Editorials

Details on death did not belong in paper
Letters to the Editor

Details on death did not belong in paper

May 18, 2013

The Herald should be ashamed that it allowed disrespectful details that where not needed to be included in the report on Taylor Folmar’s autopsy results. Perhaps this is why our…

Write letters to support veteran care
Letters to the Editor

Write letters to support veteran care

May 18, 2013

We are writing to ask our community to write letters to Congress and our governor supporting our vets. These men and women have given us their time to help us,…

AP probe
Editorials

AP probe

May 18, 2013

‘National security’ is not carte blanche for intimidation

District 9-R wrong to end key programs
Letters to the Editor

District 9-R wrong to end key programs

May 16, 2013

The new plan to relocate funding for this amazing program, under the administration of Superintendent Daniel Snowberger, is one of the worst things Durango District 9-R could do to its…

Drilling in Colorado
Editorials

Drilling in Colorado

May 16, 2013

State should work on refining, not banning, industry practices

Council deserves praise for bag efforts
Letters to the Editor

Council deserves praise for bag efforts

May 15, 2013

Why do these super-sized corporations still promote plastic bags? One local store never gives out plastic bags, but there are free cardboard boxes at the checkout for those of us…

IRS
Editorials

IRS

May 15, 2013

Taxation is the most easily abusedand most dangerous federal power

City should focus on issues other than bags
Letters to the Editor

City should focus on issues other than bags

May 15, 2013

Plastic bags are already recycled in bins provided by grocery stores. I have long disagreed with one grocer that only provides boxes if you forget a bag. Cardboard and newspaper…

Act now or kiss East, West coasts goodbye
Letters to the Editor

Act now or kiss East, West coasts goodbye

May 14, 2013

As many are aware, we have created a greenhouse effect on our precious Earth simply because we choose to contribute to the ongoing tradition of buying and driving gas and…

Medicaid
Editorials

Medicaid

May 14, 2013

Legislature, governor right to expand coverage for lower-income Coloradans

City fine for speeding ticket is exorbitant
Letters to the Editor

City fine for speeding ticket is exorbitant

May 14, 2013

So I had my day in court. I shared my opinion with the judge. He seemed to understand how I felt but told me the City Council sets the price…

LPEA
Editorials

LPEA

May 12, 2013

Co-op members have chosen a course change for La Plata Electric Association

Stop harming the Earth for convenience
Letters to the Editor

Stop harming the Earth for convenience

May 12, 2013

We were in Oahu several weeks ago, quite a distance off the coast doing the archetypical “dolphin swim” (lots of fun). My little boy pointed out a sea turtle and…

Common sense and gun rights can coexist
Letters to the Editor

Common sense and gun rights can coexist

May 12, 2013

In the 2008 Heller decision, the court ruled for the first time that the Second Amendment applied to an individual’s right to bear arms. However, even this conservative court stated…

Health charges
Editorials

Health charges

May 11, 2013

Price divergence a bad omen for cost control

Cosmo crew showed admirable solidarity
Letters to the Editor

Cosmo crew showed admirable solidarity

May 11, 2013

The fat cats have been getting away with firings, stealing pensions, laying off in mass, unsafe working conditions, low wages, uncertainty in work all for the sake of bottom-line growth.…

Many groups are out to destroy America
Letters to the Editor

Many groups are out to destroy America

May 11, 2013

One by one: The Muslim Brotherhood (changed name to Freedom and Justice Party). No. 2 is al Qaida. President Barack Obama said, after the slaying of Osama bin Laden, “We…

Baseball field dedication was wonderful
Letters to the Editor

Baseball field dedication was wonderful

May 11, 2013

Joe Montonati came from Montrose and said, “I sure wish I’d have gotten one of those for Nick,” his disabled son who couldn’t make the trip. Jared Hensley turned and…

Stand together to protect eroding freedoms
Letters to the Editor

Stand together to protect eroding freedoms

May 11, 2013

Why, then, is so much of humanity not truly free? We have domestic terrorists in our midst who seek to destroy our way of life, out-of-control government and law enforcement,…

Legislative session
Editorials

Legislative session

May 11, 2013

Colorado’s General Assembly stands in marked contrast to paralyzed Congress

63 and older have fewer medical options
Letters to the Editor

63 and older have fewer medical options

May 9, 2013

This is all coming about, apparently, from the new legislation attached to Medicare. At least, this is what I have been led to understand. From my end, I only know…

Legislature should consider cat master bills
Letters to the Editor

Legislature should consider cat master bills

May 9, 2013

Outside cats should be registered, background checks be submitted on the owner (at the owner’s expense) and a limited number of claws per paw allowed. Felonious cats should be incarcerated…

Farmers Market
Editorials

Farmers Market

May 9, 2013

Season kicks off Saturday after week of moisture

Don’t erode any of Bill of Rights
Letters to the Editor

Don’t erode any of Bill of Rights

May 8, 2013

Our forefathers had no idea that any citizen could send a message to thousands of people simultaneously and instantaneously through emails and texting or that crazy, evil people and those…

Recognize our own dysfunction in terrorists
Letters to the Editor

Recognize our own dysfunction in terrorists

May 8, 2013

The madness is not just out there but within every person’s mind. Considering the Boston terrorists’ act, we might ask, how is it possible that the other can inflict such…

Alternative energy not available at same rate
Letters to the Editor

Alternative energy not available at same rate

May 7, 2013

I guess you might make a wave-powered generator work in a boat shooting the rapids. Maybe a water wheel (well-proven technology) could replace the energy consumed pumping Animas water to…