Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Remember shelter animals this season
Letters to the Editor

Remember shelter animals this season

November 29, 2015

Eighty percent of those euthanizations are due to lack of space in the shelters, and the animal being there too long. The other 5.3 million are locked in steel cages…

Clinic shooting
Editorials

Clinic shooting

November 29, 2015

Perhaps we can learn from event to make world a little safer

Hats off to Chimney Rock plan
Letters to the Editor

Hats off to Chimney Rock plan

November 28, 2015

USDA Undersecretary Bonnie and Chief Tidwell showed the leadership needed for this plan and should share in a job well done by the regional forester, forest supervisor, district ranger and…

Are we really getting what we deserve?
Letters to the Editor

Are we really getting what we deserve?

November 28, 2015

That was a question posed to Action Line guy, Mike Smedley, and Smedley’s response, as usual, was articulate, intelligent, informative and entertaining. Mike’s response focused on the apparent paradox of…

Lend your support to the Clean Power Plan
Letters to the Editor

Lend your support to the Clean Power Plan

November 28, 2015

One industry most concerned about climate change is the property insurance business, specifically reinsurers. Reinsurers are multinational companies providing risk management for smaller insurance companies. Re-insurers, like Munich-Re and Swiss-Re,…

Wolverine football coverage appreciated
Letters to the Editor

Wolverine football coverage appreciated

November 28, 2015

The Herald even made banners for us and handed them out for the Wolverines’ send off. Thank you again. Jeff Donahue Bayfield

Bus crash a time for thanks, forgiveness
Letters to the Editor

Bus crash a time for thanks, forgiveness

November 28, 2015

Granted, this accident was a doozy – but none of our children were paralyzed, permanently damaged or killed. I think we should all be on our knees thanking Almighty God…

Trump’s false claims should be banned
Letters to the Editor

Trump’s false claims should be banned

November 28, 2015

In the landmark 1919 Supreme Court decision Schenck vs. United States, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. said that false speech made for the purpose of creating unnecessary panic (shouting “fire”…

Jeb’s Christian test raises questions
Letters to the Editor

Jeb’s Christian test raises questions

November 28, 2015

Would it be enough to just say you were Christian or would you need to prove you regularly attended church? What if you supported what you believe to be the…

Enjoy the season with those still with us
Letters to the Editor

Enjoy the season with those still with us

November 28, 2015

Recently, I sat down to write love notes to friends who have lost someone dear to them this past year. There were too many. Then one day I held open…

Superfund!
Editorials

Superfund!

November 28, 2015

Silverton, San Juan County leadership turning the tide on mine cleanup

City is hard-hearted about parking
Letters to the Editor

City is hard-hearted about parking

November 26, 2015

For example, I had business in the county courthouse one day earlier this year. I backed my bike into a space on Second Avenue, and put a quarter in the…

Trump’s racist statements are repellent
Letters to the Editor

Trump’s racist statements are repellent

November 26, 2015

It’s irrelevant that I am Jewish; I am an American, and I believe in the values expressed in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Are we going the way of…

Loud kids should apologize to driver
Letters to the Editor

Loud kids should apologize to driver

November 26, 2015

Every one of those children who was creating a distraction should face a similar punishment, and the parents of these children should also apologize for their children’s misbehavior. Also, was…

Black Friday
Editorials

Black Friday

November 26, 2015

locally and support the folks who support your community

Thanksgiving
Editorials

Thanksgiving

November 25, 2015

A holiday centered on gratitude speaks well of American values

Tipton’s fear-mongering makes no sense
Letters to the Editor

Tipton’s fear-mongering makes no sense

November 25, 2015

Rep. Scott Tipton has joined with 30 Republican governors, all the Republican presidential candidates and the usual suspects on Fox News to engage in fear-mongering to deny sanctuary to thousands…

Don’t believe political hype on Obamacare
Letters to the Editor

Don’t believe political hype on Obamacare

November 25, 2015

The Affordable Care Act and the Connect For Health Colorado exchange have made it possible to shop for plans in an apples-to-apples format. All plans must provide no-cost wellness checkups…

‘Minor injuries’
Editorials

‘Minor injuries’

November 24, 2015

bus crash highlighted the need for understanding emergency responses

Politics of climate change reach new high
Letters to the Editor

Politics of climate change reach new high

November 24, 2015

When it is pointed out that his calls for climate change actions have direct economic costs for the middle class, he blows it off by saying it is for the…

Coopers have created lovely park
Letters to the Editor

Coopers have created lovely park

November 23, 2015

My son is one of the lucky ones to have the honor of living in such a wonderful spot. Animas Mobile Home Park is a safe, quiet, kind and beautiful…

Tipton no help with Social Security COLA
Letters to the Editor

Tipton no help with Social Security COLA

November 23, 2015

This decision affects 65 million senior citizens in America. After I called and e-mailed Tipton in late October about this decision, his staff person informed that this did not involve…

Voting
Editorials

Voting

November 23, 2015

to make Election Day a holiday is unlikely to succeed and unnecessary

Immigration reform
Editorials

Immigration reform

November 22, 2015

Changing trends among migrants may make long-overdue reform possible

In winter driving, tires are everything
Letters to the Editor

In winter driving, tires are everything

November 21, 2015

You must be able to start, stop and steer. It doesn’t matter whether you have all-wheel, four-wheel or front-wheel drive. Multi-wheel drive vehicles and especially large ones with marginal tires…

Thanks to Sheriff Sean Smith for sanity
Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Sheriff Sean Smith for sanity

November 21, 2015

Quoting a recent story: “Calling the move too political, La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith chose not to sign a petition sent earlier this week by a group of 41…

Guns kill more Americans than terrorists
Letters to the Editor

Guns kill more Americans than terrorists

November 21, 2015

Yes, 250,000 have died from the war violence in Syria, but half that number have died from guns in the U.S. during the same time period and we have no…

Keep religious beliefs out of politics
Letters to the Editor

Keep religious beliefs out of politics

November 21, 2015

We have freedom of religion in this country. That means we can believe in any religion we want or not believe in any religion. It doesn’t mean that your religion…

Pollution has long worried Durango
Letters to the Editor

Pollution has long worried Durango

November 21, 2015

When the pollution from mines and mills began to reach Durango in the winter of 1900, the people of Durango were outraged. In fact, in August 1902, after a tour…