Letters to the Editor

Beware of the steady stream of new scams

He called to say that he represents Microsoft and some errors have been noticed within my operating system. He requested…

August 28, 2013

Hotel project needs balance, transparency

To appreciate the impact, walk the 400 block alley to the west of Third Avenue and imagine more than 178…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Focus on drunken driving, not gun owners

I would suggest that Wright clean out his own backyard by spending more time on New Mexico’s issues. He could…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Attacking Syria has taken on air of formality

“Dear President Assad: We are going to bomb the living daylights out of you this week. Would Thursday be OK?…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

High-schoolers should take aptitude tests

There ought to be mandatory aptitude and vocational testing of all high school seniors before they graduate. Those who qualify…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Environmentalists lack substance

How typical of a liberal, when you do not have a substantive position, to attack the opposing view. Just like…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Don’t sell limited ban as help to environment

The ban, as it stands today, is a tax and will do little or nothing for the environment. People in…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

ADU issue more complex than suggested

ADU owners might prefer to own larger homes, independent of rental income. However, access to this privilege is not afforded…

August 27, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Superhero poster unworthy of city resources

Tom Eskew Durango

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Wake up to tragic events bedeviling Egypt

At this writing, 89 Coptic churches (Christian) have been burned to the ground. Coptic women are being raped, children are…

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Source of Syrian weapons stash no mystery

The delegation of U.N. chemical investigators, as of this writing, have not set foot in Syria at the invitation of…

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Choosing death affects entire community

In both cases, The Durango Herald should have covered the events in all their gory details even though it’s a…

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Gun wackos asked to keep their distance

Their distemper-induced demands are particularly odious when regarded against the recent attempt at a mass shooting at a school in…

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

A welcome plan for the Bridge to Nowhere

Everyone who has at least one registered car will get a portion of their hard-earned money back that was wasted…

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Pick-up policy drives couple from recycling

We live on the north end of Durango with an alley behind our home. Our trash is picked up in…

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Doctor moves focus to pole walking

Greg Stilwell Durango

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Some doctors see new Medicare patients

I would also suggest that Young investigate why primary-care doctors limit the number of Medicare and Medicaid patients they accept…

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Critics miss facts, history of climate change

In the 1890s, long before Obama was born, science had achieved the capability to measure the flux of solar energy…

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Story prompted hope that town can help

This woman felt like she had no choice, but to end her life and take her two daughters with her.…

August 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Include the Herald in city’s war on shoppers

However, why draw the line with the major commercial outlets in Durango? I believe the council could better establish its…

August 22, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Require merchants to use recyclable bags

First, while the plastic bags now used by local merchants aren’t recyclable, other types of plastic bags apparently are. We’ve…

August 22, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Recycling revenue claim somewhat suspect

That statement would appear to be a mistake. James Veach Bayfield Editor’s note: The fees collected on Aug. 17 included…

August 22, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Story raises questions about compost

The story states that Durango Compost and Phoenix Recycling recycle construction waste, and make nonmanure compost from wood chips –…

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ask the river what it would like

Susana Jones Durango

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Opinion piece part of overdue conversation

Capital – money – is like water. When the flow is well balanced, it can grow a lot of good…

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Herald perpetuates myth of global warming

The Herald failed to report that literally thousands of low-temperature records were set during July. From the Dakotas to Texas…

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Stories unsympathetic to family, friends

You couldn’t even tell who the story was about because it kept bringing up gory details about everything else that…

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Disturbing stories bordered on sadistic

I didn’t feel the family of the 2001 suicide needed to be reminded of that death, either. I think both…

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Coverage of man’s death callous, hurtful

Was the Herald out to pile hurt upon hurt to the family by digging up the memory of his mother?…

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Cops should enforce law on passing lanes

Colorado Statutes 42-4-1013 says, “A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if…

August 19, 2013