Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Roberts eyeing criminal-law career?
Letters to the Editor

Roberts eyeing criminal-law career?

June 2, 2015

Supposing a woman was hit and miscarried, or maybe someone yelled at her, and she grew tense and miscarried. Or maybe she was mad at her husband and said he…

Powerhouse Science Center will be back
Letters to the Editor

Powerhouse Science Center will be back

June 2, 2015

But I would like to correct one impression the editorial made: Nana Naisbitt was not the problem. Quite the contrary, she is a crucial part of the solution. Naisbitt is…

Naisbitt key to a second chance for PSC
Letters to the Editor

Naisbitt key to a second chance for PSC

June 2, 2015

If there had been other options, I’m sure the Powerhouse Science Center (PSC) board would have chosen them before making this last-resort decision. I also was surprised by the editorial’s…

Illegal camping
Editorials

Illegal camping

June 2, 2015

should not have to pay the price for Durango’s social problems

Roberts cannot sidestep lands issue
Letters to the Editor

Roberts cannot sidestep lands issue

June 1, 2015

Charles Durning as the governor slyly segues away without having to deal with that awkward thing about expressing a position. At a recent forum, Sen. Ellen Roberts did her best…

County comp plan
Editorials

County comp plan

June 1, 2015

Planning Commission to consider long-term infrastructure needs

Summer season draws noise bullies
Letters to the Editor

Summer season draws noise bullies

June 1, 2015

So outside of noise pollution caused by public transportation like airports, subways, trains, what about individual transportation? What about loud motorcycles or amplified music systems/exhausts in cars? The EPA does…

Herald should not neglect print readers
Letters to the Editor

Herald should not neglect print readers

May 31, 2015

Over the years, the Herald has changed. It is now delivered later to me in the morning. It contains more writing errors (typos, grammatical and spelling), and it is narrower…

GMO foods are about profit, not people
Letters to the Editor

GMO foods are about profit, not people

May 31, 2015

But first, I would like to say that whether or not people believe that GMOs are bad, one must think about the things Gerson didn’t mention, such as why 64…

Lessons can be learned from gardening
Letters to the Editor

Lessons can be learned from gardening

May 30, 2015

You don’t need to water. They’re self-sufficient around this time of the year. Culinary interests such as arugula, lettuce, spinach and parsley will grow themselves in their own perfect timing.…

Extra ‘half page’ inconveniences readers
Letters to the Editor

Extra ‘half page’ inconveniences readers

May 30, 2015

If the half-page did not contain interesting content, I would not be writing. Unfortunately, it contains the important education section, with articles that continue from the side of the page…

No duty to suffer for a vision not ours
Letters to the Editor

No duty to suffer for a vision not ours

May 30, 2015

I was taken aback that people truly believed jumping off a burning building, even in the face of impending death, was tantamount to this made-up concept (suicide) we use to…

‘Three-volley’ is not a ‘21-gun salute’
Letters to the Editor

‘Three-volley’ is not a ‘21-gun salute’

May 30, 2015

Wikipedia states, “the three-volley salute is not to be confused with the 21-gun salute, which uses a battery of artillery pieces … the 3-volley salute is a ceremonial act ……

Thrift-store policies aimed to boost profit
Letters to the Editor

Thrift-store policies aimed to boost profit

May 30, 2015

Second, was the thrift store in financial freefall? The trend of reduced revenue started in early 2014 under the leadership of another director. Realistic revenue goals for 2015 were developed…

Doing us proud
Editorials

Doing us proud

May 30, 2015

work and 21st-century skills are reflected in Riverview team’s success

Thanks from Powerhouse staff to all
Letters to the Editor

Thanks from Powerhouse staff to all

May 28, 2015

In the four years at its present location, the Powerhouse was able to give students and teachers supplementary science curriculum, build a robust field-trip program serving schools in a 200-mile…

Thanks to all for a great Iron Horse race
Letters to the Editor

Thanks to all for a great Iron Horse race

May 28, 2015

I have to say that the whole event was done with noticeable professionalism and with precise organization. The whole town seems to embrace this event, and it shows by how…

Nebraska
Editorials

Nebraska

May 28, 2015

states should follow Legislature’s bold move to abolish death penalty

BAAM seeks support for school music
Opinion

BAAM seeks support for school music

May 28, 2015

BAAM coordinates different fundraising efforts throughout the year including selling Bayfield t-shirts, hoodies, and blankets in the fall at football games; organizing the music students’ Desert Sun Coffee fundraiser three…

Lions Club Foundation thanks donors
Opinion

Lions Club Foundation thanks donors

May 28, 2015

J. Paul Brown, Baked, Cowboy Trading Co., Salon del Sol, Beverly & Marcel Theberge, Palace Restaurant, General Palmer Hotel, Bayfield Gardens, Fox Fire Farms, Brenda’s Old West Cafe, Durango Silverton…

Summer food assistance available
Opinion

Summer food assistance available

May 28, 2015

Bags of food are available to Bayfield Family Center Summer Campers to take home anytime after 1 p.m. on Thursdays throughout the summer. Bags may also be delivered to Forest…

Some easy ways to help the homeless
Letters to the Editor

Some easy ways to help the homeless

May 27, 2015

Manna has many wonderful services, plus gas and food vouchers paid for with the money dropped into the red kettles during the holidays. In my car, I carry large zipper…

Back business owners over panhandlers
Letters to the Editor

Back business owners over panhandlers

May 27, 2015

Private individuals have spent years and millions of dollars building viable businesses in our community. They are the ones who pay all the property taxes, which build and maintain the…

Redistricting
Editorials

Redistricting

May 27, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court can clarify the meaning of ‘one person, one vote’

Humane Society has strong financial footing
Letters to the Editor

Humane Society has strong financial footing

May 26, 2015

The La Plata County Humane Society is held as an example of excellence throughout the state and nation, and will continue to thrive financially and in our ability to serve…

Relax, enjoy the pace of unpaved roads
Letters to the Editor

Relax, enjoy the pace of unpaved roads

May 26, 2015

I’ve heard talk of safety issues, health issues, vehicle-maintenance issues, quality-of-life priorities. As opposed to a previous writer who lives “off of County Road 502,” I live on County Road…

Senate Bill 268
Editorials

Senate Bill 268

May 26, 2015

Brouhaha between Ellen Roberts and Planned Parenthood is pure politics

Durango Arts Center is not a city tenant
Letters to the Editor

Durango Arts Center is not a city tenant

May 25, 2015

This caption is factually inaccurate. The city played a major role in the capital campaign that enabled DAC to assume the 802 E. Second Avenue facility in 1997, however, it…

Take man as more than physical beings
Letters to the Editor

Take man as more than physical beings

May 25, 2015

After all, “the Lord God formed man out of … dust … and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.” (Gen. 2:4). Could the breath of life not be…