Letters to the Editor

DHS did well with wrestling coaches
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DHS did well with wrestling coaches

September 12, 2015

They have amazing passion to help young people become better adults and use the sport of wrestling as the platform. These two put as much, if not more, effort into…

Lobby the city to move the sewer plant
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Lobby the city to move the sewer plant

September 12, 2015

Santa Rita could really be an amazing community asset but it’s dominated by a stinking waste of precious acreage. Meanwhile, we will soon be asked to ante up for an…

Spill blame and solutions closer to home
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Spill blame and solutions closer to home

September 10, 2015

An editorial in the Herald (Aug. 30) even included “Mother Nature” among the spill culprits. The EPA, Washington and even Mother Nature are convenient, easy targets for what is too…

Sense of place more than just a ‘brand’
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Sense of place more than just a ‘brand’

September 10, 2015

Even before the spill, tourists were expressing strong displeasure with the increase in panhandling transients. The Gold King Mine spill now adds another challenge to repairing a damaged brand.” The…

Mine spill sounds like plot for a novel
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Mine spill sounds like plot for a novel

September 10, 2015

The EPA is working trying to establish a Superfund site in a small mountain mining town that has become a tourist destination. It has run into roadblocks from the community…

Mercury an ongoing concern from spill
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Mercury an ongoing concern from spill

September 9, 2015

Coal-burning power plants have been spewing mercury and other pollutants for many years. Although they are now allowed to emit less – some may continue into 2041 (and beyond?). In…

Hickenlooper too early with EPA praise
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Hickenlooper too early with EPA praise

September 9, 2015

He also praised the EPA for apologizing for the spill. Perhaps praise should come after the EPA actually does something to clean up the mess that was created, not before.…

Gunman’s perspective photo is not news
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Gunman’s perspective photo is not news

September 8, 2015

As an individual, I have no influence over the national press or The Durango Herald. But coming from this individual hear this: from this day forward The Durango Herald will…

Silverton must become a Superfund site
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Silverton must become a Superfund site

September 8, 2015

Stills’ and the mayor’s comments, and director of San Juan Citizen’s alliance Dan Olson’s observations seem to have been the only comments of the evening that didn’t hem and haw…

Stores: Ease up on holiday promotion
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Stores: Ease up on holiday promotion

September 7, 2015

Please don’t spoil the excitement by shoving it down our throats before summer has even ended. Don’t be in such a rush. Joanne Graves Bayfield

Farmington session addressed coal costs
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Farmington session addressed coal costs

September 7, 2015

Taxpayers have lost $30 billion in revenues because BLM has failed to charge fair-market value for our publicly owned coal, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.…

Think about effects of personal choices
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Think about effects of personal choices

September 6, 2015

The cell phone or tablet or computer on which you may be reading The Durango Herald right now required mountains to be destroyed and moved for their rare earth metals.…

Morrissey’s op-ed a breath of fresh air
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Morrissey’s op-ed a breath of fresh air

September 6, 2015

Her article said nothing to make her look good – it was genuinely aimed at educating readers about the purpose of the living trust and the offer of services by…

Stakeholders should be cleanup leaders
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Stakeholders should be cleanup leaders

September 5, 2015

The district, which encompasses the drainages from Pagosa Springs to Naturita, recognizes that metal-loading from abandoned and inactive mines has been one of the most significant regional water quality issues…

Silvertonians support major cleanup
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Silvertonians support major cleanup

September 5, 2015

We are some of the Silverton residents who are in support of cleaning up our waters and past mining areas by using EPA’s CERCLA (Superfund) or another entity at the…

Methane rules good for planet, industry
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Methane rules good for planet, industry

September 5, 2015

Currently, the methane released into the atmosphere by oil and gas operations each year is enough to heat nearly 6 million homes each winter. To put that in perspective, there…

Brothers’ World War II stories endure
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Brothers’ World War II stories endure

September 5, 2015

After the Japanese finally surrendered, the younger brother spent two years on several islands getting Japanese soldiers out of the jungles and caves who did not know the war was…

Redwine story was editorial, not news
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Redwine story was editorial, not news

September 5, 2015

What disturbed me the most is that the Herald published this piece as a “news” story. This was nothing but an editorial on the state of social media in La…

Comparing EPA to BP is disingenuous
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Comparing EPA to BP is disingenuous

September 5, 2015

The BP Deepwater Horizon incident was completely self-inflicted in a rush to maximize profits at the expense of the environment. It was even more poorly planned and executed. The result…

Superfund is sole way to prevent disaster
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Superfund is sole way to prevent disaster

September 5, 2015

In 1994, the EPA attempted to list the draining mines under Superfund, and had not Silverton resisted, our current crises could have been avoided. Superfund, which has the resources, has…

Move Santa Rita Park north of town
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Move Santa Rita Park north of town

September 5, 2015

I would like to suggest another alternative. The city should consider purchasing the glider air park or similar property just north of the city and moving the recreational facilities from…

Heavy metal contamination is severe
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Heavy metal contamination is severe

September 5, 2015

Federal officials say initial tests on sediments collected downstream show no risk to people using Colorado’s Animas River, yet concentrations of metals, including lead, thallium, silver and antimony, had increased.…

Court has already ruled on vaccines
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Court has already ruled on vaccines

September 5, 2015

“The liberty secured by the Constitution of the United States to every person within its jurisdiction does not import an absolute right in each person to be, at all times…

EPA most qualified to lead cleanup
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EPA most qualified to lead cleanup

September 3, 2015

As stated by the EPA’s superiors, a comprehensive report will be provided of what went wrong and what to do next. Yet, at the same time, hundreds of privately owned…

Superfund and compensation needed
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Superfund and compensation needed

September 2, 2015

First, EPA should not be permitted to leave the river as is. Sediments will continue to be laden with heavy metals, to be stirred up anew whenever there is intense…

Abortions outnumber genocide deaths
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Abortions outnumber genocide deaths

September 1, 2015

At eight weeks, all their parts are formed. At 20 weeks it is known that pain is felt. The videos that were released by the Center for Medical Progress documenting…