Letters to the Editor

Rest in peace, Coco, Bubbles and Apricot

David Longan Durango

It is not OK to brown bag at restaurants

Jenn Lyndes Durango

Re-elect Jeff Berman to LPEA board

Berman can do just that and has been. There is no question that alternative energy can’t totally replace fossil fuels,…

Bluegrass Meltdown is a Durango treasure

John H. Heiligenstein Indianapolis

Federal government is breaking its own laws

So, then we need to find out what is the real issue. In a new report, we find Sen. Harry…

Berman has never shrunk from good fight

To me, nothing is more patriotic than dedicating one’s life to making sure the very core of our country –…

Prompt attention kept fires limited

The Durango Fire Protection District was also very quick to act and save the fire from sweeping through the entire…

Attacks on Berman not about qualifications

Jeff is an advocate for renewable energy, in part, because those resources are the future of electricity generation in Colorado.…

There is a solution to Denver TV problem

I’m not certain I’ve got this entirely straight, but isn’t the Neilsen Company, a government contractor, stonewalling the situation? Apparently…

GOP needed to counter Dems’ approach

It should be difficult for Hillary Clinton to distance herself from Obama, as she was a part of his failed…

Parking ‘fix’ at airport is not needed

I frequently use the airport, as does my wife, and the most dangerous place in the entire airport is the…

Wheeling serves important role at LPEA

I met Joe Wheeling when we served together on the LPEA board, and I was immediately impressed with his strong…

Best wishes to Mayor Sweetie Marbury

Don Snyder Durango

Berman, Dance will push for clean energy

There are many reasons I love living in Southwest Colorado, but that is not one of them. Increasing intensity and…

Good Neighbor Policy shapes relationships

The Good Neighbor Policy created in 2007 has served the residents of La Plata County well. Christi Zeller, executive director…

Ledbetter Act was giveaway to trial lawyers

The Herald also mentions one of the great lies of “inequality”: the Lilly Ledbetter Act. Basically, what happened with Lilly…

Chemtrails: Attempt at intentional genocide

It is important the general public know these chemtrails are intended to be an intentional chemical genocide amongst the people.…

Budget cuts to hurt key DHS programs

The current Durango High School role models are under the STEM Education Coalition and STEAM. STEM is an acronym referring…

April 21, 2014

Local Reading Club awaits authorâ€™s visit

Lynn May, Reading Club of Durango Durango

April 21, 2014

Spend to improve Masters broadcast

Sack the court jesters and spare us the album of artsy, out-of-focus azalea shots every year. Pour the savings into…

Why so many unmarked police cars?

To most, it is another car on the road. If you know what to look at, you would see there…

Let landowners deal with gas industry

The La Plata County Energy Council is a trade organization working with landowners, operators and transporters to produce natural gas…

STEAM will need pedestrian access

Are they all going to cross at the HAWK crosswalk at 12th Street and Camino del Rio? It really surprises…