Letters to the Editor

Pot-eating dog should have been contained

Because there are many legal substances in compost heaps that are unhealthy for dogs, we need to protect our pets…

June 9, 2013

Climate change real, clean energy cheaper

While it is correct that renewable energy is subsidized, there are also subsidies to fossil fuel suppliers. Thompson says climate…

June 9, 2013

Council’s bag efforts won’t solve any problem

The proposed measure is purely symbolic so we can feel progressive, but the Chamber of Commerce members were 62 percent…

County blind to needs of the disabled

The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds was recently informed that the La Plata County Building Department has closed…

Connect downtown to economic ‘caboose’

Yes, the recently installed pedestrian surface crossing light there is a big improvement, but still breaches the oft-stated axiom of…

Visitors come to Durango for its uniqueness

The letter to the editor from Martha Mason (June 6) notes some of our inadequacies in this area but also…

Residents have right to personal privacy

I was walking home from a restaurant when a police officer pulled me over and falsely accused me of breaking…

Obama administration incompetent, corrupt

Its highly doubtful that there will be a revelation that points the finger at Barack Obama blaming him for these…

Vanquishing fantasy turns sour quickly

So off I went to our friendly, local hardware store to replace the batteries in my night-vision goggles. As I…

Create safe options for riders, equestrians

It is unfortunate that The Durango Herald chose to set aside this concept of community to write an article (June…

June 6, 2013

Do not set single-use trail precedent

The beautiful, quiet trail near Junction Creek-Logchutes, would be modified to become a single-use bike speed/jump course. Access is at…

June 6, 2013

Getting around Durango hard with disabilities

It is absolutely illegal to charge people with disabilities more than you charge other people. Private taxis are not exempt…

June 5, 2013

Scott Tipton acting like reverse Robin Hood

Recent reports indicate that slashing SNAP funds, besides being heartless, would be an economic mistake. Moody’s Analytics suggests that every…

June 5, 2013

Where are presidential thanks for the fallen?

“On behalf of the president of the United States, we thank you for their service and ultimate sacrifice to this…

June 3, 2013

‘Feel-good’ laws interfere with sheriff’s job

The record Sheriff Schirard has established speaks for itself. He is no more a “Yosemite Sam” than Jim Fuge (Letters,…

June 3, 2013

Piece of paper not needed to establish ID

I grew up being told by family members that we are “just a Mexican Indian, we’re not real” because we…

June 2, 2013

Make no mistake: IRS scandal is an attack

Never before in history has an agency (and maybe a couple of other arms) of the U.S. government been used…

June 2, 2013

Support for recall did not just evaporate

And I am sure that many were in mind of the fates of the supporters of the California rejection of…

Societal cancer threatens to bring all down

What damages human health and leads to cancer and other health issues is the same as what damages societies. The…

Plastic, garbage does not go away

Plastic never, that’s right, never, goes away, but lingers in the biosphere indefinitely. Anyone who doesn’t believe this needs to…

Encouragement got cyclist to Silverton

Emily Schaldach Durango

Gun-gatherers suffer from hoarding disorder

All this, it is obvious, has multiple applications to what I call gun-gatherers – people who advocate that the Second…