Letters to the Editor

City must address recycling growing pains

It was going smoothly until I was told that my recycling could no longer be picked up in the alley.…

August 4, 2013

Some pedestrians seem to be elitist idiots

When approaching a street with a street light, look around for a signal, fixed at approximately eye level. This light…

August 4, 2013

Herald made two rookie grammar mistakes

On the July 30 front page, a headline began, “Demand for gun permits rise.” Demand doesn’t rise, it rises. These…

August 4, 2013

Obama does not understand natural gas

Michael Cobb Durango

Paving, line-painting job fails to impress

Is this the best we get with our tax dollars? Maybe they will do better on the next section. David…

Rules should prevent Lake Nighthorse crop

Chuck Arnett Durango

City also home to those who struggle to get by

This group of people works so hard for such low wages that it does not have the luxury of free…

States should fund everything but security

Both parties say we have the answer to fix all the problems. Yeah right! I am tired of supporting the…

Oxbow project differs from grant application

At a recent hearing about Oxbow Park, LeBlanc said I should have asked better questions and was responsible for keeping…

State ready to guide residents on insurance

Kevin Oâ€™Connor Durango

Kiwanis Club alive and well, meets Thursdays

I just wanted to let La Plata County know we are alive and well and have been serving the children…

Bee tree impeded daily walks

Betsy Richards Durango

Low reimbursement will limit access

Physicians are already unable to afford treating any more people on Medicare, Medicaid and TriCare at the very low price-controlled…

Letter puts racist paranoia on display

Maurice Harrigan Pittsboro, NC

Keep socking it to regional firefighters

You have until Aug. 15 to drop off socks at the our Welcome Center, Alpine Bank and at Purgatory. Even…

Give up a latte to fund bag fee

Debbie Bliss Hoover Durango

Obama has ethnically profiled himself

Thomas Wright Aztec

Twelve-step programs cure mental illness

Twelve-step groups with love and truth cure mental illness, develop the nonviolent, love directed human. Psychiatry is America’s holocaust! Clover…

Eateries should lock garbage away from bears

The DPW came by recently (thank you) to remind residents to make sure we clip those bear proof trash cans…

Bayfield School District’s finances sound

The article did not mention the district has an adequate bond fund balance to sustain our long-term forecast for debt…

Imagine life as a short, white woman

I might have locked my car door or walked behind the mall security officer in Obama’s presence before he became…

Why would city charge for paper bags, too?

If you have ever been to Oregon and Washington, you can see where Weyerhaeuser and other lumber companies cut and…