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Our view: Open meetings preserve public trust

meetings preserve public trust

Letter: Purgatory lifts failing more often than reader remembers

And all this during one of the busiest weeks of the season. What’s up, Purg?? Joey MaceyakDurango

Letter: Third district representation remains a joke

The other good news is that Scott Tipton will no longer represent La Plata County in the House of Representatives.…

Letter: Nuclear site inspections in Iran, Korea, necessary

Alex SokolowDurango

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Sen. Don Coram: The only certainty for 2021 is uncertainty

After 2020, the only thing certain is uncertainty. Last year started out as any other, then along came the coronavirus,…

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Personal joy is tempered by suffering of many Coloradans

Our children quarantined for two weeks before visiting and we all had many delicious meals and hearty laughs together. We…

Writer on the Range: When water dries up, it can be deadly

This summer, a different silence gripped the basin. A dead silence. The 90,000 acres of marshes and open water that…

Letter: Media, progressives are to blame for rift in America

My real concern is the nasty vitriol from progressives that continues to appear in comments sections of online publications, letters…

Letter: Durango has banished homeless to “out of sight, out of mind” site

Durangoans pride themselves on their community, one rich in history and culture, entertainment and activities. But have you seen where…

Our View: Looking back at 2020 in Letters to the Editor

Looking back from readers’ perspectives

Josh Joswick: 2020: Tyranny, insanity and plain ol’ bull

du1-i-syn Pandemic: “An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area, such as multiple countries or continents,…

Letter: Herald shouldn’t publish misinformation

Why does the Herald allow such misinformation in the paper, in any forum? Consider a letter that asserts “Hey kids,…

Letter: Only Colorado residents should get COVID-19 vaccines here

People should get their COVID-19 vaccine shots in states where they are residents. It is not a matter of discrimination,…

Letter: What is Trump’s legacy besides coining “fake news?”

That raises the question of what is the Trump legacy? It seems that it consists mostly of thousands of lies…

Letter: No-wake users of Lake Nighthorse are not elitist

According to the pie graph of statistics compiled by the City of Durango, 64% of users are nonmotorized compared with…

Letter: Boebert is all hat, no cattle

Boebert has stated that it is her duty to defend the Constitution. That’s true. It is. So, does she know…

Letter: “God” explains his post-election plan

What He told me was His plan for cleaning up the criminal disaster of this last election: 1. Trump provides…

Our View: State oversight of oil and gas industry shifts this month

oversight of oil and gas industry shifts this month with new regulations

Letter: Closed schools hurt middle- and low-income families

I wondered if there was really a shortage of substitutes available during these times of extraordinarily high unemployment. How has…

Letters: The emergency of COVID-19 is over

This virus situation is not an emergency now, and looking back, it hasn’t been for a very long time now.…

Letter: Supreme Court among those to blame for election outcome

The Supreme Court has refused to do its job; one claim was that there had to be evidence ahead of…

Letter: Make ice skating a year-round sport

It is past time for Parks and Recreation to address updates to this facility or to build a new all…

Letter: Lauren Boebert is off to a bad start

Does it not trouble her that her allegations have already been tested by the U.S. legal system and rejected, not…