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Our view: LPEA endorsements

this year’s LPEA board elections, we recommend sticking with what works

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I will surely miss Mike Smedley’s column

I would like to tell Mike Smedley how much I have enjoyed his Saturday Action Line column. It brought me…

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: So disappointed it’s sprayed in Durango

Initially, I inquired if the workers were applying organic matter and they confirmed no. They kindly stopped spraying as I…

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Itâ€™s scary that people like CNN and NPR

As a proud Colorado independent who tries to carefully weigh the issues of the day, I am embarrassed that so…

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Doug Fults is the one for the LPEA board

LPEA is having an election and we hope to receive your vote so that Mr. Fults can fulfill a position…

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Scott Tipton to the rescue for Alzheimer’s

These figures are set to rise 21% over the next five years as more baby boomers reach the age of…

April 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mike Smedley’s resignation is a shame

So many of Smedley’s articles are hilarious and on-target. I will truly miss reading what he has to say. There…

April 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: This should be considered gas-gouging

When people are hurting, you shouldn’t take advantage! People are stressed enough. Most places are under $2 a gallon, even…

April 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Grocery must make workers wear masks

It can be a tough question for Americans, and the difficulty in answering it can be witnessed right here in…

April 23, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Move along, flatlanders

Keep-out orders in mountain towns may be rightful but they leave a bitter taste

April 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Fults can help us grow our own energy

Doug Fults knows that we no longer have to choose between clean energy and affordability. Renewable energy is now the…

April 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: John Lee, Jr. is the clear choice for LPEA board

He is a Colorado native. His great-grandfather homesteaded near Breen, Colorado, and John and Debbie are fourth-generation residents involved with…

April 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Independent candidates deserve support

Jack and Charly face a unique, perplexing challenge. In order to be on the ballot they are required by the…

April 22, 2020

Editorials

Our view: State shouldn’t stymie information requests now

is not time for state government to roadblock pandemic information

April 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Climate change ultimately a greater threat than virus is

Earth’s greatest current threat is climate change. We are currently gripped by a pandemic threatening humanity, interrupting our lives and…

April 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Smedley has been lampooning for years

Could it have anything to do with the Herald’s recent expansion into Northern New Mexico? I would think the people…

April 21, 2020

Editorials

Our view: What a year for Durango’s leader

Melissa Youssef leaves office after managing unprecedented events

April 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Celebrate Earth by not eating animals

A recent article in the journal Nature argues that animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, air and…

April 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: EPA actions are startling and baseless

One of these, and it affects all of us, as well as our wildlife and wilderness, is the action of…

April 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Let’s keep Rachel Landis on LPEA board

We’re fortunate to have this election take place over mail, but the constraints of social distancing have made it as…

April 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: You should be more careful with photos

Your article about StoneAge sourcing N95 masks shows a picture of the CEO with another employee, seeming to totally disregard…

April 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: San Juan Regional hospital here for you

But not everyone can stay at home. The caregivers at San Juan Regional Medical Center are on the front lines…

April 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Reelect Rachel Landis, an unsung hero

Rachel is soft-spoken and humble, so you may never know what a champion she is for every resident in our…

April 20, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Allen Ginsberg and America talking to itself

du1-i-syn Ginsberg had a unique and uniquely American voice; no other nation, being inevitably smaller, could have inspired or ultimately…

April 20, 2020