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Opinion/Letters To The Editor

Geo Terrazas is one of us

First, I do not know the family of Geo Terrazas, the guy who got hauled away by ICE recently and is being detained by them. But I do know he is one of us: a hardworking family man who just w...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Respect wildlife, stop spreading glass

Many of us recreate on the Horse Gulch trails and have seen the shards of glass that some people have spread around. The shards are clearly not there by accident. My assumption is this has b...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald must stop catering to the loud minority

I am so glad to see the Herald finally post a letter representing the beliefs of the majority of Americans (Herald, Sept. 10). The Herald continues almost exclusively to post letters from cr...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The U.S. Peace Corps at 64

Sept. 22 marks a major milestone in the history of the United States Peace Corps. On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the original Peace Corps Act, which formally ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

This is not who we want to be

Thank you for the story of Martin Geobany Terazzas' detention by ICE (Herald, Sept. 10). While I absolutely believe that employers and immigrants need to abide by the laws of this country, t...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Patriotism protects debate, dissent, diverse views

Mike Sigman labeling the Herald “anti-American” (Letters, Herald, Sept. 10) because it reports on immigration, racial justice or restorative justice is pretty much what I’d expect to hear fr...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Criminals aren’t law abiding, ban gun free zones

There's been another tragic shooting. This time at a public high school in Evergreen, followed closely on the heels of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. How do we stop these ...

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The backdoor to privatizing Social Security

Beware seniors, families with grandparents and young people who want to know that their FICA taxes will someday be a source of retirement income. Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sl...

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

La Plata County needs reform, not higher taxes

I agree with Kelly Hegarty regarding the proposed tax hike (Letters, Herald, Sept. 3) that stringent county planning regulations have significantly impacted oil and gas revenues. La Plata Co...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

End lawless seizures, demand humane immigration policy

Immigration is an issue that my friends who voted for Trump want to see addressed. They want a much tighter border and an efficient and fair immigration process. However, I don’t believe the...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editor’s note: A misprinted puzzle and the hunt for humor

In response to Steve Grant’s question (Letters, Herald, Sept. 10) about why the Aug. 22 “Puzzles & Funnies” page reappeared on Aug. 29: a designer mistakenly ran the Aug. 22 page again. Once...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No one is illegal on stolen land

There is a very well-documented record of what the rise of fascism looks like and it appears that the current administration is using it as a playbook. For example, the first people to be th...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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