Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Snowberger is great; coverage is poor
The recent public assaults on Dan and the district have been one-sided character attacks, apparently motivated by a small fringe group led by disgruntled former employees. This has been greatly…
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Hunting provides economic benefits
In addition to taxes collected from hunting licenses which goes toward wildlife conservation programs, Colorado hunters spend $221 million on trip-related expenditures every year. This money translates into revenue for…
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The days of reckless spending are over
The sales tax dedicated to Parks and Rec and open space needs to be redirected to the city’s general fund. The essential needs of a police station and road and…
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Democrats are usurping county offices
In the last election, results showed that the current county commissioner for District 1 received 5,869 votes and his opponent got 5,155 votes within the precincts for that district. That’s…
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These students will be future leaders
The students demonstrated their skills of dialogue by conducting a Socratic seminar in which some agreed upon norms were: “don’t talk over each other,” “hard on content, soft on people”…
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Can someone please fix these lights?
There is also a street light at the 32nd Street boat launch that has been flashing like a strobe light for over two weeks, which is dangerous for a couple…
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Guys, enough war – or it’s the asteroid
Unfortunately, under President George Junior, the “oops of (supposedly) wrong information regarding weapons of mass destruction” took us into another Iraq war from 2003 to 2011 which created thousands of…
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Criticism of Snowberger has petty tone
As a district employee, I have sometimes agreed with Mr. Snowberger and the board. At other times, I have disagreed. This isn’t unusual. This is simply what it’s like to…
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Herald, 9R parents should step back
Snowberger has worked tirelessly over the last seven years on behalf of the students, faculty and parents of the district. While serving on the school board, I was inspired by…
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We need to resist alarmism on climate
The report used proponents’ models; scientists who augment their incomes with public and private grants given to them to design reports showing greatly exaggerated climate change models. The models published…
Editorials
Jingle bell soul
Holiday tunes that haven’t worn out their welcome? We’ve got you covered.
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Quit draining same sources for funds
I attended the “Wicked Problem” meetings held by the city and I consider myself an informed citizen. I was not surprised by the vote. The lack of foresight and planning…
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City is set to soak you more for water
I hope that Council has learned from the defeat of their tax increase proposal. Approval of the water and sewer increases will indicate that they still don’t get it. Citizens…
Editorials
Voiceless concerns
Is new pick to head Fish and Wildlife an advocate for wild places and wildlife?
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Snowberger’s apology more obfuscation
What I didn’t see was an explanation for his outright lying about the incident taking place at all. To further weaken his attempt at an apology, he tried to make…
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Requiem for lobo
When a trophy hunter took wolf 926F, it was not the end of a remarkable story
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Wait – what did I just read about 9-R?
This sounds like a time police would be needed. It also should be a problem for a “communications director” of 9-R. Julian Behn Durango
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Great Sand Dunes ducked bullet for now
The Bureau of Land Management thankfully deferred plans to offer a massive swath of land for oil and gas drilling – with some parcels less than a mile from Great…
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City, Herald, trying to fool us on roads
We have problems, but this story is a joke. Every voter in Durango, please go and check out Weston Drive in person. Google its location and go look at this…
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Herald, admit Dems want open borders
Yet, the fact that the current administration used tear gas now qualifies critics to call us weak. The Reagan administration gave over four million illegals amnesty in 1986 in return…
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Durango! I have our next police chief
He has been employed by the city of Durango longer than any other employee. His roots are here, his family is here, he won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. He…
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We do have room for wolves in Colorado
I have worked as a veterinarian for 28 years, the majority deep in wolf territory. Wisconsin has a stable population of 900 wolves. I did depredation claims for my livestock…
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I’ll gladly stand up for Dan Snowberger
I will stand up, but not in the way as framed by the editorial. I was a state legislator for this area for 10 years. During that time, I met…
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The bees’ needs
We’re losing insects at an alarming rate. There’s another bright spot in hemp.