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My friend Jack Turner's accusations that Durango High School soccer coach Scott Emrich used his position to financially enrich himself are completely out of line (Herald, Feb. 25).This is a coach,...
DATE: March 11, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our entire community should be questioning how the local "Bridge to Nowhere" has ever reached the stage of completion in which it currently sits.The Webb family is right to question the project and...
DATE: March 10, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
After reading Kathy Setka's opinion about Animas High School (Herald, Jan. 28), I was concerned with her conclusions.No doubt there are some students who would benefit from the alternative high...
DATE: March 9, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Elected to the Durango City Council as an independent voice, it has been my privilege to serve the people of Durango for the last four years. Participating in municipal government and formulating...
DATE: March 8, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Obama advocates can only react to his decision to perpetuate low-intensity warfare against the Taliban in Afghanistan with a deep sense of betrayal and a deeper mistrust of his motives. Now what is...
DATE: March 6, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our current economic crisis is largely a psychological crisis. True, failing mortgages and cheating business leaders are real, but our reaction to mismanagement is mental. I feel that the economic...
DATE: March 5, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Currently showing at the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College are the juried photographs for the 6th annual juried photography show. The opening date was Jan. 25, and the show closes...
DATE: March 4, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The city of Durango needs to take advantage of the stimulus package money to upgrade the wastewater plant serving Durango. The plant went online in 1985 and discharges below the whitewater park at...
DATE: March 3, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Despite Hank Young's assurances that gas and oil development is not impacting wildlife populations (Letters, Herald, Feb. 23), it is fairly obvious that he is the one "falsely informed." Rather...
DATE: March 2, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
City Manager Ron LeBlanc's presentation to the City Council study session Feb. 10 regarding potential extension of water service in the Grandview area misrepresents actions taken by the council in...
DATE: March 1, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I don't think everybody realizes how much money $789 billon is. Just $789 would make a car or house payment or pay property taxes. So let's start with 10 times $789 - that would be $7,890. That is...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Recent e-mails included a note from an acquaintance I had met briefly on a trip.The note claimed she was in England, having problems, and needed $2,000.Would I Moneygram or Western Union it to her...
DATE: Feb. 26, 2009 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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