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Ceremony honors departed veterans

As we approach Greenmount Cemetery, the guard of 10 men and women stands at full attention, saluting and guns ready. Once the funeral coach is in position, the commander orders t...

Expansion plans dangerous to skiers

I live in Durango and am an avid backcountry skier in and around Silverton. I enjoy this area because I can drive along highways and county roads to access points that allow me to ski into s...

Get the facts on the Iran agreement

Over the next few weeks, we may read and hear much concerning the Iran nuclear agreement as members of Congress review it under the terms of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. This agree...

Sheep do not belong in delicate areas

After reading Debra Van Winegarden’s wonderfully written (“... whimsical lime stone rocks ...”) story about climbing Jura Knob (Herald, July 2), my sister and I attempted our first climb the...

Iran deal will only benefit our enemy

This is a bad deal with a nation not to be trusted. Remove the sanctions, and Iran will have the money to do what it wants. What does Iran want to do? The government has told us: It will fun...

Too many Nighthorse questions remain

The meetings that I have attended regarding recreational use, and boating in particular, at Lake Nighthorse have never established the boat size, engine size or number of boats that will be ...

Police are the soul of peaceful society

My dad was a cop, my best buddy is a retired officer. The many officers I know in the area, both active and retired, are all fine people. Thank a cop, smile and be friendly to a cop! They ar...

Journalism a lost art at the Herald

For the first time in my memory, we had a Durango Police officer firing his weapon at an individual who was carrying a rifle in a residential neighborhood. This was after shots had already b...

Stop giving the homeless attention

I am responding to all the talk in the paper about the homeless. Everyone is trying to figure out a way to help the homeless with money, clothes, support, etc. That’s nice and all, but if th...

Inanity is today’s dominant zeitgeist

To whoever writes the gleefully glib captions for the letters to the editor: Kudos – “God to deal sharply with sexual sinners,” (Letters, Herald, July 12) and “Kardashians disprove U.S. grea...

Typo in editorial did not impress

Just read the editorial “Major Changes” (Herald, July 27) and was wondering, am I missing out on something tasty by not enjoying “coloric consumption?” Is this a special treat, or perhaps yo...

Haters could work to improve America

I’ve been reading up on politics and the law, and I’ve discovered that Barack Obama is constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term as president. That fact might allow our professiona...
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