Opinion

Letters to the Editor

How many must die before 550 is fixed?

I have lived in La Plata County for more than 30 years and on U.S. Highway 550 south for 27.…

December 20, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Second Amendment abused, misread

Wait, I need my own personal militia to protect me from what the Second Amendment has caused in America! Who…

December 20, 2015

Editorials

Carbon tax

Corporate world may lead politicians on this incentive to use cleaner fuels

December 20, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Republican foreign policy rhetoric scary

Trump said we should kill not only the terrorists but also members of their families (mass murder, war crime). Cruz,…

December 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

A 32nd Street overpass costly, unneeded

Removing the recycle bins to build an enormous, expensive and unnecessary pedestrian overpass across the west side of 32nd Street…

December 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Good Samaritan stood out on cold night

I wish to express my deepest, most sincere thanks to the kind soul who stopped on the side of the…

December 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Register as Democrat to back Bernie

Le Greene Durango

December 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Kids on the trolley there for good reason

Identifying community and regional historical artifacts and learning about their function and significance; Explaining the past through oral or written…

December 19, 2015

Editorials

Spending bill

Congress approves $1.1 trillion with needed money for Colorado, county

December 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Denounce Trump and his hate-mongering

I have been hoping to see an outcry from the public, but most of the outcry has come from overseas.…

December 17, 2015

Editorials

Better roads

Absence of new money effectively negates proposal’s worthy intent

December 17, 2015

Letters to the Editor

FLC deserved same coverage as BHS

My concern is that when the Fort Lewis College mountain bike team was first place nationally, the competitors did not…

December 17, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Molas Lake has special family meaning

Lakeside In southern Colorado, high among the peaks from snowy crags an icy wind, stirs ripples on a lake. The…

December 17, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Closing recycling centers is wrong move

A couple of years ago, the sites stopped accepting plastic. That caused difficulties and added expense for residents. In some…

December 16, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tell lawmakers to join Coram, back LARC

I greatly appreciate the Herald editorial and would like to point readers to an earlier and more detailed description of…

December 16, 2015

Editorials

Gymnastics

City’s purchase will benefit the program, and frees Mason Center

December 16, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Trump may be in cahoots with Clintons

My theory goes like this: Trump is actually a liberal. He and the Clintons got together and decided that even…

December 15, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Daughter’s loss drew incredible support

Melissa took her own life at the young age of 33. So many of you share and shared the same…

December 15, 2015

Editorials

Regulating drones

FAA’s rush to do something is understandable, but risks overreach

December 15, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Traffic-calming is anything but

Obviously calming down is always good – hard to argue with that. This multi-modal design experiment is currently a national…

December 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Switch parties for presidential primary

Alas, we struggle to make it here. We are the middle class and we feel the constant pressure of trying…

December 13, 2015

Editorials

Paris deal

Climate agreement sets lofty goals for nations, energy markets around the world

December 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Politics, profit have no place in medicine

The LARC funding issue affecting availability of contraceptives is likewise being decided by politicians when it should be a medical…

December 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Schools must support unique learners

Curiosity-driven curricula have led to a more passionate student, but even charter schools need to support high test scores, prerequisites…

December 13, 2015