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Why the questions, but no comments?

Because I have subscribed to The Durango Herald for 20 years with no complaint about the price (not officially, anyway), why do I have to answer survey questions to read articles online? ...

Durango can get fluoride out of its water

Recently, the federal government recommended reducing the fluoride we put in our water. Is our water really safe to drink? Let’s look. First we add chlorine, a greenish-yellow gas...

New wheelchair logo a welcome shift

Kudos to the Durango High School freshmen who revised the wheelchair logo with a forward-moving image, (Herald, April 29). The English class replaced the passive figure with an a...

Get screened for Women’s Health Week

Women are often the caregivers of the family. After taking care of kids, spouses, aging parents or even friends, women sometimes forget to take care of themselves. Each year, Mother’s Day ki...

Dogs run free; why not Mr. Bubbles?

I recently received a letter from the Durango Parks & Recreation Department detailing its desire to turn Jenkins Ranch Park (where my children play) and Fanto Park (where they attend school ...

Coram showed integrity in supporting bill

In regard to the story headlined “Contraceptive funding dies in Senate,” (Herald, April 30): Kudos to state Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, for his integrity. When will we escape the ...

Sen. Roberts joining in GOP misogyny

I was stunned to read state Sen. Ellen Roberts’ comment that the “personhood” bill was not about abortion. “Personhood” is the Republicans’ “holy grail” to ban the entire spectrum of reprodu...

Bassett, Dubit are highly qualified

Jerry McCaw’s letter to the editor (Herald, May 1) endorsed four candidates for the LPEA board. Those endorsements were based on their willingness to serve on the board in accordance with LP...

Bassett, Dubit, Erb have energy expertise

I voted for Britt Bassett for District 3 for the La Plata Electric Association board because he is the most qualified for the position. Britt wrote the LPEA policy for the community solar ga...

Help all citizens, without discrimination

This is in response to the Herald news stories and opinion pieces written about the increase of panhandlers in Durango. There are many negative things said about those who choose to beg, man...

Trust educated people, not money people

I am concerned that Bob Formwalt does not have the community’s interest in mind. He denies having an agenda, but he does: His agenda represents Tri-State and General Electric. Fo...

LPEA needs known, trusted leaders

I am a longtime La Plata County resident and LPEA member. The LPEA board historically has done a fine job of managing our co-op and providing affordable, reliable energy for most of my resid...
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