Letters to the Editor

Renewable-energy standards won’t help

One conclusion is that the so-called renewable-energy standards will not effect any change in global climate, and that the reason…

August 3, 2014

In the meantime, give feral horses water

Ginny Elder Durango

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Vacation destinations for D.C. politicians

I hear that Syria is lovely this time of year, what with the heady smell of high explosives wafting through…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep progress going, re-elect McLachlan

The Front Range communities get lots of political attention. Mike, along with our state senator, Ellen Roberts, makes sure the…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Support ending grazing on public lands

Livestock grazing is the most ubiquitous and destructive commercial use of our public lands, costing taxpayers dearly. About 250 million…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

McLachlan will fight for Western Slope

In particular, I worked with Barbara the past couple of years, and she was one of the most kindhearted teachers…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff showed little interest in disaster drill

A story in The Durango Herald (June 10) read: “The MaxProV can be used to rescue injured people in areas…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

End the fear-based politics surrounding pot

While Durango continues to drag its feet trying to “protect its image,” multiple other counties and cities in this good…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

J.Paul Brown does not get school funding

There is a huge lack of understanding on the part of J. Paul Brown in regard to education-funding issues as…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

‘Foolish,’ ‘unclean’ defined

Unclean: Bringing your dogs into Walmart and putting them in the grocery carts where people put their food, medicines and…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Cream Bean Berry offering culinary bliss

As a result, finding a new establishment that transcends our local eateries to a magical experience has me sitting down…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Why does CDOT keep messing with 140?

First, it came in and put rumble strips down the center line, and I was pleased – until I came…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Incident with representative marred parade

As we were lining up to begin the parade, directly in front of me was a father on a bicycle…

July 31, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Personhood editorial full of drivel

Later, the editorial spews some drivel about interfering with women’s health, which I assume meant pregnancy. News flash! Pregnancy is…

July 31, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Grazing op-ed was on the money

This is no longer 1930s Colorado. While public-lands grazing today – particularly domestic sheep – contributes little if anything to…

July 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

McLachlan acted rudely to kids and father

McLachlan was admonishing the kids, telling them that it was illegal for them to be riding the dirt bikes on…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Donâ€™t tax Chinese solar panels

Christopher Wing Durango

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Fracking rules should be based on evidence

Rules designed to protect our environment are an important responsibility of government, and these regulations must be rooted in the…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Plastic bags could reduce bear population

Since the “nondamaging” plastic bag usage was approved, we can keep throwing them away, and the bears can ingest them,…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Bear scat says a lot about where they dine

It consisted almost entirely of white plastic grocery bags. Yum. Eilene Lyon Durango

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Rude bike riders want to have it both ways

A case in point, with a twist, happened to me as a pedestrian at Main and 11th Street. I was…

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep the ‘neighbor’ in our neighborhoods

We want to preserve the “neighbor” in our neighborhoods. In our opinion, the ADU ordinance recently adopted, and going into…

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Who knows about Durangoâ€™s other drive in?

Wesley Mullen Ajo, Ariz.

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep Medicare strong for healthier seniors

Mary Kay Kisseberth, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Denver

July 26, 2014