Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis has broken Skyhawk’s heart
Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis has broken Skyhawk’s heart

April 13, 2013

I met my husband at Fort Lewis. The FLC community has embraced our entire family in the years since our attendance. The relationships we developed in our time there are…

Chris and Shelly Aaland bled blue and gold
Letters to the Editor

Chris and Shelly Aaland bled blue and gold

April 13, 2013

Most folks know about the personal struggles the Aaland family has endured and overcome in the last two years. With that said, I would like to speak to the core…

Anti-gay arguments are source of confusion
Letters to the Editor

Anti-gay arguments are source of confusion

April 13, 2013

Larsen claims his reasons are based on scientific and socioeconomic values, but doesn’t back them up with anything but his bizarre opinions. Larsen drags out the old, groundless cliché that…

Community should discuss home-birth option
Letters to the Editor

Community should discuss home-birth option

April 13, 2013

A conversation I had with one of the midwives we worked with prompted this discussion. She told me only about 1 percent of families choose home birth and this statistic…

Jana Winter
Editorials

Jana Winter

April 13, 2013

News reporter’s case about freedom of information and the public’s right to know

Brooks right on gay marriage, wrong on guns
Letters to the Editor

Brooks right on gay marriage, wrong on guns

April 10, 2013

He states that he supports same-sex marriage as a “victory for the good life, which is about living in a society that induces you to narrow your choices and embrace…

Customer service shines with Zenizo
Letters to the Editor

Customer service shines with Zenizo

April 10, 2013

I want to share with our community how committed Odette Zenizo, with our own Durango Herald, is to her job. She is friendly, helpful and efficient. I have so enjoyed…

City, county growth
Editorials

City, county growth

April 10, 2013

Intergovernmental map agreement represents a critical step forward

Stapleton’s comments distort, mislead
Letters to the Editor

Stapleton’s comments distort, mislead

April 10, 2013

The facts: Colorado State employees/retirees are ordinary citizens. They are paying or have paid into a retirement plan to secure their future. If they contributed enough to Social Security before…

Slow down, drive less to reduce road dust
Letters to the Editor

Slow down, drive less to reduce road dust

April 10, 2013

I have complained many times to the County Road and Bridge Department, and have been told the magnesium chloride is on the way, but they send in graders with water…

Voter access
Editorials

Voter access

April 10, 2013

Improving efficiency, expanding options a good move for democracy