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Negative train comments unjustified

My husband and I have lived in La Plata County for 20 years. For the past six of those, we have lived approximately 50 yards from the train track in the North Valley, so we happily hear and ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Are we fated to partisanship? That seems likely.

We seem to have been stuck on faction for the last 230 years

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Thanks, Mike, for checking on recycling

Did you see the “60 Minutes” segment on Aug. 18 about the way plastic waste is polluting our environment? Wondered how many were as horrified as I was to see how plastic is taking...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No open-carry makes children happier

I applaud Walmart and City Market for asking customers not to open-carry in their stores (“ Not long ago, I was at City Market north and a man entered at the same time with a handgun on his...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s the age of American despair – can we fix it?

Last week, CNN devoted seven hours of programming to climate change, bringing the leading Democratic candidates onstage to grill them on the issue. I have no complaints about the decision, b...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

City manager done in by knuckleheads

There must be some evil Ron LeBlanc doppelganger running around who is kicking puppies, because the city manager’s sudden decision to retire doesn’t make any sense based on my experience. ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

That other letter was in jest – right?

The Herald’s lead I would hope del Campo and her family did not take offense at Mike Sigman’s subtle, jesting response (“Are you covering for Trump resistance?” Sept. 5). On the...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sen. Ray Scott and other officials need to grow some skin

Colorado officials cannot eliminate citizens from official social media

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Sad or funny: Candidate Biden is both

Gaffes or Senility? I don’t know whether Dana Milbank’s column in the Herald (“ Truth (five-letter word) is that Democrats are not just shooting themselves in the foot with Biden, Democrats...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fed shouldn’t pick a fight with President Trump

WASHINGTON – ”To the barricades.” That’s one way to characterize Bill Dudley’s idea that the Federal Reserve fight off President Trump’s attacks. It’s a bad idea, but it also shows the defec...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Guess who’s got a beef with Polis now?

Like many Americans, Gov. Jared Polis has been intrigued lately by the promise of plant-based meat alternatives from companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. He is not ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials