Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Keep up the coverage of Mercy
Thanks to the Herald editors for the amount of quality coverage being given to staff retention at Mercy Hospital. As a healthy 73-year-old and future customer, I want Mercy’s chronic…
Letters to the Editor
We need to upgrade public transportation
The traffic in Durango is an issue for our city. Recently, a study done by Environment Colorado identified 62 elevated ozone days last year in Durango, according to its “Trouble…
Letters to the Editor
Put a moratorium on new home construction
For all of this drought awareness in the editorial (Herald, Nov. 13), could someone please explain why, with a drought extending far into the future, does the city continue to…
Opinion
Let’s recognize true Republican heroes
It is about time we recognized the true heroes of the Republican Party. They are not the dopey louts who rampaged through our nation’s Capitol and the moral cowards who…
Letters to the Editor
Communist ‘rules’ look familiar today
Does this sound familiar to you, the public? In May 1919, at Dusseldorf, Germany, Allied forces captured a very significant document: “Communist Rules for Revolution.” As you read these “rules”…
Guest Columns
Political balance, unaffiliated members key to redistricting commission’s success
As a lifelong unaffiliated voter, the chance to participate in an inherently political process on an equal footing with affiliated voters was very appealing. Schelldu1-i-syn I was thrilled to be…
Letters to the Editor
Volunteers made book sale a success
An old-fashioned Durango “shout-out” goes to the many volunteer “Friends of the Library” who spearheaded November’s FOL book sale at the Durango Public Library. From Thursday’s setup to Friday and…
Editorials
Our View: BLM headquarters
back to Washington will preserve agency’s prominence, influence
Letters to the Editor
Shabby welcome sign reflects town perfectly
Keep the Durango welcome sign as is! (Action Line, Nov. 13, “Durango welcome mat needs some shaking.”) Its shabby condition serves as an advisory for the itinerant hoi polloi, most…
Letters to the Editor
FLC Continuing with NAGPRA compliance work
First of all, I want to thank Judith Reynolds for her article regarding my work with the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in The Durango Herald on…
Letters to the Editor
Infrastructure bill will help Americans
I wish to thank and complement Greg Phillips (letters, Oct. 23) for his concise and clear analysis of what the infrastructure bills could do for everyday Americans in comparison with…
Letters to the Editor
Editorial about newspapers misguided
I could not believe the whiny editorial in the Nov. 5 edition of the Herald. The writer was bemoaning the fact that provisions for tax credits for subscribers, advertisers and…
Letters to the Editor
Infrastructure bill helps all Americans
Rep. Lauren Boebert is hopping mad at the Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill. I would like to think that we could agree that roads and bridges need be…
Letters to the Editor
Stop controlling people over COVID-19
“Flattening the curve” was the same awful logic used to assert control over people almost two years ago – three weeks was the first stage of control, not over COVID-19…
Opinion
Veterans Assembly was appreciated
It is with deepest appreciation that we salute Bruce Heller and those who assisted him in the Durango High School Veterans Assembly. Thanks to the Herald for covering this event.…
Letters to the Editor
Durango needs better traffic enforcement
Today, on the way downtown, a car went through a crosswalk when I was halfway. A police vehicle ignored the violation. Then crossing Camino del Rio at the Seventh Street…
Letters to the Editor
Hospitals play role beyond health care
Many only see hospitals as a place to get the care we need – whether it be for a medical emergency, COVID-19, a severe injury or a routine procedure. It…
Letters to the Editor
9-R is a great school district
With the school board election over, I’d like to share my thoughts about our school district. My children graduated from 9-R schools more than a decade ago. That said, I…
Letters to the Editor
9-R election process, results disappointing
After reviewing the campaign for the 9-R school board elections, I am disappointed at the process, in our community and the results. The process where candidates must reside in their…
Letters to the Editor
Hwy. 160 overpass protects wildlife and drivers
The creation of a wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 160 is a reminder of just how much Colorado is committed to protecting both signature migratory animals and drivers. This falls…
Letters to the Editor
Shouldn’t we be planting more trees?
I was a little taken aback when I read the Forest Service approved removing 26 acres of trees for more ski runs at Purgatory Resort. If you believe in science…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to local hospital for service
Here in Durango, we rely heavily on our local hospitals. The local expertise of the hospitals and personal attention that keeps our residents from having to travel miles in any…
Letters to the Editor
Centura must improve services at Mercy
The public pulse “Context for a petition to improve health care at Mercy” appeared in the Herald on Oct. 23. This document was the product of many meetings with physicians…
Letters to the Editor
Article made sensible case for future of ‘Chief’ sign
Judith Reynolds’ article and accompanying cartoon (Herald, Nov. 3) make a sensible and humorous case for where The Chief sign belongs and why. In analyzing a long-running debate, she not…
Letters to the Editor
Student survey a conversation starter
I am writing in regard to Rick Gardner’s letter to the editor published Nov. 8. As the father of a recent high school graduate and a current high school senior,…
Editorials
Our View: Football
game is basically civilized war, but there is beauty in players’ athleticism
Letters to the Editor
Democracy needs facts, free speech
I was saddened as I read the recent letter from J. Paul Brown, who was a legislator at one point. Perhaps Mr. Brown doesn’t know the difference between citizens sharing…