Letters to the Editor

Letters: Minkler, pleasingly, has no party agenda

His work on the Planning Commission, Homebuilders Association and being a graduate of Leadership La Plata make him the best…

September 18, 2020

Letters: Vote for Trump, not just a personality

Don’t cast your vote solely on a personality. Cast your vote on the solid platform of progressive programs and policies…

September 17, 2020

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Letters: Ignore Herald and say Yes to paid leave

The policy laid out in Proposition 118 is modest, yet the Herald argues 12 weeks is too expensive. Would eight…

September 17, 2020

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Letters: Pretend caring about Trump supporters

Trump’s tax cuts performed as they were designed. Adjusted Gross Income gained 5.7% in 2019. But the laughable part is…

September 16, 2020

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Letters: I guess we’ll all find out in November

Maybe you don’t think it’s important for him to think POWs are important. I guess we’ll find out in November.…

September 16, 2020

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Letters: How can he be sure what Trump said?

I assume Vigil was present when Trump made that statement, or how would he have no doubt? However, there are…

September 16, 2020

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Letters: Youâ€™re the only news source that forgot

Why in the world would you not have a single word about 9/11? Every other news source in the country…

September 15, 2020

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Letters: It’s Lauren Boebert who’s being untrue

She can’t repeal the ACA and protect Coloradans at the same time. And she has not spelled out her health…

September 15, 2020

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Letters: On climate, we can save our future now

The Climate Reality Project summarized the four ways the climate crisis is impacting Colorado: Heat. Colorado temperatures have increased two…

September 14, 2020

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Letters: Send Sen. Cory Gardner back to Yuma

One bill – the Great America Outdoors Act – does not make him an environmental champion. He opposed limiting the…

September 14, 2020

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Letters: Many red flags for proposed RV park

Why are rural residents being asked to accommodate an enormous increase in traffic volume and noise? Why does Southwest Land…

September 13, 2020

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Letters: Durango screws up 32nd Street again

This property should have been purchased back in 2009 when the city could have gotten all three properties along the…

September 12, 2020

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Letters: 9-R gets an ‘F’ in teaching good hygiene

The trail is 6 feet wide in much of this loop, so if one is encountering someone going the other…

September 11, 2020

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Letters: Wolves are just looking for a fair shake

Perry also questions whether we should be concerned about the impact of wolves on Southwest Colorado elk populations. Most western…

September 11, 2020

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Letters: Turns out that Hillary Clinton was right!

It turns out that Hillary Clinton was correct! The commander in chiefâ€™s followers are indeed deplorables. Maybe we should send…

September 11, 2020

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Letters: Charly Minkler is just trying to trick us

Another example of not being trustworthy is his chameleon party affiliation. He was a Republican for ages. Fine, if that’s…

September 10, 2020

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Letters: Commission candidate proposes truce

There are many important issues in La Plata County’s future such as housing affordability, economic development and the urban-rural divide.…

September 10, 2020

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Letters: Local Republicans should be ashamed

The same La Plata County Republican Party that used to send mailers to its members encouraging them to request a…

September 9, 2020

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Letters: Diane Mitsch Bush is lying about me

On April 21, 2018, she sent a tweet: “I absolutely support Medicare for All.” She followed that on May 3,…

September 9, 2020

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Letters: The poor dog, with the Trump supporters

Shame on her for keeping her dog in the midst of such danger for so darn long. She should have…

September 8, 2020

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Letters: No one wants to be a snitch, but …

No one wants to be a snitch but with a lack of official enforcement, how are we to know where…

September 8, 2020

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Letters: Biden certainly did not plagiarize Trump

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September 7, 2020

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Letters: Unmasked man in grocery store must go

Self-quarantining at the grocery store without covering his mouth and nose! Such idiotic behavior obviously defeats the purposes of contact…

September 7, 2020

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Letters: Instead of the bridge, pay teachers more

Our teachers, who are guiding our next generation of leaders, have been forced to take a pay cut. In these…

September 5, 2020