Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Voting down 2B will not move facility
The Durango Chamber of Commerce wants you to know details about Ballot Question 2B: This initiative is asking the voters permission to finance improvements required to comply with state regulations,…
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City does not handle idea of waste well
However, these are easy accolades to claim given the setting of the Animas River Valley and the great people who inhabit this community. The difficult part of city staff and…
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Sheldon will work creatively for 9-R
Matt is a humble, hard-working guy who knows how to overcome challenges. He would never brag that he combined his speed and intelligence to become an academic all-American in cross-country.…
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Use Lake Nighthorse to fix sewage issue
Since it is apparent that there will be no receational use of the reservoir in the foreseeable future, it should make a very satisfactory repository for the waste from bikers,…
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Women’s health is facing a witch hunt
It’s based on Christian conservative Republicans’ religious beliefs. They’ll decide if a mother has to die so that the unborn baby may live. They’ll decide if a mother must bring…
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Question 1A is modest, needed, overdue
However, Question 1A seems like a pretty easy one on which to make an informed decision. As part of this decision, we should ask a two-part question: Have our road…
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Upgrade at Santa Rita is the only option
The letter to the editor from John Ballew, chair of the city’s Utilities Commission (Herald, Oct. 20), is more diplomatic and to the point. An upgrade at Santa Rita Park…
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Vote ‘No’ on city’s sewer plant remodel
Spending $68 million, before the unimaginable cost overruns, is too much for the status quo. Just the other day the Herald reported that the clarifier tank remodel is finished, so…
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Support Sheldon for District 9-R board
As campus visit coordinator, Matt worked to energize and spark creativity into the Fort Lewis’ campus visit program, and was an important voice for spearheading initiatives central to Fort Lewis…
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Say ‘Yes’ to sewer plant ballot measure
I considered voting “No” on 2B in hopes that the City Council might reconsider relocating downstream and away from Santa Rita Park. I asked that question of city officials at…
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Sewer plant proposal rates a ‘no’ vote
Disgusting: About the only thing you can say about putting biking, walking, kayaking, playing and most especially eating in the park areas next to a sewage treatment plant. These multiple…
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Vote for the river, vote for sewer bond
When I read that the current location was being considered, I was skeptical. Fortunately, so were city councilors. They directed a thorough evaluation. After announcing that rebuilding on-site was the…
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Spend wisely before asking for more
As a cattle rancher, I would pay an especially large share of this tax. Many farmers and ranchers make an earnest living and cannot afford to be hindered with one…
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All will share in paying for county roads
The committee looked at raising funds from a sales tax increase, use tax, property tax increase (all requiring approval by the voters). We first met in June 2015 and listened…
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Sheldon is the best fit for school board
Matt has an excellent track record of working in the Durango community. He has worked at the Boys & Girls Club of Durango and Fort Lewis College, volunteered for many…
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Vote ‘yes’ on 2B for water quality
Currently, the city of Durango is struggling to protect the Animas River with the deteriorating condition of the current facility, but even with all of its efforts it is becoming…
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Notice cross-country team’s strengths
His comments didn’t surprise me because people have always spoken about our team that way. Others who come to cross country meets are surprised when they see how friendly, cohesive,…
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Athletes were aware of bad behavior
To believe that the students who participated in the Phoenix hotel drug and alcohol incident were unaware that they were doing something wrong or might jeopardize their team’s ability to…
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FLC enrollment is down, not increasing
The recent move from four to three credit classes will make staying in college even more difficult for students who are struggling to balance family with school or who have…
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Herald owes runners public apology
Were you never a child? Have you never made a mistake? Can’t you imagine the punishment and public embarrassment that these kids have already suffered? My 17-year-old daughter said, “Why…
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Harvest, process waste into energy
I would not argue that Durango must move forward to renovate or move the sewer plant, I would argue to immediately embrace and initiate a door-to-door collection service for all…
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Alternate sewer plant sites too unstable
This portion of the Animas River corridor has a recent geologic history of mass wasting landslides, triggered by periodic methane accumulations and explosions. One can only speculate as to how…
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Sheldon is the best choice for 9-R board
I’ve worked with Matt during the chaotic, high tension environment of local elections. We are fortunate to have this energetic, smart and capable young professional step up to serve. Matt…
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Sheldon has skills to get things done
Matt has very strong communication skills combined with the enthusiasm and knowledge that we need to get things done. He has an amazing ability to focus on the issues that…
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‘Yes’ on Question 2B is the best option
The most environmentally sensitive and sustainable solution to the expansion of the sewer plant is not to relocate it and build all new but to reuse all that is reusable,…
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Mine, county planning play Catch-22
In the snarl of yarn that is the county’s reasoning for lack of oversight, no citations have been issued, no fines collected and no remedial actions have been enforced. We…
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Vote ‘no’ on county mill levy increase
Commissioners somehow excluded a sales tax increase, which would get everyone involved, a snappy idea since everyone uses roads and bridges. They also excluded no tax increase, i.e. take the…
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Say ‘yes’ to Bayfield sales tax increase
Recent street improvements came about as a result of the town having a dedicated funding source for those improvements. The problem with that fund, however, is that was not established…
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Stahnke understands 9-R, student needs
She understands firsthand why the achievement gap needs to be narrowed and why a STEM-based curriculum emphasizing strong science, technology, engineering and math remains critical not just for women, but…