Letters to the Editor

Maximize local energy resources

Energy production by almost every source, coal, wind, solar, hydro and nuclear energy is available to these nations located nearby.…

April 19, 2014

Waters has qualities needed for LPEA board

This election has an important race in District 3 representing the city of Durango. Bill Waters is seeking to unseat…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis moving away from liberal arts

As a student, it was frustrating to see the shift in priorities as a general trend developed: the subtle but…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pass Hermosa Creek bill swiftly

It is of great concern to me that, although we have a bill, the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, currently…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

‘Frisky, but risky’ an entertaining read

My goodness! To think “the decline in morals” has taken over Durango; I just don’t know what to make of…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Cover the sunny side of autism

I would like to suggest you cover some Durango-area persons with autism who have overcome their social handicaps and used…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Store crew shows incredible kindness

As a result, I went to get the supplies to make one of these bars and received excellent service by…

April 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Start booking more diverse bands

Forgive me if I’m wrong here, but when did rock ’n’ roll ever equate to making money? It’s about the…

April 17, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Don’t discriminate against students

Jordan Moss Durango

April 17, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Hero in fire deserves recognition

He didn’t know this woman, who she was or her life story. All he knew upon making the decision that…

April 17, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep curbside parking at airport as it is

Teresa Malone Durango

April 17, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pumping water to Lake Durango is absurd

In the April 8 Herald, there was a story about a plan to pipe water from Lake Nighthorse to Lake…

April 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Remove fines but add red zone at airport

First, it is dangerous to pedestrians. Parking and walking in parking lots is dangerous. Cars park around schools all the…

April 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Marijuana-use laws must be enforced

Cindy Grosserode Durango

April 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Adventurous life has learning opportunities

I was someone who jumped out of airplanes above 30,000 feet, jumped off ships into the oceans from heights above…

April 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Energy audit reveals workable fixes

William Finn Durango

April 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Cuts to Durango preschool are a big loss

Kevin Neadeau Durango

April 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

LPEA board should demonstrate patriotism

I appreciate the board of directors at LPEA recite the pledge before each meeting. I am also told not only…

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Anti-God crowd unclear on founding papers

It never ceases to amaze, the frothing at the mouth of those who claim there is no God while desperately…

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Staff leaving 9-R for greener pasture

In this case, it appears they are leaving Durango 9-R for school districts where they are better appreciated and treated…

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

PERA not to blame for funding shortfalls

Janet Dahlquist Durango

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

PERA not a problem but a good model

Unlike the author, most PERA retirees paid into but will never receive Social Security benefits. Further, a 2014 report from…

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Absurd to call NRA ‘extremist organization’

I’m guessing the current trendies and herd thinkers don’t really know their history. For example, the NRA armed and trained…

April 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

LWV to hold panel on local agriculture

Dryside farmer Trent Taylor, Blue Horizons Farms; Patti Buck, recently elected president of American National Cattlewomen, cattle rancher; and Maria…

April 12, 2014