Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Editorials
Pot revenue
not treat this as a windfall up for grabs; fully fund the state’s schools first
Letters to the Editor
Rights are meaningless to those in power
No, you have not walked a mile in my shoes or understand what I could possibly be thinking. I joined the U.S. Navy in 1982 at the age of 17…
Letters to the Editor
Give consequences for juvenile ski behavior
While I understand there is a hesitancy to issue bills because La Plata County Search and Rescue does not want to discourage people in trouble from requesting assistance, this is…
Letters to the Editor
Film left viewer feeling violated
I was shaken to the core by the violence, treatment of women and outright abuse that was displayed in nearly every scene. Even the one character who seemed to have…
Letters to the Editor
Spend war funding on other priorities
I was disturbed to learn that, in his budget request of March 4, President Obama asked Congress for $80 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations that is in addition to core…
Letters to the Editor
La Plata County needs to end child abuse
According to the Kempe Foundation, children who experience abuse are three times more likely to abuse drugs, commit three times more crime, are six times more likely to attempt suicide…
Letters to the Editor
Put Durango families ahead of development
While other Colorado communities work toward preserving limited housing stock for working families, Durango’s recipe for economic development appears to hinge on how to provide a wide range of vacation…
Letters to the Editor
Editorial gave wrong impression about Pai
Everyone, please Google “Ajit Pai” and read the whole story. Dan Ammann Durango
Letters to the Editor
There is an answer to the manhole problem
Having spent time putting in manholes and valves for water lines and fire plugs, I know it is possible to add rings to bring the top of the access closer…
Letters to the Editor
Beware of Arizona speed traps
Star Valley uses traffic cameras set at the bottom of steep hills entering town with a sudden speed reduction from 55 mph to 45 mph with little warning. These are…
Letters to the Editor
Another side to Buchanan’s arguments
Also note citations/links to these studies/reviews have been offered, where Garth Buchanan’s column (Herald, March 2) offered none. And finally, note none of the agencies/studies cited are funded by vested…
Letters to the Editor
Give jobs to Americans, not foreigners
To further add to the stew, some members of the ERM project team had previously worked with the corporation that would function as the pipeline operator – Calgary-based TransCanada. Does…
Editorials
Gun ranges
of public property should not be tied to support for a political advocacy group
Letters to the Editor
Paint stewardship is wave of the future
Manufacturers make and sell paint. I choose to buy paint. Together, we should be responsible for the cost of proper disposal. The Paint Stewardship Bill, passed by the Colorado Senate…
Letters to the Editor
Ban smoking at Durango apartment house
It’s a fact that some people residing or visiting have taken to communal spaces and caused everyone else to breathe in their cancer-, emphysema- and cardiovascular-disease-laden cigarettes so that everyone…
Editorials
Backcountry errors
Man’s rescue was fortunate, though the ordeal he suffered was wholly avoidable
Letters to the Editor
CDOT seems committed to confusing drivers
The only thing more alarming than having 30,000 to 45,000 cars pass through the DoubleTree intersection every day is the thought of having 30,000 to 45,000 confused drivers driving through…
Letters to the Editor
Local mogul events were wins for all
Coming from a state with quite a few mountain options to ski/board, ironically, we don’t have the mogul training opportunities/competitions that those in Durango are more fortunate to have locally.…
Editorials
Tipton’s bill
Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act deserves swift subcommittee approval
Letters to the Editor
Newsroom monitors step toward takeover
We should remember these words of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas: “As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there’s a twilight where everything…
Letters to the Editor
Printing global-warming lies damages society
At some point, the media figured out that these articles were destructive lies and decided to stop printing them. Folks were, of course, free to make racist comments in private…