Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letters: Keep taxpayers in urban renewal loop
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Letters: Keep taxpayers in urban renewal loop

May 25, 2020

They are also vulnerable to corruption, especially if sweetheart deals are made with out-of-state bidders without any skin in the game. And, planning, with real data and the experts to…

Letters: Coloradans don’t want an abortion ban
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Letters: Coloradans don’t want an abortion ban

May 24, 2020

The majority of Colorado voters consistently believe the government does not have the right to meddle in this issue. Coloradans have repeatedly rejected abortion bans at the ballot box –…

Letters: Problem at Oxbow will only get worse
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Letters: Problem at Oxbow will only get worse

May 24, 2020

This problem at Oxbow will not become a “distant memory,” as she says. It will get worse. There will not be adequate parking when this project is finished, especially when…

Letters: The Greatest Generation showed the way
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Letters: The Greatest Generation showed the way

May 23, 2020

They did not protest giving up their rights to travel afar because of gas rationing. Nor did they protest not making birthday cakes because of food rationing. They sacrificed individual…

Letters: The lockdown protesters are dangerous
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Letters: The lockdown protesters are dangerous

May 23, 2020

These people, as well as their ideological cohorts without weapons, are dangerous to America on a numbers of levels. Obviously, the Second Amendment zealots irresponsibly bringing weapons of war to…

Letters: Mask-wearing shows unwarranted panic
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Letters: Mask-wearing shows unwarranted panic

May 22, 2020

The risk of death for anyone under the age of 60 and in good health is exceedingly low. Despite this, I see young people wearing masks as they walk their…

Letters: Could we get a city or county attorney?
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Letters: Could we get a city or county attorney?

May 22, 2020

Of course, the city or county attorney would not be able to subpoena any personal information on these patients. But he could at least be able to get numbers. I…

Letters: Our constitutional rights are violated
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Letters: Our constitutional rights are violated

May 22, 2020

Many people are facing debt, bankruptcy, loss of livelihood – and for what? COVID-19 is no worse than seasonal flu. The statistics are inflated and falsified. More and more doctors,…

Letters: Stop the shaming about mask-wearing
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Letters: Stop the shaming about mask-wearing

May 22, 2020

This attitude will do more long-lasting damage to this community than any virus ever will. Durango is a great community, I assume that’s why many of you moved here. And…

Letters: Where’s county rule requiring masks?
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Letters: Where’s county rule requiring masks?

May 21, 2020

This will relieve the burden on businesses and individuals. My question is, why it is not a county ordinance? Many groceries, coffee shops and businesses outside city limits are dealing…

Letters: City Council and its army of snitches
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Letters: City Council and its army of snitches

May 21, 2020

Councilors stated their only goal is to reduce the spread of the virus. We have more than flattened the curve, we’ve stayed home, we wash our hands, we’ve maintained the…

Letters: We must wear masks because we care
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Letters: We must wear masks because we care

May 21, 2020

I have appreciated how hard local government and the citizens of Durango work to foster this feeling of closeness and inclusiveness and have often referred to Durango as the perfect…

Letters: This is my healthy pandemic attitude
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Letters: This is my healthy pandemic attitude

May 20, 2020

He complained bitterly very loudly but he went. Freaking guy! At least he was wearing a mask. I felt like telling him off, but I decided against doing that observing…

Letters: As a conservative, these things matter
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Letters: As a conservative, these things matter

May 18, 2020

I believe Republican delegates sent a clear message to Rep. Scott Tipton, who during his 10 years in Congress has voted alongside Nancy Pelosi far too often. Just this past…

Letters: Too many expect leaders to help them with virus
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Letters: Too many expect leaders to help them with virus

May 18, 2020

Strangely, those threats have been issued predominantly by leaders who typically rail about overzealous law enforcement against minorities, protesters, outsiders and the disadvantaged. There are some reasons why fear took…

Letters: Removing mask is selfish and cowardly
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Letters: Removing mask is selfish and cowardly

May 16, 2020

Once inside the store and clear of the checkpoint, I witnessed a couple in their early 60s remove masks and stow them in their pockets. Further, I saw three other…

Letters: The Herald has not ignored Tara Reade
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Letters: The Herald has not ignored Tara Reade

May 16, 2020

There is little to be gained from entering into a conversation with someone who makes a flawed argument, but not responding implies that Piuma is correct in his assumptions and…

Letters: Do they care about customers’ health?
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Letters: Do they care about customers’ health?

May 15, 2020

I had an appointment at Durango Dermatology. As soon as I parked, employees approached me, wearing masks. While I remained in my car, they checked me in, took my temperature…

Letters: People you contact could die
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Letters: People you contact could die

May 15, 2020

On May 6, COVID-19 killed over 2,500 people in the U.S. And so it’s still very important to remember: You could have it, and not know it, and spread it,…

Letters: Trump, unfit, also gets flu date wrong
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Letters: Trump, unfit, also gets flu date wrong

May 14, 2020

He takes no responsibility for anything he says or does. Rather than admit any mistake, he points fingers, plays the blame game or, as in this example, opts to rewrite…

Letters: Council should force us to wear masks
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Letters: Council should force us to wear masks

May 14, 2020

The CDC has clearly recommended masks when less than six feet from another human. That is impossible to maintain in a store here or when walking in town. If we…