Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Many will go hungrier thanks to Tipton’s vote
You have already felt the reduction of a bare-bones diet by about 21 meals a month caused by the expiration of stimulus funding passed in response to Wall Street’s Great…
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‘Home Depot’ bridge honors early explorer
Eleven years before the Dominguez-Escalante expedition, our area was visited by another Spanish explorer, Juan Maria Antonio de Rivera. Rivera also crossed the Animas River and likely camped near the…
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Pot users should keep it to themselves
I propose Durango establishes a “pot zone” where all the shops, bars and any marijuana-related situations take place. I’d prefer this to be in Bodo or somewhere outside of town,…
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Herald should drop once-a-month rule
After reading all three letters, it’s a puzzle as to how Harrigan came to the conclusion that conservative letter-writers are submitting “a pile of Fox/Limbaugh talking points that they recite…
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Obamacare: Lying leaders should resign
Both instances were over big events, although the first did not affect the folks, whereas the current deception affects all of us directly or indirectly because it affects one-sixth of…
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Look into dangerous lights near the mall
I received a summons for turning left into traffic. The lights turned red on my side, but the oncoming lights had not changed yet. While I was trying to get…
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Talk to LPEA before trying to connect solar
We would also like to expand on the statement the story included from our public information officer regarding safety and compatibility, to clarify for all our members who are considering…
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Brown’s candidacy brings back bad memories
Current State Rep. Mike McLachlan has represented us well at the state Capitol. He has sponsored bills to support and recognize our military veterans. And he voted with the overwhelming…
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Cabins were only access for disabled people
These were the only handicapped-accessible cabins on the entire lake. Having stayed in these cabins, I fail to understand why they were closed, and the county is not enforcing the…
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In UC names use a comma, not an ‘at’
In a story about funding the Discovery Museum here in Durango (Herald, Oct. 30), the writer noted a supporting grant from the “University of California at Berkeley.” I would like…
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Be more aware of medical billing practices
In June, I visited a clinic for a simple tetanus shot. I had suffered an inconsequential scratch to my finger several days prior. This was self-treated with no persistent problems.…
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Free coffee today at Betsy’s shrine
We will have a plethora of shrine offerings that you can use to rid yourself of the demons of any past trauma you have been through. Exactly one year ago,…
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Schaaf’s work with mosquitoes protected us
Coming from Kentucky to Durango, I can share so many thoughts regarding mosquitoes and their control, but the bottom line is that Schaaf has protected us, and for that, my…
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With treaty, Obama diluting U.S. sovereignty
Simply put, we do, indeed, have that entitlement, which is now being direly threatened by President Barack Obama’s attempt to sell out an important point of our sovereignty to the…
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Obama’s hot air could turn many windmills
Sadly, after five years in office, Barack Obama has turned out to be a major disappointment. In spite of all the hype, Obama seems to have few skills other than…
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United problems, solutions not fully explained
And important facts are missing in the story. First, we need to know why service has been so poor. Second, we need to see comparisons to service records in comparable…
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Catering to foreign interests destroying U.S.
Just consider that if you take away the cost of the Iraq war, plus the cost of the “son of the Iraq war,” the Afghan war, and the annual aid…
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Council shows actions louder than words
We, on the south side, now will live with a five-story, block-to-block hotel on Second Avenue, which likely will bring increasing parking problems, noise, violations of privacy and increased traffic…
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Global warming: Insanity or religion?
A recent issue of The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons has an article pointing out that climate-change believers now are so openly disregarding facts that their climate-change beliefs have…
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Historical group links properties to resources
The article mentions the La Plata County Register of Historic Places, and as chairman of the La Plata County Historical Commission, I wanted to explain that we are a committee…
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State ballot issues
Up with Prop. AA, down with Amdt. 66: Both conversations should continue
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Frontier’s departure means higher air fares
When I flew to Denver on Oct. 26, fares as cheap as $40 one way were available when I booked. I was on the last Frontier flight from Denver to…
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Stop lights should be red in both directions
We have had several accidents during the last several years that have been investigated, but no changes have been made to synchronizing the lights. Yes, we have added blinking yellow…
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State, feds are tuned in to Red Arrow issues
The mill, however, is a separate location near Mancos, and is an illegal, unpermitted operation. Neither mining nor milling operations are continuing, and two satellite disposal locations are secured with…
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Election Day
It is not too late to weigh in on important state and local issues in off-year voting