Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letters: The 2020 election could already be over
Letters to the Editor

Letters: The 2020 election could already be over

February 22, 2020

With the help of the corrupt Republican Senate and the people that have been bought, like the attorney general, the election might already be over. No true Christian should support…

Letters: Hooray for capitalism and saving Earth
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Letters: Hooray for capitalism and saving Earth

February 21, 2020

Blackrock manages $7 trillion. Fidelity International indicated environment, social and governance principles (ESG) may be hitting a tipping point: “The change can be seen through most sectors and all regions,…

Letters: Climate nonsense dreamed up by profs
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Letters: Climate nonsense dreamed up by profs

February 21, 2020

It has not happened because it is just nonsense dreamed up by college professors. They do this periodically to obtain money from the federal government and industry to fund their…

Letters: Bridge? Not in my neighborhood, thanks
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Letters: Bridge? Not in my neighborhood, thanks

February 21, 2020

I was equally surprised when I heard that Buckley Park, a community treasure, was not owned by the city and could be developed! Thank you, Durango Herald, for covering these…

Letters: We should generate our own energy
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Letters: We should generate our own energy

February 21, 2020

Tri-State recently declared a shift to 100% renewable energy in Colorado by 2040. While it’s a step toward a more sustainable future, Tri-State is still not allowing local electric co-operatives…

Our view: OR-54 will come again no more
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Our view: OR-54 will come again no more

February 21, 2020

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicedu1-i-syn In the last three months of 2019, she journeyed more than 1,000 miles through six California counties, searching. She also made two trips back to…

Letters: Electoral College is great the way it is
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Letters: Electoral College is great the way it is

February 21, 2020

Our forefathers had the wisdom to insure that one group of people does not cram its decisions down our throats, like for example, people in big cities dictating who leads…

Letters: Did Bloomberg buy the Durango Herald?
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Letters: Did Bloomberg buy the Durango Herald?

February 20, 2020

First of all, no real reasons for the endorsement are provided other than that he’s a rich, self-funding businessman. He’s so rich he can even buy the presidency! From the…

Letters: Bridge advocates don’t tell whole story
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Letters: Bridge advocates don’t tell whole story

February 20, 2020

Did I mention Camino del Rio? Let’s face it – the real reason this controversial bridge is getting the hard sell is that the city recreation proponents want this abomination…

Letters: Durango doesn’t need some hired gun
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Letters: Durango doesn’t need some hired gun

February 19, 2020

A city manager runs a government like a business – which includes growing the business. Increases in wages and personnel are constantly ongoing. As an actual member of the community…

Letters: New renderings show same ugly bridge
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Letters: New renderings show same ugly bridge

February 19, 2020

While the river crossing section matches up with other Animas bridges (which I find reasonable), the section over the tracks look like a train carriage on stilts – literally! And…

Letters: One man can defeat Trump: Bloomberg
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Letters: One man can defeat Trump: Bloomberg

February 19, 2020

Do we want a candidate who can beat Trump, or do we want to waste our time, nomination and American democracy quibbling over candidates who have no hope of winning…

Letters: Sanders supporters brought you Trump
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Letters: Sanders supporters brought you Trump

February 19, 2020

In 2016 in Pennsylvania, 117,000 Sanders primary voters switched to Trump, who won the state in the general election by a margin of 44,292 votes. In Michigan, 48,000 Sanders primary…

Our view: Justice for the poached
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Our view: Justice for the poached

February 19, 2020

Colorado Parks and Wildlifedu1-i-syn On Feb. 11, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission hearing examiner suspended the state hunting license of TImothy C. Draper, 33, of Bunnell, Florida, for 20…

Letters: Durango needs action on climate change
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Letters: Durango needs action on climate change

February 18, 2020

The Colorado Climate Center has confirmed that 2019 was the hottest year on record for the state of Colorado. In addition to this, we are experiencing country-wide fires in Australia…

Letters: It’s the Democrats who are dictatorial
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Letters: It’s the Democrats who are dictatorial

February 18, 2020

They lost, they went into a deep state of delirium, all their “damning evidence” proved to be so much dust in the wind. The so-called secret whistleblower, whose name is…

Letters: The GOP let a fascist destroy their party
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Letters: The GOP let a fascist destroy their party

February 17, 2020

Many may think this statement is overstating reality; it is not. The Republicans allowed a fascist into their midst and he has destroyed their party. Thus it has become exceedingly…

Letters: Why we eliminated the Constitution
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Letters: Why we eliminated the Constitution

February 17, 2020

“When the governmental structure for the new country that would call itself the United States of America was proposed, that country’s founders based that government on the idea of a…

Letters: Nancy Pelosi was right to just let it rip
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Letters: Nancy Pelosi was right to just let it rip

February 17, 2020

Some say this was “childish.” Some say it was the behavior of “a sore loser.” Some say that it was counter-productive: that it only emphasized that the Democrats pursued a…

Letters: Wolf vs. Elk: Whose side will you be on?
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Letters: Wolf vs. Elk: Whose side will you be on?

February 16, 2020

Increasing bear numbers are part of the problem of fewer calves surviving. Add wolves to that equation and what happens to the elk that are left? Blaming hunters for a…

Letters: Wake up, Colorado: Wolves kill sheep
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Letters: Wake up, Colorado: Wolves kill sheep

February 16, 2020

Nonlethal methods include ranchers having: “livestock guard dogs to alert flock attendants; radio-activated alarm systems to scare wolves away” – and livestock too? – “temporary electrified corrals to protect sheep…

Letters: Put Electoral College out with the trash
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Letters: Put Electoral College out with the trash

February 15, 2020

Years ago there used to be about 12 states identified as battleground or swing states; states where either a Republican or Democratic presidential candidate could win. Unfortunately, in recent elections,…

Letters: Bad letters belong in Opinion section
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Letters: Bad letters belong in Opinion section

February 15, 2020

Many “letters” are one-sided, factless rants that belong in the Opinion section, clearly identified as such. There are already outlets for long-winded, hate-spewing, politically oriented nonsense, and they go by…

Letters: Critics of 32nd Street bridge are wrong
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Letters: Critics of 32nd Street bridge are wrong

February 14, 2020

Of course, the Rec Center is now the crown jewel of Durango amenities. Those opponents were wrong then and opponents of the 32nd Street trail bridge are wrong now. Opponents…

Letters: Improve Rec Center instead of bridge
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Letters: Improve Rec Center instead of bridge

February 14, 2020

The cost is astronomical while providing little benefit. My neighbor, Janet Wiley, in her Feb. 5 letter (“Bridge has been 15 years in planning”) mistakenly compares the “controversy” surrounding this…

Letters: Tipton money shows need for reform
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Letters: Tipton money shows need for reform

February 14, 2020

You helped to solve a mystery for me. I had previously researched Tipton’s campaign contributions and found the large donations from banking, finance and real estate sectors, much of which…