Editorials
Station No. 2: Possible locations for new fire station all have promise, but big problems as well
Possible locations for new fire station all have promise, but big problems as well
Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Marijuana damages brain development
Politics, legality and freedom issues aside, this is the result when children ingest this dangerous poison. The 10 pot shops in your town are not your friends! Parents in Durango,…
Letters to the Editor
DISH responds concerning Denver TV
We wanted to clear up any confusion that may have resulted from your inquiries to the DISH Customer Service team. You deserve a clearer answer than you have received, and…
Letters to the Editor
In wake of Paris agreement, take action
This announcement shouldn’t surprise many and pleases few; 47 percent of those who voted for the president feel “the U.S. should participate in the international agreement to limit global warming.”…
Letters to the Editor
Town board needs to explain its decision
Granted, the Mancos code states that the town administrator serves at the discretion of the board of trustees, however, I would remind the board that they serve at the discretion…
Letters to the Editor
Attention to customers may right the ship
It’s now been almost three months and the refund for the balance still hasn’t been sent. Perhaps a little more attention to your customers might help right your sinking ship.…
Letters to the Editor
Coram’s charter school vote was wrong
He voted against it, and his position on the issue is just plain wrong; it is hurting the ability for school choice to grow and thrive across the state. Currently,…
Letters to the Editor
Get involved with Tres Rios travel plan
While anyone can understand the need to control duplicate routes, closing historical, scenic or loop access routes in an area that is extremely economically depressed and where the local citizens…
Editorials
Waterfall Ranch: Zink family celebrates 100 years on the land
du1-i-syn Agriculture is tough business. Always has been. Working the land to support a family is hard work. The variables and uncertainties of weather, water, labor, machinery, finances, fertile soil…
Letters to the Editor
Gun safety rally was about gun control
As with “global cooling” doing the oh-so convenient morph into “global warming” then into “climate change” while Miami remains high, or dry, the gun control lobby (read: “do what I…
Pine River Times opinion
BHS track and field parents appreciate support for team
First, our head coaches, Gary Heide and Josh Walton, and their assistant coaches, Melissa Kaufmann, Chip Holdmair, Luke and Nancy Harrington, Suzette Baker, and our trainer, Brandi Wenzlau, did another…
Editorials
Immunizations: Most kids received disease-preventing shots, figures show
A single-dose vial of the measles-mumps-rubella virus vaccine live, or MMR vaccine is shown at the practice of Dr. Charles Goodman in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Some doctors…
Letters to the Editor
Counting on Gardner to do the right thing
People with lung disease simply cannot risk going without health insurance. More than 32 million Americans have lung disease or lung cancer, many of whom have quality health insurance thanks…
Letters to the Editor
Circus clings to broken business model
Because it no longer holds an exhibitor’s license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the circus leases the animals it exploits. Larry Carden, whose elephant act is touring with Jordan…
Letters to the Editor
Veterans should be aware of proposals
This line is answered by an actual person who will receive and process your concerns regarding VA healthcare and/or VA benefits to the appropriate department. It is available to anyone:…
Letters to the Editor
RACs essential so we can work together
For a decade I served our area on the BLM’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council or RAC. At different times I represented the environment and/or the area’s history and cultural resources.…
Letters to the Editor
Too much missing from the newspaper
The only reasons I can come up with is it’s too expensive, and you now only print local stuff. There “ain’t” much of a paper left anymore! Reading the Herald…
Editorials
U.S. Hwy 550: Improvements make a big difference, but the danger is still there
du1-i-syn We can travel on U.S. 550 to Bernalillo, and then a short distance on I-25 into Albuquerque and its airport, or to its soccer fields, zoo or specialty auto…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton’s votes reveal his ‘constituents’
After that meltdown, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to protect us from the financial industry’s worst abuses. Guess what! Last week, our Rep. Scott Tipton voted to get rid of…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton, be more cautious in the future
The bill is devilishly deceiving. It holds the EPA to a new standard, clearly expressed in the bills’s statement of purpose, “to prohibit the EPA from proposing, finalizing or disseminating…
Editorials
Airport subsidies
Essential Air Service program funding offers access, keeps small airports open
Editorials
Hermosa Creek: Management plan needs input as watershed protection plans take shape
Durango Herald<br><br>The northwest side of the Hermosa Creek Wilderness Protection Area, looking toward the west from above Hermosa Creek.du1-i-syn In our days of planning and review required by laws and…
Letters to the Editor
Column on Cuba missed important point
While I agree that the U.S. embargo is a brain-dead policy, Cuba has been able to trade with the entire rest of the world aside from the U.S. for 55…
Letters to the Editor
Time to remove signs near Mesa Verde
A few months ago, an active duty military person wrote a letter to the editor exclaiming the inappropriateness of Nazi emblems being displayed on the building. These symbols were removed,…
Letters to the Editor
Any type of boat can bring invasive species
In fact, any boat potentially could have invasive species present. That would include kayaks or rafts as well as rowboats or sailboats. Granted, some watercraft are more likely than others.…
Letters to the Editor
Lack of compassion at Mercy a problem
My partner has been trying to get help for back pain issues related to old injuries since before Christmas. It took several primary care visits and a trip to the…
Editorials
Ride the Rockies: Durango gears up to host 32nd tour
du1-i-syn The route on Colorado 17 is due north through the heart of the San Luis Valley. Keep the Sangre de Cristos on your right, merge onto U.S. Highway 285,…
Letters to the Editor
‘Originalism’ opinion page appreciated
The exercise of thoughtfully considering all sides of an issue is basic to fulfilling our responsibility as citizens. Reading these two opposing pieces prompted me to move beyond the opinions…
Letters to the Editor
County officials need to meet code, too
Approximately one year ago, under his direction, a remodel of a county facility was constructed from start to finish without a single permit application – no structural plans, no plumbing…
Letters to the Editor
Rule of law an outdated concept in U.S.
We pay ever more for ever less. Meanwhile, unlawful intrusion continues as justices assign divine rights to patriarchal politicians and corporate leaders to deny women access to reproductive health care,…