Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Tipton vote to repeal FWS rule inhumane
Letters to the Editor

Tipton vote to repeal FWS rule inhumane

March 3, 2017

Rep. Scott Tipton helped pass the measure last Thursday with an appalling partisan vote of 225 to 193. If the Senate concurs, we’ll see a privileged few “Great White Hunters”…

Speaking on behalf of ‘We the People’
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Speaking on behalf of ‘We the People’

March 3, 2017

On Tipton’s very own website he states, “In addition to holding regular townhall meetings and other events in person in the 3rd District…,” while simultaneously his website events page declares,…

Add art, solar and wind power to wall
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Add art, solar and wind power to wall

March 3, 2017

I would also like to recommend that the wall have solar panels and be topped with windmills to provide energy to border states and Indian reservations. Perhaps even Mexico would…

Time for Republicans to step up and act
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Time for Republicans to step up and act

March 3, 2017

Republicans in office need to stop worrying about keeping their jobs and need to do their jobs. Serve the American people. Do what is right. Stop this insane president and…

Editorial overlooked costs of protests
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Editorial overlooked costs of protests

March 3, 2017

For instance, the limousine that was burned to the ground by “protesters” was owned by Muhammed Ashraf. Due to a clause in his insurance coverage denying coverage for “riots, insurrections…

Taxes should be put to beneficial ends
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Taxes should be put to beneficial ends

March 2, 2017

I, for one, would like to earmark my taxes to be spent on a special prosecutor to investigate just what kind of influence Russia had on our elections and how…

For first time ever I fear for my country
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For first time ever I fear for my country

March 2, 2017

After review and reconsideration, the Bill of Rights was adopted, the First Amendment of which guarantees the “freedom of the press.” During the first 30 days of the President Donald…

On fluoride, trust science before Google
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On fluoride, trust science before Google

March 2, 2017

I did just that (a Google search) and I found she forgot to include hangnails and navel lint. Here’s the problem: You can find support for any position you want…

Headline blamed Snowdown for DUIs
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Headline blamed Snowdown for DUIs

March 2, 2017

Snowdown is a multi-day event. This year, it ran from Feb. 1 until Feb. 5, but your story was about DUI arrests from Feb. 3 through Feb. 6 – hardly…

Representatives accountable to all of us
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Representatives accountable to all of us

March 2, 2017

In a working democracy, a lawmaker’s most important task is to be responsive to constituents. At Rep. Scott Tipton’s office in Alamosa recently, a friend and I were informed that…

Consider implications of a fluoride ban
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Consider implications of a fluoride ban

March 1, 2017

If fluoride opponents have their way, the population who can least afford dental care, specifically the children of the poor, will shoulder the burden. It will be lifelong. I’ve worked…

Law enforcement lacks respect in town
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Law enforcement lacks respect in town

March 1, 2017

I’m not a criminal and obey the law, yet it appears since there is a lack of murders, bank robberies, carjackings, home invasions, etc., that dog at large is a…

Durango Film
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Durango Film

March 1, 2017

12th annual festival celebrates the art of film, connecting with filmmakers

What is Gardner’s stance on methane?
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What is Gardner’s stance on methane?

March 1, 2017

We were met by Durango Police officers and Tom Probst, manager of the Office Depot Center, who told us we could not participate in the conversation with Gardner’s staff. Only…

Explore alternatives to ‘negative factor’
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Explore alternatives to ‘negative factor’

February 28, 2017

The “negative factor” is a way for the legislature to get around Amendment 23, which requires a K-12 spending increase to match the inflation rate annually. The governor and legislature…

Where’s Waldo is easier than where’s Cory
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Where’s Waldo is easier than where’s Cory

February 28, 2017

All his email addresses are coming up as invalid sites. I called the Herald twice and was assured that they would have the email soon. If the Herald can’t find…

Many troubling questions about Trump
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Many troubling questions about Trump

February 26, 2017

Where do our Colorado congressmen, men sworn to uphold our U.S. Constitution and our national security, stand on seriously investigating concerns regarding President Trump’s professional and personal ties with Russia?…

County property taxes due February 28th
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County property taxes due February 28th

February 26, 2017

How does this rule protect your property, and your pocketbook? When tax payments are received after the deadline, interest and delinquent fees are added to the bill. According to the…

Fix Obamacare if necessary; don’t kill it
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Fix Obamacare if necessary; don’t kill it

February 25, 2017

Although I am very healthy, I support sharing the load of health care expense among all members of our society. That is how insurance works. I don’t know what health…

Experience shows value of fluoridation
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Experience shows value of fluoridation

February 25, 2017

The addition of trace amounts of fluoride to the natural amounts that already exist in our drinking water is one of the best tools we have to prevent dental decay…

Vote to end forced fluoridation in Durango
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Vote to end forced fluoridation in Durango

February 25, 2017

That said, not since Hitler’s Nazism has a government forced medication on its own citizens until fluoridation of the water supply began. Communities across this country have woken up to…

We could all learn from Porter and Fearn
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We could all learn from Porter and Fearn

February 25, 2017

I have personal knowledge of their work, leadership, statesmanship and diplomacy over that time to resolve significant water issues that have affected and continue to affect us all. During their…

EPA helps U.S. protect its quality of life
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EPA helps U.S. protect its quality of life

February 25, 2017

The Clean Air Act, enforced by the EPA, protects our cities and towns from air pollution. One only has to look at cities in China to know what U.S. cities…

Death with dignity without judgment
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Death with dignity without judgment

February 25, 2017

As a registered nurse for the past 40 years, I have worked in intensive care units, in cardiac care, in community health and in hospice. I have cared for many,…

Comparing Trump to Hitler is not fair
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Comparing Trump to Hitler is not fair

February 25, 2017

Come On! Hitler? Really? Don’t you think this is a little bit exaggerated? What exactly are you reading, Deborah Carlisle, that leads you to this misguided conclusion? Again, we say,…

A stark choice coming on bighorn sheep
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A stark choice coming on bighorn sheep

February 25, 2017

Domestic sheep producers use our public lands responsibly, but the negative impact on bighorns is clear. Continued domestic grazing in the Weminuche will inevitably lead to limited bighorn populations. Dr.…