Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Task force
Editorials

Task force

September 13, 2014

Governor has assembled an impressive group to look at land-use and drilling issues

Morrissey would lead as county treasurer
Opinion

Morrissey would lead as county treasurer

September 11, 2014

Allison has been an executive coach to CEOs, CFOs and executive teams of Fortune 100 companies, as well as to the directors and supervisors of these teams.  Her experience assisting…

Support Ignacio students at Homecoming
Opinion

Support Ignacio students at Homecoming

September 11, 2014

Southwest Ag, Sun Ute, and FCI have been very helpful for the Ignacio Athletic Department. I appreciate everyone’s patience while we are in transition. This week is our homecoming week.…

Another reader misses opinion columns
Opinion

Another reader misses opinion columns

September 11, 2014

We appreciated the opinion of local people on state, national and world affairs. The Herald has taken much of the brightness from our paper. Terry Fitzgerald Bayfield

Gardner has some troubling, radical views
Letters to the Editor

Gardner has some troubling, radical views

September 11, 2014

Gardner supported two recent attempts for a “personhood” amendment to the Colorado Constitution. While serving in the current U.S. House of Representatives, he co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act that…

Sheriff’s politics
Editorials

Sheriff’s politics

September 11, 2014

Intemperate email about Durango reveals sentiments relevant to voters

Let Mountain Middle School ‘grow down’
Letters to the Editor

Let Mountain Middle School ‘grow down’

September 11, 2014

Having three stand-alone charter schools is not “completing the loop.” Quite the contrary, this structure is egregiously stressful on students and faculty. It is detrimental to our community’s children to…

Big History Project
Editorials

Big History Project

September 10, 2014

Gates’ education interest offers opportunity and challenges

Board infringed on co-op members’ rights
Letters to the Editor

Board infringed on co-op members’ rights

September 10, 2014

Please take your position in DNF seriously and join or renew your membership. The board, with a secret agenda, has infringed on the rights of member-owners (all of us). The…

Morrissey has right qualifications for job
Letters to the Editor

Morrissey has right qualifications for job

September 9, 2014

Allison Morrissey, with a bachelor of arts in accounting and an MBA, as well as 25 years of experience in Fortune 100 companies making business systems more efficient, has the…

Accusations about co-op had facts wrong
Letters to the Editor

Accusations about co-op had facts wrong

September 9, 2014

Without board approval, mind you, and with total disregard for the creative process, members of the staff sent this unfinished draft knowing that chaos would follow. A supreme lack of…

Udall is pushing for more federal control
Letters to the Editor

Udall is pushing for more federal control

September 9, 2014

We are fighting ourselves over singular issues and sacrificing our personal freedoms in the process. Not every federal servant is an enemy of your freedoms; however, some are obvious. Consider…

Experience recommends Lieb for treasurer
Letters to the Editor

Experience recommends Lieb for treasurer

September 9, 2014

As in every election, each vote matters. In the upcoming election for county treasurer, voters would be smart to cast their ballots and entrust the work of county treasurer to…

Stick with doctors, not congressmen
Letters to the Editor

Stick with doctors, not congressmen

September 9, 2014

So, these guys want to throw women into dangerous medical situations without careful thought; not to mention the cost will be prohibitive for most women without insurance. It smacks of…

Alzheimer’s
Editorials

Alzheimer’s

September 9, 2014

Support Stan the Marathon Man 5K

Lieb has the county government experience
Letters to the Editor

Lieb has the county government experience

September 9, 2014

During my years as county clerk, I worked almost daily with the county treasurer and his staff. I know all too well how that office operates, and I am concerned…

Let’s return J. Paul Brown to state House
Letters to the Editor

Let’s return J. Paul Brown to state House

September 7, 2014

I thought of the contributions of J. Paul and his family. I thought about the lamb brought to market together with the wool. I’ve known J. Paul and his wife,…

Parade-haters could skip town or stay inside
Letters to the Editor

Parade-haters could skip town or stay inside

September 7, 2014

Perhaps in the true fashion of liberalism, we should also equally restrict cyclists. Perhaps as Mehan suggests, form a group to urge the City Council to enforce bicycle safety. Law…

‘Arc of History’ just needs good story
Letters to the Editor

‘Arc of History’ just needs good story

September 7, 2014

Perhaps the “Arc of History” was built to keep the gods of snow from ruining the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. Aligned as it is at two natural passes, the work…

Second Amendment twisted for domination
Letters to the Editor

Second Amendment twisted for domination

September 7, 2014

If schools taught unrevised history, the citizens would know what was being wrested from them and thus would hinder the cause of aspiring rulers. Having become a student of history…

Smith would make great leader for county
Letters to the Editor

Smith would make great leader for county

September 7, 2014

So, I encourage you to find out more about my dad and make an informed decision based on information about a real member of this community and the real issues…

Choose Bobby Lieb for county treasurer
Letters to the Editor

Choose Bobby Lieb for county treasurer

September 7, 2014

There is no doubt in my mind that Bobby Lieb is the one we should be voting for in November. He is the one you can trust. I do believe…