Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Pumping water to Lake Durango is absurd
In the April 8 Herald, there was a story about a plan to pipe water from Lake Nighthorse to Lake Durango. I believe there should be another solution in getting…
Letters to the Editor
Remove fines but add red zone at airport
First, it is dangerous to pedestrians. Parking and walking in parking lots is dangerous. Cars park around schools all the time for parents to pick up their children; but no…
Editorials
Sen. Ellen Roberts
of opposition is a compliment to the senator, a disappointment for voters
Letters to the Editor
Adventurous life has learning opportunities
I was someone who jumped out of airplanes above 30,000 feet, jumped off ships into the oceans from heights above 100 feet, dove to depths more than 50 fathoms (300…
Editorials
Local agriculture
out what is happening with League of Women Voters, Durango Public Library
Letters to the Editor
LPEA board should demonstrate patriotism
I appreciate the board of directors at LPEA recite the pledge before each meeting. I am also told not only does Jeff Berman not put his hand over his heart,…
Letters to the Editor
Anti-God crowd unclear on founding papers
It never ceases to amaze, the frothing at the mouth of those who claim there is no God while desperately twisting and perverting what the Bill of Rights says and…
Letters to the Editor
Staff leaving 9-R for greener pasture
In this case, it appears they are leaving Durango 9-R for school districts where they are better appreciated and treated more fairly. Diane Morazan Durango
Letters to the Editor
PERA not a problem but a good model
Unlike the author, most PERA retirees paid into but will never receive Social Security benefits. Further, a 2014 report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows 6 in 10 new…
Letters to the Editor
Absurd to call NRA ‘extremist organization’
I’m guessing the current trendies and herd thinkers don’t really know their history. For example, the NRA armed and trained freed slaves to defend themselves against the KKK after the…
Letters to the Editor
LWV to hold panel on local agriculture
Dryside farmer Trent Taylor, Blue Horizons Farms; Patti Buck, recently elected president of American National Cattlewomen, cattle rancher; and Maria Baker, member of a Southern Ute ranching family, will all…
Letters to the Editor
Protecting Hermosa Creek is vital to many populations
Hermosa Creek is a tributary of the Animas River and critical to the health of Durango’s drinking water. Maintaining the health of the surrounding watershed is essential to maintaining a…
Letters to the Editor
Anti-GMO mythology is political scare tactic
L-Tryptophan is a vitamin supplement, an amino acid to be exact. It was not regulated in the past by FDA. Today the FDA has approved the sale for limited uses…
Opinion
Use marijuana tax money to fund statewide education
According to a recent CBS news story, the state received over $2 million in marijuana tax revenues in January 2014 alone. Around $195,000 of that is earmarked for public school…
Letters to the Editor
Cuts to District 9-R budget are significant
To begin with, gifted educators have now largely been eliminated. These full-time teachers were available to identify gifted students, provide personalized instruction, support teachers in enriching their curriculum and advocate…
Letters to the Editor
Police are New Mexico’s most violent gang
It seems New Mexico police would rather shoot residents than look at them, and it happens almost every day. They think nothing of emptying their clips into a minivan full…
Letters to the Editor
NRA requirement far cry from endorsement
There is the NRA that promotes gun safety and offers financial grants to small community gun clubs, and then there is a separate organization NRA-ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) that…
Letters to the Editor
STEAM park would be a boon for Durango
As a relative newcomer to the area, it has always struck me that the city has not better incorporated the downtown area with the beautiful river that runs through it.…