Opinion

Do no public harm and retain fluoride

Over my 12 years as a dentist, I wish I could say that her severe decay was unique. But as…

March 18, 2017

Scare tactics don’t protect our children

In 1956, Durango City Council approved fluoride in the municipal water. It is cost-effective and safe in preventing cavities, regardless…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation impacts thyroid function

Over the 23 years that I practiced in Vancouver, about half of my patient load was from Portland and the…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Vote to end water fluoridation on April 4

The city website, durangogov.org/fluoride, lists the sodium fluoride documents for the material safety data sheet guidelines and testing results. The…

March 18, 2017

Editorials

High-quality pool of candidates presents Durango with the luxury of choice for council

Shane Benjamin/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn “Durango has been blessed with forward-thinking leadership over the years, and that has helped make this community…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Vote against ballot measure 1A

It is easy in life, even in science, to draw plausible but incorrect conclusions. In the case of community water…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Our identity is not lost, it is being ignored

Imagine that. It wasn’t lost, it was thrown away. America no longer has a clue of its history, the intent…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Residents haven’t consented to fluoride

As a member of Clean Water Durango, I helped collect over 1,000 signatures from voters to place the initiative on…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Theater is a welcome diversion right now

To be able to again, temporarily, rid myself of the horrors of the political stage and both laugh and feel…

March 18, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Are Gardner and Tipton afraid of us?

One brief and hastily-scheduled, unilateral “tele-town hall” poorly substitutes for face-to-face engagement with citizens. I was among 250 Southern Coloradans…

March 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Formula 1 coverage much appreciated

Keep it up! John Griffiths Durango

March 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Youssef will seek results rather than credit

I’m always so impressed with Melissa’s work ethic and her determination to see projects through to the most successful conclusion…

March 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Citizen urges vote for Melissa Youssef

I have served on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board with her and on the committee to renew the recreation…

March 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor

McHenry is a neighborhood advocate

Local community advocacy groups have to continually defend our neighborhoods against uncontrolled and increased density, large hotels, vacation rentals and…

March 17, 2017