Letters to the Editor

Ignacio utility rates rise dramatically

Residents of Ignacio now pay $63.05 a month for sewer, which is more than twice the state average cost. In…

October 23, 2013

Bag ban will bring many negative effects

The big problem here is the big stores don’t have the option to “buy out” of the ordinance. What a…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Let us be notable for education, not OCD

The arguments presented against disposable bags are a lie. Council’s action is a decision to compel virtue. Coercive correctness is…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 66, bag ordinance

The reality that I’ve had to live with, along with thousands of other students across the city and across our…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote yes on 2A, 4A and 4B during election

Our fire district taxes will stay here to protect us. Our fire districts provide not only fire protection, but are…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Reducing bag use is the right thing to do

Simply put, reducing our plastic bag use is just the right thing to do. Dire warnings of health hazards, financial…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

The grocery-bag ordinance makes sense

Cities and towns across the developed world have seen the error of using cheap, permanent plastic bags that have a…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ban all plastic bags, but let paper go free

Plastic bags clearly have environmental problems. Big ones. While technically some are recyclable, Durango lacks the machinery to sort them…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

There is no ‘away’ when it comes to bags, trash

It’s a fee and only if you decide to use a single-use bag. No choice has been eliminated, and you…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Proponents fail to say paper bags taxed, too

David Gore Durango

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote to keep the checkout bag ordinance

Durango has plastic bags on the Animas River Trail. The cost to clean up the trail is paid by every…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ordinance means much to younger generations

There was a time, built by our forefathers, that proclaimed all production as good. All growth and development was something…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Fire district votes will provide fair funding

This November, there will be two ballot measures providing for these solutions. Residents living outside of the Durango city limits,…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Frontier was Internet pioneer, not Brainstorm

I very much agree with the idea that there needs to be new infrastructure and innovation, and new leadership, in…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Book offers useful insights for school votes

The smartest countries in the world spend less per pupil than the United States.” Margaret Ackerman Ignacio

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Tipton behaved callously during shutdown

John Hopkins Durango

October 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Habitat raises its 38th roof in county

With the sweat equity this single mom and her two kids put in, along with the help and support of…

October 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag fee is a start for thoughtful caretaking

I saw a lady at the store using 10 plastic bags for her groceries. That is just one person doing…

October 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

League of Women Voters to host forum

Jason Austin, 9-R schools, will describe Amendment 66, Funding for Public Schools and Ballot Question 3A on reducing the size…

October 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Turned tables would prompt calls for revolt

I would simply like to know what Republicans think would be appropriate behavior when, inevitably, the tables are turned and…

October 15, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Pass bag fee, show aloha for environment

This year, the state of Hawaii – yes, the entire state – has banned plastic bags in all retail stores.…

October 15, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Herald will print anything provided it’s liberal

Maybe the Herald can ask its favorite economist, Paul Krugman, exactly how this debt will get paid back. In addition,…

October 14, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Tipton is confusing constitutional roles

This man should strive to understand the U.S. Constitution, as should many of his constituents and fellow congressmen before asking…

October 14, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Try Jefferson’s idea and revamp government

Let’s consider alternative approaches to democracy, such as a parliamentary system in which we’d choose a single majority party to…

October 13, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Durango should be proud of young heroes

Lucky for me, along came Storm Sommers, Nate Garcia and Tyler Spoo. Three young heroes who untangled me, got me…

October 13, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Down with Amendment 66 and bag tax

We are still being deceived by the bag-banners as they rant and rave about how the innocent little plastic bag…

October 13, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Erica Max will work hard, weigh issues

Ann Flatten Durango

October 12, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag ordinance takes responsibility for mess

So that means we use costly petroleum products to make the bags, we pay city landfill employees to collect and…

October 12, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Truly unbiased news sources hard to find

A common fallacy is euphemism where instead of saying genocide you say “ethnic-cleansing.” It all depends on your critical thinking…

October 12, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Scott Tipton is failing constituents

Once you stop caring about the jobs and freedoms of your constituents, it must be easy to stop caring about…

October 12, 2013