Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letter: White nationalism fueled Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
Letters to the Editor

Letter: White nationalism fueled Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

January 14, 2021

Certainly, President Trump incited this insurgency. Those Republicans who support him and parroted his lies of voter fraud and that the election was stolen from him share blame. Those millions…

Letter: Reader is misguided in Durango boycott
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader is misguided in Durango boycott

January 14, 2021

La Plata County and Durango, like most of the resort areas in the district, did not support Boebert in the election. Therefore, I would think Hopkins will not be traveling…

Letter: Climate change, drought demand national legislation
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Letter: Climate change, drought demand national legislation

January 12, 2021

Drought affects Colorado’s agriculture: crop yields are stunted, large-scale hay shortages occur, ranchers sell off livestock before maturity, irrigation reservoir and agriculture pond levels decrease or dry up completely. Drought…

Letter: Apply Trump’s executive order against rioters
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Apply Trump’s executive order against rioters

January 12, 2021

“Extremists have sought to advance a fringe ideology that paints the United States of America as fundamentally unjust and have sought to impose that ideology on Americans through violence and…

Letter: Boebert should vote to impeach Trump
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Letter: Boebert should vote to impeach Trump

January 12, 2021

My people have a saying that applies to Rep. Boebert: Tanto que peca el que mata la vaca como el que detiene la pata. (The person who holds the legs…

Letter: Boebert should ‘take her gun and go home’
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Letter: Boebert should ‘take her gun and go home’

January 11, 2021

Attempting to disenfranchise millions of voters is undemocratic and unforgivable and should not be tolerated. Lauren Boebert should resign immediately. Being anti-democracy, living in an alternate reality and spewing conspiracy…

Letter: Enough already: the election wasn’t rigged
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Letter: Enough already: the election wasn’t rigged

January 10, 2021

How do we know the election wasn’t fraudulent? None of the allegations of election misconduct have been upheld by state or federal courts; the Republican head of cybersecurity testified the…

Letter: Herald is wrong on 25th Amendment
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Herald is wrong on 25th Amendment

January 9, 2021

The 25th Amendment is a health-related issue and it takes two-thirds of the House and the Senate to enact it; that would never happen, by any stretch of the imagination,…

Letter: Recall Lauren Boebert
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Recall Lauren Boebert

January 7, 2021

When she objected to certifying Arizona’s votes, she said, “I have supporters right outside this chamber,” a clear statement that she represents the most extreme anti-democracy elements of our society.…

Letter: Local nonprofits did pols’ work on healthcare
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Letter: Local nonprofits did pols’ work on healthcare

January 7, 2021

Their work is exemplary. More plans are available at better rates, including savings of up to 30% on health insurance premiums. The negotiations must have been grueling, but they brought…

Letter: Rachel Ream’s death was unnecessary
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Letter: Rachel Ream’s death was unnecessary

January 7, 2021

Still, as an utterly senseless murder, this one takes the cake. The telltale signs of recurrent violence were crystal clear, as is the curious negligence of those who had the…