Letters to the Editor

Tell Obama to stop it in the Middle East

Our president, although a smooth talker, is sometimes an undisciplined one with rash pronouncements like “Assad must go” and foolish…

September 7, 2013

Thomas attacked by Herald coverage

As your editorial points out, Thomas had the prior approval and funding from FLC’s Board of Trustees before the trip…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Oxbow Park process well done

I greatly look forward to access at this new taxpayer-funded city access location for all residents ranging from handicapped users…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Compost materials free of paints, coatings

As the managing partner of the Durango Compost Co., I would like to clarify that the recycled wood chips used…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Recycling Center worth the $1 price

I live in the county, and do not have not problem giving one dollar to a worthy cause. Sherri Libby…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Starting a war easier than stopping one

Vietnam was a civil war, as are Iraq and Afghanistan, and our participation was wrong and very expensive in blood…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

With input, hotel can strengthen Durango

Had the developer not applied for a variance on the overall height of the project, we would not have even…

September 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Doctors who take Medicare deserve respect

However, they do seem to believe more completely in patient welfare than those who refuse to provide care that is…

September 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

District should close high school campus

I believe the high school should close the campus, the students should not be allowed to leave during the noon…

September 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Marijuana users face life with half a brain

I realized that being stoned and trying to function was very difficult. When I was younger, I was carefree, going…

September 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

When will the world wake up to Assad?

We are now the “last man standing.” I think that it would be quite unwise for the United States to…

September 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Consider proposed hotel’s effect on future

The story in the Herald (Aug. 26) failed to capture how much my family and our neighbors care about this…

September 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Commissioners right to ban marijuana sales

Joyce Bilgrave Durango

September 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

View on bicycle commute bolsters bag fee

All too often, though, those beloved waters and the banks that embrace them are blemished by orphan plastic bags, escaped…

September 1, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Attacking Syria will cost Obama at home

(To regain my composure, I need to interject here an item from the New York Times, Sept. 1, before continuing:…

September 1, 2013

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Obama, press playing the public for suckers

Step back from the hysteria one moment and ask yourself this question: If Assad is winning his war (and, by…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Story fully captured Ballantine’s essence

No matter the personal cost, Ballantine always allowed the paper to do its business with an eye on the truth,…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Stories remind of early liberal achievements

It was Ballantine’s grandfather, John Cowles Jr. who made it possible for African Americans to attend our school. Morley Cowles…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Commissioners, wake up and smell the weed

Lieb better hope Rasta Stevie doesn’t have a talk with his “peers” who then show up at his meetings to…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Use non-violent action to beget peace

My deepest reasoning leads me to see that it’s my pre-human state of instinctual survival that allows for this grossest…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Community efforts address wildfire risk

As the primary developer of Edgemont Highlands, this has been an ongoing topic of discussion and action for us since…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Distorting climate data won’t undo damage

I don’t blame anyone for hoping that human activities are not the cause of global climate change, and it is…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

King would embrace animal-rights struggle

He would certainly continue to work for racial equality. But he would also likely advocate for a rapid withdrawal from…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

No sense rushing into gas, oil development

While it is true that the gas and oil industry provides some employment in the area, it is also true…

August 31, 2013