In response to the letter from Kathleen Adams (May 7, “Vote Ted Compton for LPEA Board): In all fairness to Ted Compton, why is he focused on breaking the contract…
The regular monthly meeting of the Herald Community on Zoom will be held May 21, instead of the usual last Friday of the month, because of the Memorial Day weekend…
The American poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, “What we call the beginning is often the end/And to make an end is to make a beginning.” But the pandemic overseers of…
It has occurred to me that in this country, big business still has the financial resources to do whatever they want to make a profit. In a previous letter, I…
Immigrants have played a critical role throughout the pandemic in our community. Across the country, nearly 23 million immigrants have been putting their lives on the line in essential roles…
Thank you to classmates and friends, Herb Bowman and Gunnar Conrad, for their thoughtful replies to my guest column in The Durango Herald and The Denver Post. I asserted (with…
Interdependence is crucial for our health, economy and psychological well-being. Without services like roads, education or public health, our lives would be far more challenging. Our strong American values rooted…
Ted Compton will get my vote for La Plata Electric Co-op board of directors District 3 (Durango) when my ballot arrives in mid-May. Compton has the technical education – dual…
It really breaks my heart that you all killed that bear and her babies. People intrude on their territory and where are they to go? It is wrong. I come…
I am glad Tim has opted for another term as he has done as excellent job representing his constituents. Tim helped draft LPEA’s Strategic Goals, which did not exist before…
If I may, I’d like to quote Clara Pellar from her 1984 Wendy’s commercial, “Where’s the beef?!” The Valle Seco draft Environmental Statement is a comprehensive 126-page document that includes…
Sidewalks away from the river trail are not multiple use, and if you’re not a child in the direct control of a parent not endangering a pedestrian, a dog or…
I am incredibly proud of the work this nonprofit does, including saving my life. For over three decades, in partnership with the federal government, NMDP has operated the nation’s registry…
According to the Economic Policy Institute, “A majority (59%) of workers whose total family income is below the poverty line would receive a pay increase if the minimum wage were…
This shows the disparity of people who have not received their vaccines. It is now more important than ever to keep wearing a mask and social distance until the United…
First, Cruz is one of the most want-to-be “Caucasian” Hispanics I have ever seen, and probably the worst liar to hold an elected office in the country – running a…
In viewing our statistics in relation to other areas, I can clearly see the effect that reduced vigilance has on those communities and no matter how tired of the masks…
Yes, gerrymandering is employed by both parties, and there are laws in Colorado and elsewhere that make it hard for independents and third parties to compete in local and state…
Specifically, as the Oxbow River Park has become increasingly popular, we are seeing a familiar problem emerge: tagging and littering, from discarded masks to plastic water bottles, fast-food wrappers and…
False comparisons aside, debate about how to make both voting and running for office easier should be taking place. The La Plata County Democratic Party knows that a large percentage…
Margaret TurnellDurango
That this is the case was conclusively revealed in the court’s recent 6-3 ruling, which ignored precedent in order to uphold the sentencing of a 31-year-old man to life in…
So reads one of the many tweets our prolific “representative” Lauren Boebert has put out since she arrived in Washington, D.C. In fact, the Biden climate plan says nothing of…
The degree of consensus and the amount of resources in play are at their greatest here. Southwest Colorado hosts a small cluster of sawmills, wood products businesses and harvesting contractors.…
I’d recommend replacing “The Chief” with a giant Saltine cracker. Davitt M. ArmstrongOracle, Ariz.
Plastic degrades into tiny particles that contaminate our food chain, water and soil, exposing humans to toxins absorbed by the plastic and a host of other compounds dangerous to our…
The threat is real, especially with current drought conditions, and WAP is working with our neighbors and agency partners to build fire-adapted communities that are made up of informed residents…
After more than a year of seeing these every day, day after day, it’s gotten pretty tiresome. Does anyone actually read these? Paul SavinBayfield
