Letters to the Editor

Citizens’ Climate Lobby can help
Letters to the Editor

Citizens’ Climate Lobby can help

August 3, 2018

We see many articles lately like “Heat, fires getting worse,” “118 heat records tied or broken,” worldwide. Many of these events are results of the changing climate of our home…

‘Green Train’ is still as black as … coal
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‘Green Train’ is still as black as … coal

August 3, 2018

Take a closer look at the numbers and you can see that the train will still be pumping mercury, arsenic, benzene, sulfur dioxide and a host of other pollutants from…

Unruly Walmart shoppers need spanking
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Unruly Walmart shoppers need spanking

August 3, 2018

I can’t say, “where are the parents?” because one of them was a parent playing ball in Walmart. Question: who is responsible if someone gets hurt by flying objects or…

Tipton should stand up for Dreamers
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Tipton should stand up for Dreamers

August 3, 2018

The Goodlatte bill would have resulted in a 38 percent annual reduction in legal immigration and failed to offer a viable path to citizenship for our nation’s nearly 800,000 Dreamers.…

Please don’t fall for Tipton’s con
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Please don’t fall for Tipton’s con

August 3, 2018

Today’s New Conservatives (root word, “con”) believe in a strong–man executive, a subservient Congress and a panoply of “alternative facts” served up by partisan “news” organizations and the White House…

It’s my money and you won’t be seeing it
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It’s my money and you won’t be seeing it

August 3, 2018

I do the bulk of my shopping in the county, with Durango receiving the bulk of my purchases. Money used in transactions in a community generally stays there through several…

When will we hold railroad accountable?
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When will we hold railroad accountable?

August 3, 2018

Gold King discharged one slug of water that looked horrible; did not kill any fish and did no lasting damage to the river; its economic impact was limited to a…

I consulted Mother Nature. She said …
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I consulted Mother Nature. She said …

August 3, 2018

So I consulted Mother Nature and she said, “I can give you my laws but it’s all yours now. Burning coal, methane emissions and using fossil gas and liquid fuels…

Losing Bruce Bransom is devastating
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Losing Bruce Bransom is devastating

August 3, 2018

I graduated from Durango High in 1973, going on to Rice University, the submarine Navy and defense procurement. Bruce was a great teacher. He taught us that math was powerful…

Train is indispensable part of Durango’s heritage
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Train is indispensable part of Durango’s heritage

August 2, 2018

I have been following the 416 Fire and the alleged connection to the railroad very closely, keeping note of both the comments and letters to the editor. The sentiment against…

Tipton needs to be part of the solution
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Tipton needs to be part of the solution

August 2, 2018

Rep. Scott Tipton recognizes immigrant and Dreamer contributions – even calling for a legislative solution for Dreamers himself following the administration’s September 5, 2017 decision to rescind the program: “I…

Sean Smith is great and so are letters
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Sean Smith is great and so are letters

August 1, 2018

I take strong, factual exception to this claim. I mention a few of Sheriff Smith’s accomplishments: saved the county $2 million over three years; brought in $750,000 in new revenue;…

Durango, thanks much for trusting us
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Durango, thanks much for trusting us

August 1, 2018

To my surprise, an agent at the window named Jeremiah said that because we’ve never had a ticket in Durango, he was reducing the ticket to a warning with no…

Thanks for help after mule, horse crash
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Thanks for help after mule, horse crash

July 27, 2018

Also, my dog Jullian, who was in the crash with me, is doing fine. Thanks to all of you for watching out for her. David McBride Bayfield

Pay attention and catch misspellings
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Pay attention and catch misspellings

July 27, 2018

Good grief, people, you are a newspaper, not third-graders in a science class! Pay attention! Trish Ireland Marvel

I love my newspaper and I need it
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I love my newspaper and I need it

July 27, 2018

I know people do not agree on a lot of issues brought up, however, the Herald does print both conservative and liberal columns and we enjoy reading of both sides…

Democracy won’t survive Trump or Tipton
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Democracy won’t survive Trump or Tipton

July 27, 2018

Putin has a long record of being a ruthless dictator. He has done nothing different from what he’s always done. Putin did not create the present crisis. Trump created the…

This administration is reckless, craven
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This administration is reckless, craven

July 27, 2018

Our economy is in great shape, so why did Congress give a large tax break to the rich? The separation of parents from children at the border is the worst…

They’re feeble, effective and mean
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They’re feeble, effective and mean

July 27, 2018

The Russians, in support of the WHO proclamation, which was about the value of breast-feeding of children relative to their being fed prepared formula, said that our action in Ecuador…

We offered them room but they declined
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We offered them room but they declined

July 27, 2018

We initially reached out to the public information teams housed in Purgatory. They declined and referred us to the head of the logistics section of the incident command structure. I…

Treasurer presents accounts to public
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Treasurer presents accounts to public

July 27, 2018

You have multiple opportunities to see that the county treasurer balances, to the penny, for all the tax authorities in La Plata County. The county treasurer not only collects money…