Letters to the Editor

We can fight against the tyranny of guns

In America, children are killing other children with guns, while the rest of us react, frozen in stunned horror. Well,…

January 18, 2014

Nothing American about bigotry and fear

He has an incredibly warped view of what it means to be an American. There’s nothing American about denigrating and…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Call now to opt out of ‘Smart Meters’

These new meters, their required infrastructure and change-out costs are responsible for the ever-increasing base charges and electrical usage fees.…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff wants more money for retirement?

A lot of people in La Plata County want to save for their retirements â€“ people who make about 25…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

CDOT should fix ‘hell’s straightaway’

Three years ago this coming March, we were heading south back to Durango. At this exact spot on U.S. Highway…

January 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Governor is three kinds of wrong about pot

The first is procedural: Colorado law has vested such regulatory powers in local governments. The second is moral: Prior to…

January 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Reid a dedicated man who made FLC better

He was a man of high integrity. He worked very hard for Fort Lewis College and set an excellent example…

January 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Mourning the loss of once-great Colorado

Back then, Colorado could have shared Montana’s signature saying of being “the last best place.” No more. Now, the Denver…

January 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Herald fails to report news liberals dislike

Why has the Herald not noted publicly that almost every word of its early promotions of Obamacare have turned out…

January 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Photo left wrong memory of Israeli leader

This man was a warrior, but he also worked for peace. Is this how he should be remembered by Herald…

January 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

ACA does mean better access to health care

A couple of months ago, my health-insurance company sent me a notice to inform me that as of Jan. 1,…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Vaccines traced to military guinea pigs

One person collapsed and disappeared for two weeks into the hospital, and others were affected to varying degrees. We were…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Remember victories in the War on Poverty

Originally funded through community-based block grants, the Community Action Programs actually cut poverty rates in half during the first 10…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thanks, happy retirement to David Smith

Smith has been Durango’s city attorney for 37 years. During his tenure, he has worked with hundreds of people in…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

When cream is not cream: Read food labels

Now, when you buy a carton of whipping cream, you must read the label carefully because there are several additives…

January 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Poll does not allow a vote for Hickenlooper

Anyone reading and not thinking might wonder if it were done intentionally to garner support for the Republican Party because…

January 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Water Front Range with a Missouri canal

How about a positive solution like a Missouri canal? It would bring water from the Missouri River to the Front…

January 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Front-page story on termination was insulting

I happen to know Patti to be a woman of utmost integrity (Something the Herald and some of our community…

January 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Banning guns on campuses would add risk

The story quoted a supporter of the ban as saying that, “Guns on campus create an intimidating climate and puts…

January 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Debunking bogus claims on climate change

“Global warming” is not in itself a science, true. It is the conclusion reached by meteorologists and contrary to Goodrich’s…

January 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Two-for-one nuggets of misinformation

Goodrich wrote that global warming is not a science, and I would agree. It is a hypothesis that our planet…

January 5, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Honesty, integrity saved grandmother’s gems

I had resigned myself to never seeing it again, which was very sad for me because it contained tiny diamonds…

January 5, 2014

Letters to the Editor

God’s laws supersede conflicts with Bible

The Herald also personally demeaned God when stating: “As such, the baker or any business person’s religious beliefs are irrelevant…

January 4, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Report the whole story on drug overdoses

Why make people look like dirtbags and irresponsible when there are a lot of people in this town I have…

January 4, 2014