Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Act before Animas becomes a wasteland

We already know that the toxic metals leaking from Silverton’s mines have traveled at least as far down the Animas…

August 10, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Red bench may not be fancy, but it is mine

I hope that whoever took it will do the right thing and return it in the same form they took…

August 10, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Los Lonely Boys proved welcome distraction

I attended the Los Lonely Boys show at the Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College Concert last Saturday night. Being…

August 10, 2013

Editorials

Mining in Silverton

must take decisive action to transition from past to future

August 10, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Manage Oxbow for conservation values

The Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife has expressed concerns to the city about its plans for commercial development at…

August 8, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Will bikes and boats lead to a train wreck?

Bicycle enthusiasts came out en masse to speak to the city Parks and Recreation Department in support of the trail…

August 8, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Mandatory registration wrong for wilderness

Beginning in 2014, the San Juan and Rio Grande national forests will require mandatory registration for all recreationists who enter…

August 7, 2013

Letters to the Editor

NIMBYs not only ones worthy of town living

My husband and I have rented the same accessory dwelling unit in town for five years. We love living close…

August 7, 2013

Editorials

School finance

almost certainly enough signatures, the real battle for better schools has begun

August 6, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Silverton mentality undermines success

The scale of this problem requires the deepest of pockets to solve. The EPA and the Superfund approach is the…

August 5, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Grammar mistakes are just the beginning

Olin Kane Durango

August 5, 2013

Editorials

Toll roads

Transportation is still an appropriate function of the federal government

August 5, 2013

Letters to the Editor

City must address recycling growing pains

It was going smoothly until I was told that my recycling could no longer be picked up in the alley.…

August 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Some pedestrians seem to be elitist idiots

When approaching a street with a street light, look around for a signal, fixed at approximately eye level. This light…

August 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Herald made two rookie grammar mistakes

On the July 30 front page, a headline began, “Demand for gun permits rise.” Demand doesn’t rise, it rises. These…

August 4, 2013

Editorials

NSA data

standards essential for determining how our collected information is shared

August 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Obama does not understand natural gas

Michael Cobb Durango

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Paving, line-painting job fails to impress

Is this the best we get with our tax dollars? Maybe they will do better on the next section. David…

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Rules should prevent Lake Nighthorse crop

Chuck Arnett Durango

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

City also home to those who struggle to get by

This group of people works so hard for such low wages that it does not have the luxury of free…

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

States should fund everything but security

Both parties say we have the answer to fix all the problems. Yeah right! I am tired of supporting the…

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Oxbow project differs from grant application

At a recent hearing about Oxbow Park, LeBlanc said I should have asked better questions and was responsible for keeping…

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

State ready to guide residents on insurance

Kevin Oâ€™Connor Durango

August 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Kiwanis Club alive and well, meets Thursdays

I just wanted to let La Plata County know we are alive and well and have been serving the children…

August 3, 2013