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Letters to the Editor

Electric vehicle choices in Durango?

Today, our EV choices are limited in Durango. According to registration data, the number of EVs in La Plata County…

March 21, 2019

Editorials

Broken windows

Democrats should center debate on immigration – or we face more peril

March 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Kim Baxter will be an asset on council

If she is elected to City Council, Kim will be an even greater asset to Durango. Barb Brazes Durango

March 21, 2019

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons

Gary Markstein cartoondu1-i-syn

March 20, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Learn about end of coal at library talk

Not only are voters increasingly aware that the era of fossil fuel use must end, so are energy executives across…

March 20, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Equal Pay Day marks very slow progress

The Equal Pay Act passed in 1963, when women made 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. Today, women…

March 20, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Durango’s best bet: Noseworthy, Baxter

With the upcoming election of two city councilors, we all have the opportunity to make sure our city gets back…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Sales tax raise addresses your concerns

After severe budget cuts during the recession, the recovering economy yielded a general fund surplus that the City Council invested…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Is Herald eating cake, wanting it too?

So I wondered, is this a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand has been up…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Stand with President Trump and America

I frequently do not like President Trump’s tone or how he says things, but I appreciate that he is trying…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Gun-control supporters are hypocrites

I understand the reasoning behind House Bill 1177 (red flag) and the idea has merit. However it is just one…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We need a legal shift on carbon release

OCT has originated an extraordinary set of lawsuits now making their way through federal court and the courts of nine…

March 19, 2019

Editorials

Buttigieg: Who is this guy, anyway?

Dark-horse Indiana mayor may be what Democrats need: a real leader

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

National popular vote has problems

Any modern country that utilizes direct popular vote requires a runoff when no candidate receives more than half the votes…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

City’s 1A tax won’t solve real problems

Even with this tax, the city would be unable to fund: Snow removal – if heavy snow occurs after snow…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We need new councilors, not tax hikes

Some of these members of the council, that are no longer going to ruin our city, are people that I…

March 19, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Medicare Advantage plans are very bad

Medicare Advantage plans receive more money from the government than original Medicare. With its high overhead and profits, it wastes…

March 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

It’s time to show the city what we think

I would argue street repairs would yield more return on investment than motors at Lake Nighthorse. There is plenty of…

March 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We need your support for property rights

Our local citizens activist group – Free Counties (freecounties.com) – has presented the county commissioners with a resolution that is…

March 18, 2019

From the Mayor

We can’t afford to turn down this sales tax hike

Historically, our town has burned many times and, like a phoenix, rises to be rebuilt. The Animas River has overflowed…

March 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Herald editorial wrong on death penalty

The question, though, is why the concern is for the murderers, rather than the citizens, and the constant one-sided comments…

March 18, 2019

Thomas Friedman

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and me

I’m a Jew from her hometown but I’m an American first – and I can’t seehow the congresswoman is trying…

March 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Baxter, Noseworthy to move city forward

However, we all recognize that we should be entitled to our opinion. Kim, Barbara and I always make a purchase…

March 17, 2019

Frank Bruni

Rigging college not new for wealthy

He recounted the involvement of one father and mother in their son’s personal (hah!) essay, which they didn’t trust him…

March 17, 2019