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BOCES invaluable to special needs kids

There are three things in particular that struck us from the Herald article (June 25). First, it’s curious that the…

Thank Bennet if you love Hermosa Creek

Because Bennet listened to our community and worked to pass the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act in 2014, Hermosa Creek…

Unexpected acts of kindness alive, well

As a result of the news coverage, we received a number of phone calls from people describing similar experiences. A…

Restrooms should be open park hours

On the Fourth of July, there were hundreds of people in Schneider Park to watch the fireworks. Unfortunately, the restrooms…

Zeal to achieve needed in state House

Former teacher and journalist Barbara McLachlan is running for Colorado House District 59. She won’t contribute to negative ideas and…

Aerial firefighting strategy impressive

As a retired professional firefighter, I questioned that strategy. From a fiscal standpoint and a firefighting tactics perspective, I was…

Why were restrooms closed on holiday?

The park was really busy with holiday activities. For several hours, we watched people coming up to the restrooms only…

FBI: Investigation found no basis for charges against Clinton

The pronouncement came as no surprise. There is no way the FBI would bring charges against the presumptive presidential nominee…

Decline to sign petition for Initiative 78

The initiative calls for amending the state constitution so that “All new oil and gas development facilities, including those that…

Water is sustaining life, not recreation

During the 1930s, the majority of the water was diverted south, leaving everything beyond Dolores bone dry in the summer.…

Commercial pot poses pesticide risks

There is a problem, however, with legal marijuana use because of pesticides. It is bad enough that commercial products sold…

We must act now to limit climate change

Any reduction in CO2 concentration “would require substantial and sustained cuts in anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions to near zero.” While I…

Move forward on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Coloradans have witnessed the unpleasant experience of high heat. One of the reasons for such high heat is climate change.…

Elie Wiesel’s life, goal should not be forgotten

Of far more importance, however, is that we keep alive the memory he lived to perpetuate. For as Wiesel said,…

Islam fosters greater discrimination

Islam is not a simple religion like “I believe in Jesus” or “I believe in Buddha,” but is instead a…

Make the polluters pay, not the taxpayers

I first came to the San Juan’s when I was 18 to find myself, so this place is interwoven into…

Independence Day a fitting time to celebrate being American

Independence Day is not tied to any faith, ethnicity or racial group. And it lacks the somber quality of Memorial…

Plan instead for regional airport service

I have heard people on the airport commission talking about the necessity of airport expansion and moving the terminal to…

Elect McLachlan to support our schools

Colorado’s education system has been suffering financially for a long time. Despite being the 14th wealthiest state in the country,…

Consider what could go wrong with guns

If you really, really want a gun, you should get one; this is, after all, a free country. Who knows,…

Gun control will not impede terrorists

If gun control is so great, why does President Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago, with the toughest gun control in…

Talking gun deaths, use actual numbers

He may as well claim there has been one automobile accident in the U.S. in the past decade. When he…

Nordenskiöld presentation wonderful

His often tumultuous relationship with Durango authorities, the friendship and help of the Mancos ranching family the Wetherills, who rediscovered…