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New monument welcome, positive news

I am writing to say how heartened I was to wake up the other day to some positive, global news for a change: President Obama’s recent designation to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Natio...

Voters deluged by Bloomberg billions

I was called by someone from a purported “survey” that was a badly concealed “push poll” designed to slander J. Paul Brown. It was typical mudslinging by Mike McLachlan and the anti-gun Dem ...

Celebrate expansion of marine reserve

Even though we live 6,512 feet above sea level, we should all be celebrating President Barack Obama’s designation this week of the world’s largest marine reserve by expanding the Pacific Rem...

Morrissey has superior qualifications

The duties of the La Plata County treasurer are to collect taxes, disburse that revenue to the taxing districts and invest the county’s money. As a certified public accountant, ...

Keep pets away from prairie dog colonies

The reservoir for plague is wild rodents. Prairie dogs are the main carriers of plague in our area. The flea is the vector that transmits the disease to other animals including humans. ...

Lieb continuing a tradition of service

As the election season is in full swing, it is important for each of us to take a closer look at the candidates eager to serve us. Among them is Bobby Lieb, candidate for county treasurer. I...

Lieb is best prepared to be treasurer

There are two candidates for the position of La Plata County treasurer; however, Bobby Lieb is clearly the candidate best prepared to assume this role to effectively serve the people of our ...

Second Amendment right tied to militia

I’ve become disgusted to an extreme by the letters in this column submitted by gun lovers who wrongly think that the Second Amendment specifies an open entitlement to possess guns of any sor...

Say ‘no’ to bitter, paranoid candidates

The slate of candidates in this election reflects the far-right nature of the Republican/tea party as they continue to promote out-of-touch and paranoid concerns about guns, the United Natio...

It is time for Duke Schirard to retire

Sean Smith, candidate for our sheriff, is a vibrant, enthusiastic, intelligent law-enforcement professional with experience and training at the county, state and federal level in several loc...

Scott Tipton wasted years of hard work

During a number of years, scores of people with very divergent interests spent hundreds of hours hammering out a compromise agreement, which culminated in the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protect...

Broken pipe will interrupt snowmaking

I am dismayed that the Herald has neglected to cover a serious issue affecting snowmaking at Durango Mountain Resort, fishing in Electra Lake and power generation at Tacoma. The pipeline tha...
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