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Lt. Dan found kindness and dedication
Letters to the Editor

Lt. Dan found kindness and dedication

February 20, 2016

We all marveled at the kindness and dedication of the LPCHS staff who gave this mistreated and malnourished dog a new life and a safe, loving home for so long.…

New airport won’t lure better service
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New airport won’t lure better service

February 20, 2016

It is true that airlines enter and exit markets as they respond to economic imperatives, but the wish for a return to regulation of the 1978 era at this point…

GCC running too many trucks on CR 120
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GCC running too many trucks on CR 120

February 20, 2016

Its website states: “As members of the communities where we operate, we have an important responsibility that goes beyond compliance with environmental and health factors. In environmental matters, GCC fosters…

Urge BLM to use master leasing plan
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Urge BLM to use master leasing plan

February 20, 2016

Last year, the local Bureau of Land Management finalized a resource management plan to determine how public lands and natural resources will be managed in the coming decades. The plan…

Lost Dog was an asset to the community
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Lost Dog was an asset to the community

February 20, 2016

The representative of the owner of the building, stated that owner and proprietor of the Lost Dog, Ann Morris, couldn’t reach an agreement on the rent. That is not true.…

Election starts March 1 with caucuses
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Election starts March 1 with caucuses

February 20, 2016

On the Democratic side, choosing a candidate starts with you at your precinct caucus on March 1. This is a neighborhood gathering with a national impact, as anyone who watched…

Scream and shout for Superfund now
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Scream and shout for Superfund now

February 20, 2016

Yet Silverton was not yet ready to vote for the Superfund! My question is why does Silverton even get a vote? We the downstream communities are getting the toxic waste…

Do not let the city raze Animas Museum
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Do not let the city raze Animas Museum

February 17, 2016

The schoolhouse, Joy Cabin and the Peterson House are integral parts of our history and of the museum. I believe Joy Cabin is the oldest building in the city, dating…

Cartoon on defending Muslims wrong
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Cartoon on defending Muslims wrong

February 17, 2016

Did he “defend Muslims”? No, he sent the U.S. Marine Corps to defeat them and that’s why “the shores of Tripoli” are mentioned in the Marine Corps hymn. Our Founding…

Come caucus for Bernie on March 1
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Come caucus for Bernie on March 1

February 15, 2016

Some say that Bernie is not what the United States needs right now, that he’s too progressive. I disagree. Clinton has a tremendous resume, no question. But she is a…

Allow more letters to balance Facebook
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Allow more letters to balance Facebook

February 15, 2016

Perhaps if the Herald editorial board allowed more letters in the print edition and tossed out the 30-day rule, it would balance out. On the other hand, if one reads…

Socialism a path to lost liberties
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Socialism a path to lost liberties

February 14, 2016

While visiting with Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson in September 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev said, “We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to communism, but we…

Lindsay Vonn deserves more Herald ink
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Lindsay Vonn deserves more Herald ink

February 14, 2016

In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Lindsay just won her 38th downhill victory (the most by a woman in any specialty) and her 76th World Cup win. How about putting her on the front…

Be responsible; clean up after your dog
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Be responsible; clean up after your dog

February 13, 2016

For all the Durango dog owners who claim to care about the environment the time has come for them to be responsible for cleaning up after their dogs. We are…

Colorado still leading on clean power
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Colorado still leading on clean power

February 13, 2016

The reality is that Americans overwhelmingly support action to protect public health by reducing carbon pollution. The Clean Power Plan is the greatest single step the U.S. has ever taken…

Support our economy, Public Lands Day
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Support our economy, Public Lands Day

February 13, 2016

We are lucky to live in Durango where we can explore so many spectacular public lands right near home. But these lands also provide for us economically. Because I work…

Take the opportunity to thank Hillcrest
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Take the opportunity to thank Hillcrest

February 13, 2016

What many of you may not know is the snowmobile that is used for grooming died two days after our first big snowfall. Will Herz, who is responsible for maintaining…

Contribute to excellent Hillcrest grooming
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Contribute to excellent Hillcrest grooming

February 13, 2016

I witnessed a selfless act of an elderly skier skiing with a shovel and no poles. He was covering the grass showing through on the trails. When I thanked him,…

Events demonstrate racism in America
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Events demonstrate racism in America

February 13, 2016

When the Ammon Bundy bunch proclaimed their alliance for the constitutional rights of ranchers, loggers and miners, he lost all credibility with me. Anyone who can hold a straight face…

Forest management helps ease budgets
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Forest management helps ease budgets

February 12, 2016

Although the story and RSA do a great job at explaining the need for change (less money), they don’t address the nature of the agency’s chronic budget problems. The reality…

Aid in dying gives options, not orders
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Aid in dying gives options, not orders

February 12, 2016

The debate is sadly divided along ideological lines with the opposition seemingly unable to hear the rebuttal to their arguments that this is physician-assisted suicide and a slippery slope toward…

Tell the BLM to protect favorite places
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Tell the BLM to protect favorite places

February 11, 2016

Last February, the Bureau of Land Management came out with a plan that dictates how we can use and access our BLM lands, like Phil’s World, for the next 15…

Cover churches’ good work – not cults
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Cover churches’ good work – not cults

February 11, 2016

I am part of the Christian community in this area and am aware of so many good things going on at our local churches. It seems a shame not to…

Ban the box
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Ban the box

February 10, 2016

Effort is at root an acknowledgement of some fundamental realities

Pesticides are scarier than the pandemic
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Pesticides are scarier than the pandemic

February 7, 2016

Not that long ago in the news, a well-to-do family rented a vacation villa where extreme illness and death resulted from an irresponsible bug exterminator. I can only imagine the…

Do not idle cars; do pick up after dogs
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Do not idle cars; do pick up after dogs

February 7, 2016

You should not leave your car idling because carbon monoxide reduces air quality and affects everyone’s health, causes global climate change, wastes fuel and costs money, contributes to noise pollution,…

Editorial ignored a long-standing law
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Editorial ignored a long-standing law

February 7, 2016

Beyond the founding principle of gender equity in pay, to quote the website verbatim, “Pay differentials are permitted when they are based on seniority, merit, quantity or quality of production,…

Move Snowdown’s focus off drinking
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Move Snowdown’s focus off drinking

February 7, 2016

Having attended Snowdown events over 20 years, I experienced Snowdown evolve from outdoor fun to bar games. Snowdown should focus more how to have fun without relying on drinking games.…

LPEA base rate increase inexplicable
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LPEA base rate increase inexplicable

February 7, 2016

Board minutes clearly show extensive consideration of the effect of not increasing the base charge. Board minutes show LPEA staff is projecting a $3.9 million margin in 2016 with the…

Compare candidates to help unaffiliated
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Compare candidates to help unaffiliated

February 7, 2016

Before the candidates are chosen, now is the time to find out what each candidate will do about key issues. Tracy Brothers Durango