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Letters to the Editor

Shame on you for ending Monday print

The Herald would be the first to cry foul play if any local entity showed this utter lack of transparency…

September 24, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Climate strikers should stay in school

How about students stay in school for the day and devote class time to study and learn facts about the…

September 24, 2019

Michael Gerson

The case against Brett Kavanaugh is weakening

What editor, looking to cut down an article containing a new allegation of collegiate penis exposure, would happen to remove…

September 24, 2019

Paul Krugman

What’s really behind this rage against regulation?

What’s behind this hatred of regulation? You might think corporations want to be free to pollute and rip off their…

September 24, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Cartoon was misleading, disappointing

In past articles, the point was made that CDOT was aware of the high probability of finding artifacts, evidenced by…

September 23, 2019

Editorials

People want to know a lot more about county regulations

control through new county regulations should be scrutinized

September 23, 2019

Editorials

Ethics board makes right calls in case of city manager

ethics complaint proceeds, we also consider the bigger picture

September 23, 2019

From the Mayor

There’s more to city budgeting than ‘simple math’

I can speak for City Council when I assure you that we’re always cognizant of the fact that the decisions…

September 22, 2019

Dana Milbank

American Pharoah officially joins the Resistance

Last week, Vice President Pence informed House Republicans that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah “bit me so hard” on the…

September 22, 2019

Guest Columns

Wilderness represents a commitment to humility

Their rationale was that if the newly passed wilderness bill prohibited noisy machines, a really well muffled chainsaw would pass…

September 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Vote NO and keep the money, it’s yours

Proponents argue that Prop CC does not increase the 4.63% income tax rate, therefore it does not “raise taxes.” Prop…

September 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Health care CEOs profit from your pain

Here’s part of the answer: David Cordani, CEO of Cigna, “earned” $19 million last year. Larry Merlo, head of CVS…

September 20, 2019

Editorials

Cokie was one of a kind

Roberts, a pioneering newswoman, kept at it to the bitter end

September 20, 2019

Letters to the Editor

232 years ago this week, it happened

Aren’t those introductory words moving in the preamble to the Constitution? I think about when and why they were written…

September 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Support students in their climate strike

With nature the source of all life on our planet, including we humans, the first step is to admit we…

September 19, 2019

Editorials

The paper of record shoots itself in both feet

Missteps at The New York Times infuriate and invigorate Democrats

September 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Train a reason I love living in Durango

I especially commend the letter sent by Melissa Strand where she points out how little pollution the train causes as…

September 18, 2019

Maureen Dowd

Let’s debate: Are Democrats doomed to lose?

Even more than we knew. It isn’t just that he hovered over the Democratic debate last week. It’s more profound…

September 18, 2019

Dana Milbank

The time has come to stop calling Trump a racist

Substantial evidence shows that labeling Trump “racist” backfires against Democrats. It energizes his supporters without providing any additional motivation to…

September 17, 2019

From the Chair

Getting the county land use code right is critical

I am excited to report that we recently marked an important milestone for La Plata County commissioners and staff in…

September 17, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Join us for the Climate Strike at City Hall

The forests around my home are drier than ever – will they be the next to burn? From the increase…

September 17, 2019

Letters to the Editor

County drops ball on disgusting mess

The fire department and hazmat teams responded very quickly to put out the fire and clean up the diesel spill…

September 17, 2019

Dana Milbank

The Trump administration is throttling the BLM

President Trump spent his summer making war on Denmark, sending an imaginary hurricane to Alabama and ousting his national security…

September 16, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Governor can keep his fake-meat poison

Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured…

September 16, 2019