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Champagne also helps outside of court

I want to acknowledge how much Christian Champagne has unprecedentedly engaged our communities, out of the courtroom, in support and encouragement of our health and safety. He has strong rel...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lammons will seek stiffer sentences

A young woman gets drunk at a party, passes out and is raped. Another woman sees the rape in progress. A young basketball player is arrested, goes to trial and gets a short sentence. Sound f...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Elect Lammons to be tougher on crime

Having been in the area for many years, and despite what Christian Champagne says, violent crime is on the rise. More heroin deaths have occurred here than ever before. We have had more murd...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Champagne aims to protect community

Christian Champagne has run a positive campaign stressing his experience as a sex crimes prosecutor, which includes his support for victims, his efforts at community education in matters of ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Olympics should bring out our best side

The unfortunate reality at the Olympic Games in the 21st century should shine a glaring light on greedy corporate sponsors. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, smog-producing factories had to shut...

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

More gun violence brings more inaction

Our country seems trapped, having painted itself into a bloody corner. The writer of the candlelight vigil editorial (Herald, June 16) got it right: “The political cul-de-sacs of...

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

Red Snapper supports local nonprofits

The iconic Red Snapper deserves thanks and recognition for its consistent support of local nonprofits. Through a creative strategy of partnering with nonprofit organizations, Joh...

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

Palin bad enough, but please, not Trump

I can understand how the Republicans got sucked into putting Sarah Palin in line for the presidency, after all, she was a sitting governor. But more importantly, she looks good in a bikini p...

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Time to revisit an assault weapons ban

Donald Trump and Wayne LaPierre (of the National Rifle Association), neither of whom has served in the military, much less participated in a firefight, continually give us their emphatic ass...

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘All you need is love’ might not be enough

It was the late ’60s, and I was beginning to try my wings. There was magic in the air, and that magic often overshadowed the monotonous litany of war, pestilence, hunger and sorrow that affe...

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

Gun control does not stand to reason

I have asked people who want more gun control why they think it would work, and I never get an answer. They pretty much believe that something is better than nothing. Really? They...

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

Nature has a way of restoring balance

What a life! What’s to come of us Earthlings with this global “hotting?” Some will stay comfortable in our air-conditioned abodes and some will suffer not having access to what m...

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

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

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.