There are two issues that need to be seriously addressed at Purgatory: Bullying and speeding in slow zones. I have been snowboarding at Purgatory for 19 years. Ten years ago,…
As we goose-step though the latest “crisis of fear,” I can’t help but take a look back. As a youngster, I would think: “How could those horrible events happen in…
The recent wolf killing of a calf in Jackson County is both a hard loss for a ranching family and a reminder of the importance of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s…
I understand that the Herald feels it should publish all letters to the editor. But by printing Richard Podlesnik’s letter (Dec. 31), the Herald is complicit in spreading disinformation concerning…
I am writing to express my disappointment in the Durango-La Plata County Airport and its failure to support COVID-19-relevant public health measures. I am a Durango native who traveled home…
In his Dec. 31 letter, Richard Podlesnik spewed, with the acquiescence of The Durango Herald, a number of false and easily refuted lies about the COVID-19 vaccine. His source for…
I am writing to express my fury with Judge William Herringer’s recent ruling in the death of Benjamin Sonntag. The defendant was sentenced to only three years in prison for…
In response to “Conservation partners target 300,000 acres in Southwest Colorado” published in The Durango Herald (Dec. 24): The obvious: Fire is a natural component of ecosystems whereas logging (the…
At the Nov. 30 Durango School District 9-R board meeting, an agenda item called “Public Suggested Vaccine Mandate” was discussed at 9:22 p.m. by directors Kristin Smith, Erika Brown, Andrea…
I also use the crosswalk that Joe Lewandowski wrote about in his recent letter to the editor (Herald, Dec. 11). I stand, waiting, while watching drivers proceed on their way,…
Just wanted to remind Durango of how, in wanting to “save a buck,” they took up much of the beauty and available-for-recreation land for the “enhanced” sanitation structures at Santa…
I fear for our children. Sixteen thousand medical doctors and scientists declare “that healthy children shall not be subject to forced vaccination.” (https://doctorsandscientistsdeclaration.org/) From Robert F. Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense…
It is unfortunate Gerry Cuca (letters, Herald, Dec. 24) continues to believe that Lauren Boebert has the best interest of the people in the 3rd Congressional District as primary in…
The Durango Creative District would like to take this opportunity to address our involvement with the “Community Conversation: Indigenous Mascots” event at the Durango Arts Center. Through the efforts of…
We are the Los Pinos Anti-Racism Project, a group of citizens from the Pine River Valley working to end racism in all of its forms here in our beloved communities.…
Durango Fire Protection District Chief Hal Doughty extolled the virtues of housing his main station, EMTs, Durango Police and 911 operators in one building during Durango School District 9-R’s PR…
I wake up every day and thank God that we have Lauren Boebert as our 3rd Congressional District representative. She has stood up for all that is important to me…
It’s been another tough year. A year of digging in, choosing sides, back turning. A severe year. And it looks like we have more of the same ahead. Some of…
Since Jim Cross and the Herald has decided to open the dialogue on pickleball I feel compelled to follow up and continue the dialogue. I too play some tennis from…
In our gun-obsessed culture, any threats posted on social media must be taken seriously, which is exactly what President Tom Stritikus did by closing the Fort Lewis College campus on…
The war goes on … It’s not a military war with guns, ships, planes and rockets. It’s a global war that has killed millions and wounded tens of millions. This…
The Durango School District 9-R/Durango Fire Protection District contract for the 9-R Administration Building reserves to DFPD the right to exit the contract if it determines the deal not to…
Mr. Orr (Herald, letters, Dec. 15) might consider doing research on the systematic weakening of our justice system in the last 30 years, or the war against our law enforcement.…
Shame on those elected officials who refuse to act on gun violence! Sadly, the scenario is all too familiar: another senseless killing spree, condolences expressed and inaction on the measures…
Tom Williamson (Journal, letters, Dec. 15) confirms true ignorance of the facts regarding Trump. Compare accomplishments between Biden and Trump. Would you rather make “America Great Again” or suffer through…
I remember the afternoon of April 20, 1999, quite well. School had been dismissed at Escalante Middle School, and I was in my classroom when a colleague came in and…
The first paragraph of the front-page story “Projects pack 2022 budget” (Herald, Dec. 8) rightly states that, after months of scrutinizing the proposed financial plan, the City Council voted 4…
Thank you staff, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians of Mercy Hospital! Durangoans for Improved Health Care – an organization initially comprised of retired Durango physicians, now joined by…
Several years ago there were several articles in the Herald with proposals for building a Durango Convention Center – all extensive – all very pricey. Not surprisingly they didn’t generate…
In the early 1980s, I was a nurse practitioner at a women’s clinic that provided abortions. Two women who came to the clinic have remained in my mind as a…
