It’s no secret that the Herald supports a left-wing agenda. When it comes to local radio programing, there is a single station that broadcasts conservative talk and two stations way left of center. The left-wing stations are supported with public funding while the conservative station depends on the advertising from the private sector.

The message from the editor (Herald, May 31) appears to be a prelude to further cuts in content due to a loss of advertising. One has to wonder, if, like the conservative radio station, the Herald were to shed its uber-liberal views, would advertisers return?

Recently, the Herald ran an AP story on the new Environmental Protection Agency regulations on clean water sources. In that story, the EPA was quoted as saying that these regulations would not affect ag water users. A couple of days later, the Herald ran a news brief that Republicans were against the EPA ruling, implying that Republicans were for “dirty” water.

Left out of the AP story was the fact that the EPA could oversee ag ditches that were in a Federal Emergency Manangment Agency-designated flood plain or if the ditches returned excess water back to the initial source. There are several ag ditches in the Animas Valley that fall under these rules and potential EPA regulation.

Where were the Herald reporters following up on what is a monumental ruling affecting a major source of income in La Plata County – agriculture? Perhaps the omission of stories and/or facts that might water down the Herald’s progressive agenda contributes to the decline in advertising revenue.

Dennis Pierce

Durango