Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Reid a dedicated man who made FLC better
Letters to the Editor

Reid a dedicated man who made FLC better

January 13, 2014

He was a man of high integrity. He worked very hard for Fort Lewis College and set an excellent example for the rest of us to follow. He was dedicated…

Mourning the loss of once-great Colorado
Letters to the Editor

Mourning the loss of once-great Colorado

January 13, 2014

Back then, Colorado could have shared Montana’s signature saying of being “the last best place.” No more. Now, the Denver and other metro-area, left-wing liberals have fouled your once great…

Pot and the guv
Editorials

Pot and the guv

January 12, 2014

Hickenlooper may hate experiment, but how legalization is handled could be his legacy

Herald fails to report news liberals dislike
Letters to the Editor

Herald fails to report news liberals dislike

January 12, 2014

Why has the Herald not noted publicly that almost every word of its early promotions of Obamacare have turned out to be wrong or factually inaccurate? Doesn’t the Herald have…

Photo left wrong memory of Israeli leader
Letters to the Editor

Photo left wrong memory of Israeli leader

January 12, 2014

This man was a warrior, but he also worked for peace. Is this how he should be remembered by Herald readers? I’ll be watching for just a single picture of…

Snow Pack
Editorial Cartoons

Snow Pack

January 11, 2014

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ACA does mean better access to health care
Letters to the Editor

ACA does mean better access to health care

January 11, 2014

A couple of months ago, my health-insurance company sent me a notice to inform me that as of Jan. 1, my premiums would be increasing by around $200 a month,…

Vaccines traced to military guinea pigs
Letters to the Editor

Vaccines traced to military guinea pigs

January 11, 2014

One person collapsed and disappeared for two weeks into the hospital, and others were affected to varying degrees. We were lab rats and nothing more. I, luckily, suffered no ill…

Remember victories in the War on Poverty
Letters to the Editor

Remember victories in the War on Poverty

January 11, 2014

Originally funded through community-based block grants, the Community Action Programs actually cut poverty rates in half during the first 10 years. Locally, Dr. Bud Evans started the regional revolving loan…

Thanks, happy retirement to David Smith
Letters to the Editor

Thanks, happy retirement to David Smith

January 11, 2014

Smith has been Durango’s city attorney for 37 years. During his tenure, he has worked with hundreds of people in our city government. He has worked closely with our elected…

When cream is not cream: Read food labels
Letters to the Editor

When cream is not cream: Read food labels

January 9, 2014

Now, when you buy a carton of whipping cream, you must read the label carefully because there are several additives being added to the cream, including skim milk. Well, that’s…

Winter Haven
Editorials

Winter Haven

January 9, 2014

Collaborative shelter effort will give desperate families a warm option

Poll does not allow a vote for Hickenlooper
Letters to the Editor

Poll does not allow a vote for Hickenlooper

January 7, 2014

Anyone reading and not thinking might wonder if it were done intentionally to garner support for the Republican Party because the current governor’s name was not included in the voting…

Water Front Range with a Missouri canal
Letters to the Editor

Water Front Range with a Missouri canal

January 7, 2014

How about a positive solution like a Missouri canal? It would bring water from the Missouri River to the Front Range cities: Cheyenne, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Walsenberg, Raton,…

Three bills to watch
Editorials

Three bills to watch

January 7, 2014

Bipartisan measures would boost protections for freedom of information

Front-page story on termination was insulting
Letters to the Editor

Front-page story on termination was insulting

January 7, 2014

I happen to know Patti to be a woman of utmost integrity (Something the Herald and some of our community officials should learn), who has a natural ability to take…

Banking on marijuana
Editorials

Banking on marijuana

January 6, 2014

State ‘laundering’ money from pot sales another strange aspect of legalization

Banning guns on campuses would add risk
Letters to the Editor

Banning guns on campuses would add risk

January 6, 2014

The story quoted a supporter of the ban as saying that, “Guns on campus create an intimidating climate and puts the safety of students, teachers and staff at risk.” That…

Debunking bogus claims on climate change
Letters to the Editor

Debunking bogus claims on climate change

January 6, 2014

“Global warming” is not in itself a science, true. It is the conclusion reached by meteorologists and contrary to Goodrich’s assertions, 97 percent of all peer-reviewed climate science papers that…

Two-for-one nuggets of misinformation
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Two-for-one nuggets of misinformation

January 5, 2014

Goodrich wrote that global warming is not a science, and I would agree. It is a hypothesis that our planet is warming and that the root cause is our unmitigated…

Honesty, integrity saved grandmother’s gems
Letters to the Editor

Honesty, integrity saved grandmother’s gems

January 5, 2014

I had resigned myself to never seeing it again, which was very sad for me because it contained tiny diamonds from my grandmother’s wedding ring. Several days later, I received…

Charles Bradshaw
Editorials

Charles Bradshaw

January 5, 2014

The right person at the time to save train

God’s laws supersede conflicts with Bible
Letters to the Editor

God’s laws supersede conflicts with Bible

January 4, 2014

The Herald also personally demeaned God when stating: “As such, the baker or any business person’s religious beliefs are irrelevant when it comes to serving the public,” and “Phillips’ religious…

Report the whole story on drug overdoses
Letters to the Editor

Report the whole story on drug overdoses

January 4, 2014

Why make people look like dirtbags and irresponsible when there are a lot of people in this town I have found who are addicted to opiates? Report the facts and…

2014
Editorials

2014

January 4, 2014

The new year promises to be an eventful one in local affairs

Editorial board lacks economy skills
Letters to the Editor

Editorial board lacks economy skills

January 4, 2014

With the remaining shares of Chrysler purchased from the UAW retirement fund by Fiat (they got those shares at no charge from the federal government), Chrysler is now an Italian…

Legislature should stay away from lawns
Letters to the Editor

Legislature should stay away from lawns

January 4, 2014

Grass lawns provide an attractive and clean answer, and they slow rain water runoff and prevent erosion. And it can take years, perhaps decades, to restore native vegetation to the…

City should explain single-stream recycling
Letters to the Editor

City should explain single-stream recycling

January 4, 2014

How many residents are currently without cans? What exactly happens to the single-stream recycled materials once they have been collected? All residences are billed monthly for the service, but not…