I am concerned that once again the plan will move ahead with a provision for highly increased densities and growth, and then punt the traffic issue to the Colorado Department…
She claims these responses came from her opinion piece last year. Without question, there were a high number of responses in support of her position after publication. Candidly, most of…
Part of the answer came when my husband and I were in Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago. While browsing shops in the Plaza, I engaged in conversation with…
As humans we believe in a great many things. Belief can be described as “an opinion or judgment in which a person is fully persuaded.” So, can we be persuaded…
Here in the southwest corner of Colorado, we live under the nation’s largest methane “hot spot.” Oil and gas companies are releasing or flaring methane instead of capturing it, which…
First seven days per week…then four days…then it will be RIP! But how will we know? Especially if the obituaries don’t run on any of the four days the Herald…
Dean Brookie brings the kinds of leadership skills and professional expertise needed by the Durango City Council to address such concerns and should be re-elected. As Mayor during the Gold…
And while science has discovered saliva glands in the cheeks of humans, it has never discovered fluoride glands. Maybe that’s because fluoride was never meant to be in the human…
Dave McHenry has my support because his platform most closely matches what I value. He is a trustworthy moderate in a community that appears to be growing increasingly polarized every…
She served on the 9-R School Board and a number of nonprofit advisory boards and councils over the past decade. This demonstrates with actions, not just words, how much she…
It is the task of the council to set policy that strikes an appropriate balance based on input from competing interests. Too often, public officials appear to listen to constituents’…
The main reason I went was to see and listen to Chris Bettin. We worked together at Purgatory, then Durango Mountain Resort, way back in 2002. He impressed me then…
I have come to the following: When deliberately added to the Constitution in order to make clear what had first been assumed to be understood, virtually the entire population of…
Community water fluoridation has been studied extensively and the general consensus among public health and medical professionals is that the practice should continue as an effective means of improving health.…
I see this anti-science attitude from those who argue against the existence of anthropogenic global warming despite its acceptance by the overwhelming number of climate scientists. I also see it…
I should be the poster child for fluoride. If there wasn’t any fluoride in the water, I would not have these medical problems. I really don’t like man-made chemicals in…
I missed hearing weather reports and political news, and the fact that the Bronco broadcasts were not always available was terrible. This led me to write my first letter to…
Over the course of this past year, I found Melissa Youssef’s blog a fantastic resource to research Durango-centric topics. Covering history, background, perspective and relevant interviews, she provided complete and…
In 1960, Durango was becoming a premier community; at least to those of us who lived here. Fort Lewis A&M was becoming a four-year, degree-granting college. District 9-R schools were…
Leadership that ensured that our railroad would continue to operate, that Fort Lewis College be moved from Hesperus into town, and that many other worthwhile projects were brought to fruition…
Dental fluorosis is a condition that now affects 41 percent of children and adolescents in the U.S. It is a condition that will never go away. It is actually a…
His website, brookieforcouncil.com, gives the details of his work, his numerous civic awards and his stances on the pressing, varied and often contentious issues relating to Durango’s future growth, the…
Over my 12 years as a dentist, I wish I could say that her severe decay was unique. But as my work has taken me around the world, for too…
In 1956, Durango City Council approved fluoride in the municipal water. It is cost-effective and safe in preventing cavities, regardless of age or income. The minimum amount of 0.7 parts…
Over the 23 years that I practiced in Vancouver, about half of my patient load was from Portland and the other half from Vancouver. Of the patients presented with thyroid…
The city website, durangogov.org/fluoride, lists the sodium fluoride documents for the material safety data sheet guidelines and testing results. The Univar safety data sheet states warnings such as, “danger, toxic…
It is easy in life, even in science, to draw plausible but incorrect conclusions. In the case of community water fluoridation, a full understanding requires careful weighing of technical evidence.…
Imagine that. It wasn’t lost, it was thrown away. America no longer has a clue of its history, the intent of the founders or the tyranny they escaped from. No…
As a member of Clean Water Durango, I helped collect over 1,000 signatures from voters to place the initiative on the ballot to remove sodium fluoride, a non-naturally occurring substance,…
To be able to again, temporarily, rid myself of the horrors of the political stage and both laugh and feel amazement for the four actors who gave such spectacular performances…
