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Local official treats area veterans well
Letters to the Editor

Local official treats area veterans well

March 27, 2014

However, in these increasingly trying times it is universally recognized in the veteran community we have a Veterans Service Officer who excels in his position that sets him above his…

Story a reminder of time with ‘great woman’
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Story a reminder of time with ‘great woman’

March 26, 2014

Morley Ballantine and I had lunch together for the first time during my stint as a volunteer secretary and fundraiser for the Colorado Chapter of The National Mustang Association in…

Root out union use of city-owned buildings
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Root out union use of city-owned buildings

March 26, 2014

And lord help us if any union meetings are being held in municipally owned buildings. We should root such advocacy out in the same way the Herald went after National…

Other options exist for local intersection
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Other options exist for local intersection

March 24, 2014

Those who are northbound and turning west on 160 need to stop at the new intersection then proceed 100 yards to the traffic light for those that are going east…

Connect Animas River Trail to Chapman Hill
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Connect Animas River Trail to Chapman Hill

March 24, 2014

The existing (unimproved) path is already heavily used and a more accessible all-weather link to Chapman Hill, Fort Lewis College and nearby neighborhoods would be as useful as the current…

Don’t confuse climate with weather
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Don’t confuse climate with weather

March 24, 2014

Recently, a co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore – who has a Ph. D. in ecology and is well-versed in all biology subjects as well as climate change – appeared on…

Durango, let’s put an end to reefer madness
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Durango, let’s put an end to reefer madness

March 22, 2014

Another specious argument is that downtown is “family-oriented.” On a recent Sunday at 11 a.m., I was driving past a bar at 10th Street and Main Avenue. There were about…

Internet offers abundance of information
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Internet offers abundance of information

March 22, 2014

Agenda 21 is truly a United Nations plot to take over our country. Many thousands of U.N. operatives have infiltrated the Girl Scouts and are selling cookies with mind-control chips…

NRA not ‘nutty’ or ‘out of control’
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NRA not ‘nutty’ or ‘out of control’

March 22, 2014

The No. 1 goal of the NRA is to protect the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. They went after left-wing politicians who had voted to weaken the right to…

Speak up about latest CDOT project
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Speak up about latest CDOT project

March 22, 2014

I feel now I am faced with the same situation in a different location, that is, another remake of an intersection costing millions of dollars not needing to be made.…

Troubling film was enriching and artistic, too
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Troubling film was enriching and artistic, too

March 22, 2014

For film-goers who want to avoid films with darker elements, the festival program contains content-descriptors for each film; the descriptors for “A Touch of Sin” were “mature content, violence, sexual…

U.S. could better serve its people
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U.S. could better serve its people

March 22, 2014

I don’t know Jones, but judging his comments, I assume he is of the “right-leaning” persuasion and is a member of the 99 percent. I offer the following opinions: 1)…

Affordable health care is available
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Affordable health care is available

March 22, 2014

Just after the New Year, I began exploring my health-care options on the Colorado Health Exchange, knowing that I would be dinged on my taxes if I did not get…

Don’t let deadly diseases return
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Don’t let deadly diseases return

March 22, 2014

The health-care issue is not a matter of religious preference – forcing people who go to a church that does not believe in medical care to buy insurance; it is…

Pay attention to powerplay at Animas High
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Pay attention to powerplay at Animas High

March 22, 2014

Highlights of the meeting I’d like to share with the public are: the huge amount of support shown for Michael Ackerman, as well as outrage about his elimination. One parent…

City of Durango should fund parking relief
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City of Durango should fund parking relief

March 22, 2014

I lived downtown for a time and was often thwarted in parking by the constant and year-round city-sponsored events. Once, I had to park six blocks away from my apartment…

Column filled with misleading statements
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Column filled with misleading statements

March 20, 2014

First, the Cornell University study has been debunked many times. In fact, a study from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Lab casts even more doubt on the Cornell…

Pot ads OK, but not those for cigarettes?
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Pot ads OK, but not those for cigarettes?

March 20, 2014

As a reformed smoker, I’m puzzled as to why it’s OK to smoke pot, yet millions of dollars are spent to discourage cigarette smoking. The next question is: Will the…

Bear management a people problem?
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Bear management a people problem?

March 18, 2014

By mechanisms, I imagine he means laws, and by “human food,” I imagine he is referring to my plum tree and my apple tree. Really? I am to change my…

Evacuation was appropriate, even if panicked
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Evacuation was appropriate, even if panicked

March 18, 2014

As a grandparent, I would much rather they be evacuated and lose an hour of school than be planning their funerals. We have lost too many kids already to assume…

Risks of nuclear energy outweigh benefits
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Risks of nuclear energy outweigh benefits

March 17, 2014

In the “Green Run” experiment, people living around the Hanford area were intentionally exposed to raw, irradiated uranium fuel, not told of their exposure, then studied and monitored by the…

City needs to write conflict-of-interest policy
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City needs to write conflict-of-interest policy

March 17, 2014

City Council is currently proposing significant changes to the Land Use Development Code and City Code, and with respect to vacation rentals, there appears to be a conflict of interest…

Schirard’s service an asset to county
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Schirard’s service an asset to county

March 15, 2014

During that period of time, I saw the many different operations under Sheriff Schirard’s direction and supervision. I have been impressed with the operations and the response of the different…

A better solution for lessening poverty
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A better solution for lessening poverty

March 15, 2014

For example, consider the concept of rent-seeking. As defined by economist Gordon Tullock, “rent-seeking is the use of resources for the purpose of earning an economic profit, where the profits…

Protect kids form tobacco smoke
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Protect kids form tobacco smoke

March 15, 2014

Amazingly, Arkansas lawmakers addressed this child-safe health issue in 2006, with an upgrade in 2011. Shouldn’t “sensitive and protective” Colorado be leading Arkansas? Mike Sawyer Denver

Stop commercialization of neighborhoods
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Stop commercialization of neighborhoods

March 15, 2014

According to the city planning department, the new code allows for 59 vacation rentals in the EN1 neighborhood (approximately East Third Avenue to East Eighth Avenue and First Street to…

Shooting guns at others is never a joke
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Shooting guns at others is never a joke

March 15, 2014

The owner obviously wants more guns in the restaurant. Is this intended to make me feel more safe? It doesn’t – any more than welcoming every country in the world…