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Humane Society always about animals

In response to Gail Beach (“Make change at Humane Society,” Letters, Herald, April 5): The primary focus and mission of the La Plata county Humane Society has been – and always wi...

Humane Society now a toxic work place

The Humane Society Thrift Store of the past is no longer here! Significant incomes in 2012 and 2013 – supporting the Animal Shelter – are history. The newly hired director (July 2...

Why not allow comments on all stories?

Why is it that the Herald will not provide a comment section for anything that might be controversial anymore? Are you afraid of the comments or is this a limit to free speech? Th...

Can nothing be done about the beggars?

I am sick and tired of all the beggars around town. Some of them are 25-ish with dogs. Really? Get a job. I’ve been working since I was 12! Many of them are outside Walmart, where there is a...

Beggars make more than firefighters

It is pretty pathetic that a panhandler can make more money than our firefighters and probably the police in this city. I saw on 32nd Street a guy using his kids to beg. My husban...

Experience at SUCAP was traumatic

I decided to change my profession at the age of 49. My intention was to give back to humanity what I had learned through life experiences. My choice was to work for a Native American tribe i...

Would wages rule apply to $20 bill?

I thought it was great when I read that there might finally be a woman’s face on a $20 bill. Progress! But then I wondered: Would a $20 bill with a woman’s face on it be worth les...

Hybrid trucks, clean coal the answer

I’ve been reading many complaints about the coal trucks coming from the King Coal Mine, and the dust they kick up, the traffic, etc. My solution requires some thinking. Part 1: Co...

Herald ignored the pinnacle of history

Easter was and continues to be the pinnacle of human history for Christians around the world – and yet, Sunday’s Herald failed to even mention Easter. Could the Herald not find an...

Don’t print letters promoting prejudice

Thank you to Will Rottenberg for his letter (Herald, March 29) regarding subtle racism in previous letters published by the Herald on the subject of Israel and Jewish people. I w...

Re-elect Britt Bassett to LPEA board

It is La Plata Electric Association election season again, and as a resident of District 3 (the city of Durango), I am excited for the opportunity to re-elect Britt Bassett to the LPEA board...

This vote goes to Perkins for $20 bill

It was wonderful and inspiring to read the story headlined “A Woman’s Place” (Herald, March 29), and what a wonderful way to honor Women’s History Month. I have been following thi...
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