Apparently, the editors at the Durango Herald forgot this lesson when writing their opposition to Senate Bill 61 (Herald, April 4). The bill is a bipartisan proposal that would ensure…
My husband and I are homeowners and taxpayers at Cascade Village and are opposed to this type of development. We have invested a large amount of money based on the…
If you want to support energy sources that promote clean air and water and combat climate change…. And if you want to keep more energy dollars local and generate more…
The question has always been why the U.S. government is using taxpayer money to subsidize broadcasting and the arts. That’s not the government’s job. Probably, if the CPB and NEA…
In retrospect, that was a wasted effort because, regardless of his underlying personal or moral deficiencies, the direction being set for the country by the current administration is nothing short…
Between these six states there are over 4 million acres of public lands that you, the public land owner, are being withheld from accessing. Four million acres would be the…
I’ve heard a quote that says one’s greatest strength can also be his greatest weakness. Davin Montoya has on the LPEA board District 2 (Bayfield, Hesperus and Ignacio) for 26…
The filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime Supreme Court appointment was just such a fight. Why didn’t the senator announce his support for the filibuster, as more than…
To not support stricter regulations for capturing and re-using methane and for controlling leaks (including flaring) is, in my opinion insanity (and/or greed). I realize corporate resource extraction industries consider…
Senate Bill 207 would stop this practice and improve the system of care to help people in crisis. A hearing was held on the bill two weeks ago. The bill,…
For some of us, reading online is difficult. Mostly, I resent the fact that you no longer print columnists’ full articles and send us online to read them. I understand…
I hate reading the screen; it’s hard enough to type this email. You’re a newspaper, for crying out loud. Act and print like it. Ray Schmudde Durango
District 4 is lucky to have a candidate named Guinn Unger. During our many months working closely together on community projects, I saw Mr. Unger demonstrate a winning commitment to…
Well, I don’t know if you have heard the news or not, but the mail now goes all the way down to Albuquerque and back. Then our mail goes from…
Reading the article, it appears that the student and his crybaby friends actually were bullying (isn’t bullying a rallying cry for students?). The speaker, Keith Darrell, was bullied as he…
As historians, we begin to wonder, just how important is habitat? A foolish question in a way because good habitat is, of course, vital, but a glance at the recent…
Along with many other people, I worked with Ed to help bring high-speed internet connectivity to Southwest Colorado; Ed led those regional efforts since the early 1990s. We worked on…
Seven of us had arrived back at our hotel, late, after participating in the Women’s March on Washington, and turned on the TV to get the numbers for the Washington…
HB 1242 concerns transportation and multimodal funding. The bill would add six cents sales tax for every $10 spent, to total around $700 million in funding. The first $300 million…
Can you even imagine the uproar if a similar bad-taste poem was in the Herald referring to Michelle or the Obama girls? Dennis Pierce Durango
Decided to just do it. First, seems that some college students got confused with what is the real First Amendment issue. It’s called, just walk away. Too bad the college…
I have never met him, but his columns have been an inspiration to all who care about the environment. His words are articulate, measured and bright. Good luck in Portland,…
I’m writing about the decision to reduce the number of days the Herald publishes. It seems to me that it’s a slash-and-burn policy. There are two major factors that must…
The Powerhouse Museum and the FLC Geosciences, Physics and Engineering Hall are wonderful structures, inspiring current and future generations of young scientists. If you have not, visit them. For 32…
$1 and legal fees. An apology to you and the country for his lies. The surrender of his Twitter account. The release of his tax returns and income sources for…
This bill would abolish the law enforcement branches of the U.S. Forest Service and BLM and steer block grants to local sheriff’s offices to take up the slack. The bill…
After all, during this water fluoridation campaign, all the public health officials and their employees keep stating that water fluoridation was one of the greatest public health achievements of the…
If the mentality here is to promote the myth that we can help a few, but in the process we harm many more, especially those with compromised immune systems subject…
How fortunate the townspeople are to have their city council support this critical and cost effective measure. Fluoride has been studied for decades; science clearly points to the benefits of…
Cheri Jones, in her letter (Herald, Mar. 18), claims that calcium fluoride (naturally occurring in Durango water) is safe while sodium fluoride is not. But this claim has little basis…
