Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Local official treats area veterans well
Letters to the Editor

Local official treats area veterans well

March 27, 2014

However, in these increasingly trying times it is universally recognized in the veteran community we have a Veterans Service Officer who excels in his position that sets him above his…

Buffett’s billion
Editorials

Buffett’s billion

March 27, 2014

if he devoted equal attention and resources to academics?

Story a reminder of time with ‘great woman’
Letters to the Editor

Story a reminder of time with ‘great woman’

March 26, 2014

Morley Ballantine and I had lunch together for the first time during my stint as a volunteer secretary and fundraiser for the Colorado Chapter of The National Mustang Association in…

Root out union use of city-owned buildings
Letters to the Editor

Root out union use of city-owned buildings

March 26, 2014

And lord help us if any union meetings are being held in municipally owned buildings. We should root such advocacy out in the same way the Herald went after National…

Antiquities Act
Editorials

Antiquities Act

March 26, 2014

Congress should drop attempt to curb the use of presidential power

Other options exist for local intersection
Letters to the Editor

Other options exist for local intersection

March 24, 2014

Those who are northbound and turning west on 160 need to stop at the new intersection then proceed 100 yards to the traffic light for those that are going east…

Connect Animas River Trail to Chapman Hill
Letters to the Editor

Connect Animas River Trail to Chapman Hill

March 24, 2014

The existing (unimproved) path is already heavily used and a more accessible all-weather link to Chapman Hill, Fort Lewis College and nearby neighborhoods would be as useful as the current…

Don’t confuse climate with weather
Letters to the Editor

Don’t confuse climate with weather

March 24, 2014

Recently, a co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore – who has a Ph. D. in ecology and is well-versed in all biology subjects as well as climate change – appeared on…

Colorado kids
Editorials

Colorado kids

March 24, 2014

Count report shows good results in La Plata County, less so around state

Vaccinations
Editorials

Vaccinations

March 24, 2014

Requiring education for parents seeking exemptions a half-step, but a worthy one

Durango, let’s put an end to reefer madness
Letters to the Editor

Durango, let’s put an end to reefer madness

March 22, 2014

Another specious argument is that downtown is “family-oriented.” On a recent Sunday at 11 a.m., I was driving past a bar at 10th Street and Main Avenue. There were about…

Early release
Editorials

Early release

March 22, 2014

day is perfect, but Mondays make sense

Internet offers abundance of information
Letters to the Editor

Internet offers abundance of information

March 22, 2014

Agenda 21 is truly a United Nations plot to take over our country. Many thousands of U.N. operatives have infiltrated the Girl Scouts and are selling cookies with mind-control chips…

NRA not ‘nutty’ or ‘out of control’
Letters to the Editor

NRA not ‘nutty’ or ‘out of control’

March 22, 2014

The No. 1 goal of the NRA is to protect the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. They went after left-wing politicians who had voted to weaken the right to…

Speak up about latest CDOT project
Letters to the Editor

Speak up about latest CDOT project

March 22, 2014

I feel now I am faced with the same situation in a different location, that is, another remake of an intersection costing millions of dollars not needing to be made.…

Troubling film was enriching and artistic, too
Letters to the Editor

Troubling film was enriching and artistic, too

March 22, 2014

For film-goers who want to avoid films with darker elements, the festival program contains content-descriptors for each film; the descriptors for “A Touch of Sin” were “mature content, violence, sexual…

U.S. could better serve its people
Letters to the Editor

U.S. could better serve its people

March 22, 2014

I don’t know Jones, but judging his comments, I assume he is of the “right-leaning” persuasion and is a member of the 99 percent. I offer the following opinions: 1)…

Affordable health care is available
Letters to the Editor

Affordable health care is available

March 22, 2014

Just after the New Year, I began exploring my health-care options on the Colorado Health Exchange, knowing that I would be dinged on my taxes if I did not get…

Don’t let deadly diseases return
Letters to the Editor

Don’t let deadly diseases return

March 22, 2014

The health-care issue is not a matter of religious preference – forcing people who go to a church that does not believe in medical care to buy insurance; it is…

Pay attention to powerplay at Animas High
Letters to the Editor

Pay attention to powerplay at Animas High

March 22, 2014

Highlights of the meeting I’d like to share with the public are: the huge amount of support shown for Michael Ackerman, as well as outrage about his elimination. One parent…

City of Durango should fund parking relief
Letters to the Editor

City of Durango should fund parking relief

March 22, 2014

I lived downtown for a time and was often thwarted in parking by the constant and year-round city-sponsored events. Once, I had to park six blocks away from my apartment…

Sunshine
Editorials

Sunshine

March 22, 2014

government agencies showed improvement in attention to transparency

Love July 4? Then vote.
Opinion

Love July 4? Then vote.

March 20, 2014

But there’s this other thing. Free elections and an informed citizenry are an essential part of our representative democracy. Town board elections are about as immediate as it gets. But…

Times editor is delusional
Opinion

Times editor is delusional

March 20, 2014

Ms. Mazur has made her choice. I would encourage all that are tired of the weekly blowtorch of hate that is this paper,to vote with your wallet; or perhaps letters to…

Column filled with misleading statements
Letters to the Editor

Column filled with misleading statements

March 20, 2014

First, the Cornell University study has been debunked many times. In fact, a study from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Lab casts even more doubt on the Cornell…

Pot ads OK, but not those for cigarettes?
Letters to the Editor

Pot ads OK, but not those for cigarettes?

March 20, 2014

As a reformed smoker, I’m puzzled as to why it’s OK to smoke pot, yet millions of dollars are spent to discourage cigarette smoking. The next question is: Will the…