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Letters to the Editor

Letters: Matt Salka has my vote for commission

I left this first encounter very impressed with this young man who had taken the time to listen intently to…

June 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: These orders are for everyone’s safety

During World War II, people along the West Coast were told to turn off their lights at night for security…

June 22, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: The intellectual cowardice of my New York Times

It is a violation of the principles that are supposed to sustain the profession, particularly our obligation to give readers…

June 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Council should strengthen mask rule

Much as I appreciate my liberties, I am also aware of the responsibilities to the countless hands which hold us…

June 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Congress, advance this Alzheimer’s bill

Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. As Colorado’s population ages, our state is expected to see a…

June 21, 2020

Guest Columns

Michelle Goldberg: Surprise! Justice on LGBT rights from Gorsuch

She remembers the horrors of the last 3½ years, but no one else seems to. A crushing weight lifts as…

June 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: It is time to unmask the fear gripping us

As a community, we pride ourselves on our unique downtown experience, but I believe the unintended consequences of the mask…

June 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Racial justice connected to health care

While Medicare ended legal health segregation, today, there is still inequality in both health coverage and outcomes between whites and…

June 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Letting LPEA tell half-truths is unfair

The reporter asked me questions about LPEA and I answered them as openly and honestly as I could. In its…

June 19, 2020

Editorials

Our view: These partnerships stink

Donations to Colorado governor’s office get a fresh look from Denver TV news

June 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: What’s become of all the Republicans?

The Great Emancipator broke ranks with the prevailing Whig party and led our nation through a tragic war to advance…

June 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: We would all benefit with Porter-Norton

Marsha has reached out to Coloradoâ€™s secretary of state in support of extending the deadline for the petition process for…

June 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I’m grateful for the city mask ordinance

The best reasoning for such a difficult if necessary precaution was provided by the Trump White House itself when Coronavirus…

June 19, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Celebrating Juneteenth

Marking this day in June as an end of slavery has been a long time coming

June 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Country is now full-scale disintegrating

The ideas once discussed only by the radical left are now all of a sudden mainstream. Since the media and…

June 18, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Our bored teenagers turning to crime

The tagging on the abutments at Bakers Bridge and elsewhere defaces Durango and the natural world we have always taken…

June 18, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Police officers must be carefully vetted

My brother was a police officer and I have friends in police forces across the country (one is a county…

June 18, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t sneeze in my general direction

Then there are zoning laws, alcohol laws, eminent domain, many laws addressing public safety, voting laws, and on and on!…

June 18, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald should give the police a break

Here’s a couple of suggestions for your lists. Remove all the names of people who actively resisted arrest and/or the…

June 17, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Deaths, body counts, published with glee

Start a tally of how many businesses have gone under or declared bankruptcy. I think that statistic is far more…

June 17, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I can follow Carl Sagan – but not your editorials

So why can I never figure out the point of your editorials? To me it seems they wander all over…

June 17, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald must be afraid to look partisan

Republicans in Congress, almost without exception, have hewed to the plutocratic authoritarian agenda of Trump and his allies. Democratic control…

June 16, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Are these the times made for Joe Biden?

the candidate up to the moment, even as President Trump halts and falters?

June 16, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Local businesses must take these steps

Local community members would love to spend their dollars here, just like we always have, but we can’t do that…

June 15, 2020