Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letters: We soldiered on despite TABOR’s talons
Letters to the Editor

Letters: We soldiered on despite TABOR’s talons

November 19, 2019

The board, under Dan Snowberger’s leadership and capable team, has accomplished important goals: increasing student engagement with student-centered learning approaches and authentic ways to assess student knowledge; increasing career options…

Letters: City Council escapes a tainted past
Letters to the Editor

Letters: City Council escapes a tainted past

November 19, 2019

Council is diligently scrutinizing decisions made in the past as to how our tax money should be spent in the future. Many of the decisions made in the last 12…

Our view: Oh deer, you’re not a dog
Editorials

Our view: Oh deer, you’re not a dog

November 18, 2019

The late, offending deer.Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife What was so odd about its appearance was that it was wearing a big, bright-orange dog collar. Jordan Winn, who lives…

Letters: Herald editorials are fluffy and nonsensical
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald editorials are fluffy and nonsensical

November 18, 2019

Too often, the topics and content are nonsensical and lack any relevance to current issues or events. Furthermore, the writing style comes across as pretentious and self-serving, better suited for…

Letters: Virginia Herrera will be missed at FLC
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Virginia Herrera will be missed at FLC

November 17, 2019

There was also an obituary for Virginia Herrera published in the Herald on the same day as Jack’s column. Virginia worked for over 20 years as a dedicated employee at…

Letters: Can we please agree to disagree respectfully?
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Can we please agree to disagree respectfully?

November 16, 2019

Does he truly believe that Coloradans are under attack? Probably not. More likely, he believes what his campaign and party leaders are advising based on research of what fires up…

Letters: This Trump character just caves to dictators
Letters to the Editor

Letters: This Trump character just caves to dictators

November 16, 2019

Let me see if I’ve got this tale of woes right: President Trump has been abasing himself, shamelessly, slavishly, to ruthless Vladimir Putin, president-forever of poor Russia. He has surrendered…

Letters: Writer is flat wrong about Electoral College
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Writer is flat wrong about Electoral College

November 15, 2019

Without the benefit of the Electoral College, the decision on our next president will be handed over to the residents of the most populous cities. Colorado’s residents would have no…

Letters: This is how we end marijuana prohibition
Letters to the Editor

Letters: This is how we end marijuana prohibition

November 14, 2019

From thousands of miles away, people came to escape the harsh and repressive state legislatures of their origin. The science of marijuana, once confined to wall-less jails and quarantined with…

Letters: What have you done for the planet today?
Letters to the Editor

Letters: What have you done for the planet today?

November 13, 2019

It made me think of my vow, so that I will increase the chances of leaving this Earth habitable for the next generation and the other living things we share…

Letters: Pine River Library thanks everybody!
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Pine River Library thanks everybody!

November 13, 2019

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank a few people for their hard work in making this happen: Cathy Enns, campaign manager, and Brenda Marshall, assistant director. I also…

Letters: Herald editor is stupid, illogical
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald editor is stupid, illogical

November 12, 2019

I tried to understand what the editor was trying to say, was it that the “fellow up in Pueblo” was only hateful and stupid, and so don’t attach any importance…

Letters: We side with love, safety and the rainbow flag
Letters to the Editor

Letters: We side with love, safety and the rainbow flag

November 12, 2019

We at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango are committed to bringing more understanding and acceptance into the world as we strive for radical inclusion of people regardless of gender…

Letters: Support this bill, get clean energy jobs
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Support this bill, get clean energy jobs

November 11, 2019

Jobs are crucial to the stability of our economy. Fears have been raised about a loss of Colorado jobs when transitioning from coal, oil and gas extraction to clean energy.…

Letter: Couldn’t LPEA be doing more for our futures?
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Couldn’t LPEA be doing more for our futures?

November 11, 2019

The answer he gave was that this was impossible because LPEA was already set in how it deals with unclaimed funds. I still believe that unclaimed capital credits should revert…

Electoral College is there for a reason
Letters to the Editor

Electoral College is there for a reason

November 10, 2019

Our forefathers had the wisdom to insure that one group of people do not cram their decisions down our throats, like, for example, people in big cities dictating who leads…

Letters: The economy’s not as good as you think
Letters to the Editor

Letters: The economy’s not as good as you think

November 9, 2019

It may seem that way on the surface, but underneath, the policies of the current administration are exacerbating bubbles that do not bode well and have led to a deficit…

Letters: My heart still belongs to Bernie Sanders
Letters to the Editor

Letters: My heart still belongs to Bernie Sanders

November 8, 2019

Prioritizing the new red-scare Russia hysteria, pointless inquiries and hearings and the feeding of a ceaseless media circus over accomplishing anything useful is disgusting and absolutely unsurprising. Let’s not even…

Our view: About that election
Editorials

Our view: About that election

November 8, 2019

The award-winning Pine River Library in Bayfield will have additional property tax revenue to work with thanks to a decisive 59% to 41% vote in favor of adding 1.5 mills…

Letters: Tipton doesn’t represent me on lands
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Tipton doesn’t represent me on lands

November 7, 2019

The bill provides a designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation areas and conservation areas in Colorado. Wild spaces of habitat are key for healthy populations of game and fish. What…

Letters: Writer gets Tri-State wrong, we’re strong
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Writer gets Tri-State wrong, we’re strong

November 7, 2019

Our members are actively considering contract options that will deliver more flexibility for local renewable energy generation. We are preparing a Responsible Energy Plan to meet environmental goals, reduce emissions…