Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Do our representatives agree with Trump?

While talking to the public in Cincinnati, Donald Trump said that any member of Congress who didn’t stand up and…

February 19, 2018

Letters to the Editor

LPEA contract valuation half the equation

Such a contract valuation is but half the equation. LPEA must couple that with estimates of rates and delivery from…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Recall sign at VFW insulting to veterans

Later, it had been moved to a vehicle in the VFW parking lot. The VFW is a nonprofit organization. It…

February 17, 2018

Editorials

DOI reorganization: The public, elected officials needs more information on Secretary Zinke’s goals

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rides a horse in the new Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah. Conservation groups are…

February 17, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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February 17, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Recall effort is interference in our affairs

To begin with, standing up for issues such as the repeal of regulations to protect us from the dangers of…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Our obsession with the military must end

There is nothing grand about war for all parties involved. How can this destruction of our biosphere be tolerated? Is…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

It is LPEA’s duty to plan for our future

I’m sure every generation has expressed some similar sentiment. Having children during World War II could not have been easy.…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Recall is not part of the LUC solution

Many people are upset about the draft revisions to the La Plata County Land Use Code, but recalling one of…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We will pay for outside interference

And not just future elections, but rather they seek to overturn past elections of candidates who won fair and square!…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Test your water resourcefulness at home

Use less laundry detergent, and send the used water onto your yard. Pull out your washing machine to access the…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Good to see neighbors involved in process

My two cents: I only read the Herald headlines online, but I’ve known that the planning process wrecked last time…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Let Bayfield voters decide pot question

I do question why John Beebe was given press attention. He lives in the gated community of Deer Valley, not…

February 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Join us for more ‘music of thought’

Two very knowledgeable minds collaborated to share the wonderful music of thought. They were, to me, conductors of an orchestra…

February 17, 2018

Editorials

Discover Goodwill: There’s room for our newest non-profit, its programs and opportunity center

Discover Goodwill's new opportunity, retail and donation center's Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.…

February 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Lachelt’s talk of wasting money laughable

Really? Seriously? Did she forget that she approved spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase the document that she…

February 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Signers are good, hardworking locals

The vision that popped into my head was that of Wallachia peasants with pitchforks chasing down the bloodsucking Dracula in…

February 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Funds for recall vote are from our pockets

No, Gwen, you were elected to carry out the wants of those in your county. Americans For Prosperity is not…

February 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Ohman: Steam, smoke and Snowdown

du1-i-syn I jumped out of my car and shot some photos of my own. It was -5 degrees that morning…

February 15, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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February 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

School district 9-R needs new leadership

In response to an upcoming vote to extend the Superintendent’s contract, we asked the Board of Education to gather information…

February 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

In support of Commissioner Gwen Lachelt

In my opinion, she is doing the very thing that all elected officials should do, by working for the common…

February 14, 2018

Editorials

Skilled labor: Homebuilders, 9-R trades courses fill a gap in labor and educational offerings

Durango High student Logan Moore, 15, works on the stairway he built with friends and family on a former game…

February 14, 2018