakes on a r...

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

Is airport priority over roads, schools?

Frank Lockwood, education coordinator for “Yes for DRO,” gave a rosy account (Herald, Aug. 3) as to why property taxes should be increased for a new $90 million airport. And $90 million is o...

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

Bridge re-enforces need for term limits

How can we keep faith in our government to do things right when they spend tens of millions of dollars on a bridge to nowhere, a bridge few Durangoans want, and then after a few short years ...

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

Keep mountain bikes out of wilderness

An editorial in the Herald (Aug. 9) titled, “tiny percentage of wilderness should stay off limits to mountain bikes,” does a great job of uncovering the true motives behind the introduction ...

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

‘Facts’ in presidential campaign strange

Well, golleeee, did you hear this one? According to Donald Trump, President Obama is the founder of ISIS. And Witch Hillary is going to use her magical powers to repeal the Second Amendment ...

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

Why is Walmartâ€™s exterior a filthy mess?

So, Walmart has just spent many dollars to compete with Amazon (Herald, Aug. 8)! My question to the city of Durango is: Why does Walmart get away with the worst landscaping and a...

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

People will find direction, not president

What is our country (we) moving into? What is the impetus behind the possibility of a man who is mean, power hungry, disrespectful, a bully and a clown becoming our president? Eig...

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

Don’t point fingers; update mining act

Today’s mining act governing the mining industry dates back to May 10, 1872, more than 150 years ago. It may be the oldest federal act still guiding industry in the 21st century....

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

Roberts’ service, resolve second to none

I’ve worked with Sen. Ellen Roberts during her entire service to the good people of Southwest Colorado. I asked Roberts to serve this state as the president pro tem, a position of leadership...

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

Blame two commissioners for spending

At least two of our La Plata County commissioners cannot and should not be trusted to spend our tax dollars responsibly. These two commissioners decided that spending millions of our tax dol...

DATE: Aug 13, 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.