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Letters to the Editor

Can we tax these second homes higher?

We are recent transplants to the Durango area but know there are a number of second homes in the region,…

January 29, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Dear lord, please don’t give us a sign

Too many signs actually has the opposite of the desired effect of directing our fine citizens. One has the tendency…

January 29, 2019

Editorials

Short circuit

road to a greener tomorrow could have some profound speed bumps

January 29, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Soon President Trump will start a war

The Republican base that supports him must also be non-believers or they wouldn’t follow his unchristian beliefs of hate and…

January 29, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Herald can’t fool board on Snowberger

The sub-headline of the story says, “School principals express support for Snowberger.” And the article follows that “all 11 principals…

January 28, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Parking enforcement has no integrity

Upon inspection, the parking ticket I received was for an “expired registration.” Guilty until proven innocent! My registration was not…

January 28, 2019

Letters to the Editor

City needs to change spending choices

The put-in at Memorial Park II was just remodeled, and Lake Nighthorse is now available for paddle boarding. I feel…

January 27, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Paper should call letter writer a liar

A simple fact-check of Mike Sigman’s letter would illustrate my point. By simply reading the AP and Washington Post articles,…

January 27, 2019

Guest Columns

Ranchers need to get with the land-use program

One was about the demise of the Republican Party (“Has La Plata County shed its purple skin?”). It quoted Travis…

January 27, 2019

Guest Columns

Shutdown could imperil area wildfire fighting

David Holub/Special to the Heralddu1-i-syn But how do those shutdowns really cost all of us who pay for our federal…

January 26, 2019

Population Matters

Use more renewable electricity

Our electric co-op, La Plata Electric Association, offers easy ways to do this by purchasing renewable power. Isn’t all electricity…

January 26, 2019

Nicholas Kristof

The Cuba embargo has failed – can we move on?

Let’s let Cuba be a normal country again. Cuba is neither the demonic tyranny conjured by some conservatives nor the…

January 26, 2019

Editorials

Mr. Bennet in D.C.: He outdid himself and addressed a thirsty nation

senator from Colorado gave a gratifying speech on the shutdown

January 25, 2019

Editorials

Sell us: City leaders must show voters how tax hike will work

city is sending a tax hike to the April ballot – now comes the hard part

January 25, 2019

Letters to the Editor

My letter to editor was misinterpreted

Unfortunately, the Herald added the headline: “Farrakhan has done good things, too.” That headline in no way represented me or…

January 24, 2019

Editorial Cartoons

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January 24, 2019

Letters to the Editor

I don’t want this can. Where’s the lake?

No one asked if I wanted or needed a huge bear resistant trash can. I only produce enough trash to…

January 24, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Local Democrats killing us with taxes

It was just last year property taxes were increased. Then, because La Plate county is a tourist mecca, the county…

January 24, 2019

Michael Gerson

The Trumpification of pro-life movement will cost

On the increasingly likely assumption that it is, how would institutions on the right be affected by Trump’s corrupting embrace?…

January 24, 2019

Editorials

Best disinfectant: Increasing local political disclosures should work

City’s move to identify campaign contributors is right step for us

January 24, 2019

Editorial Cartoons

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January 23, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Trump more honest than liberal media

I’m not a Trump fan, but compared to liberal journalists, Trump is a truth-telling saint. The “downgrading” that the AP…

January 23, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Trump will do anything to save himself

His opponents believe he is crooked. His supporters believe he is the victim of a conspiracy. Trump has been preparing…

January 22, 2019

David Brooks

This is how we destroy lives now on social media

It’s about finding and spreading the viral soap operas that are supposed to reveal the dark hearts of those who…

January 22, 2019