Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Opinion on LGBT lives was pure hatred
Perhaps some degree of education would help. It is inconceivable to me that this inchoate hatred is published. Davitt M. Armstrong Durango
Letters to the Editor
Voice your opinion on CR 203 rezoning
No new notices will be sent out by planning about the continuance. The commission will hear public comments on whether parcels totaling 15.546 acres of land on County Road 203…
Letters to the Editor
Colorado needs Doug Robinson in office
Doug wants to fix our failing infrastructure. We have all driven the roads of Colorado and been to cities around the state. We have all seen the buildings falling apart,…
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Don’t shoot the messenger of freedom
In response to the unsavory reporting on President Donald Trump’s, eh, love life shall we say, she says that John F. Kennedy fooled around without it being reported. Well, not…
Editorials
Water mapping
JERRY McBRIDE/Herald<br><br>Robert Morris of Animas Well Drilling drills a 227-foot deep domestic water well east of Oxford.du1-i-syn Former County Commissioner R.T. Scott operated a construction company and had a way…
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LGBT community is a danger to others
May God drain the LGBT cesspool. Michael W. Jarvis Salt Lake City, Utah
Editorials
The sit/lie ban: City ordinance may feel right, but does nothing to address core problems
A homeless man and his dog rest on Main Ave. in this Herald file photo.du1-i-syn While we have called for effective action to address these problems, we are not boarding…
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Salvation Army service changes explained
We decided to open a service center to be more transparent with our donors on how we use their gifts and to better understand the needs of Durango residents by…
Letters to the Editor
Register as an Independent voter today
If you are a registered Independent/unaffiliated voter, you will receive both ballots in the mail, or you don’t have to vote for a Democrat or Republican candidate. It’s your choice.…
Editorials
Time for Tipton and Gardner to support local leaders, public lands
du1-i-syn The bill now heads for a vote by the full Senate. A companion bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton, passed the House in December. The “Fowler and Boskoff Peaks…
Letters to the Editor
Tiny home community is right for Durango
I have recently found myself in a handicapped situation, trying to live on disability, and I think the tiny home community is a really great idea (Herald, May 11). Please…
Letters to the Editor
Reminder to bear proof your trash cans
This morning, garbage was strewn along C.R. 203 before the mobile home park. Thanks to all of you for being good neighbors. Sherri Libby Durango
Letters to the Editor
Criminalizing poverty is the real crime
Public space means you have a right to exist there regardless of the money in your pocket. Durango ranks as one of the wealthiest cities of its size in the…
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Reporting all crime essential for safety
Unless all crime is reported, any database will lack validity and fail to provide the community and police department with an important tool to ensure our community safety. We are…
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Get out to hear Dem primary candidates
Three Democratic candidates will be on the June primary ballot vying to be the Democratic nominee. For the first time, both Democratic and unaffiliated voters will be voting in this…
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Multi-modal plans are just not realistic
There seems to be some reluctance on the part of those in charge of planning to recognize that perhaps 95 percent (or more) of those who come to Durango and/or…
Letters to the Editor
Elect those who will fix insurance woes
Many feel that they don’t want more government involvement in health care, and that less regulation will lead to more private competition and lower premium costs. That won’t happen as…
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Actually, it was bad air quality, Mom
I was a part of the generation who believed that those towering smokestacks were an image of beauty and economic vitality. Until 12 years old, when I began to be…
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Bring Ramos home, protect Dreamers
The Durango Herald recently reported on a local businessman Edin Ramos being deported to Honduras (Herald, May 9). His crime was coming to America to seek a better life. Ramos…
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Some facts in light of letter to the editor
I am neither a gun owner nor an NRA member. SCOTUS has ruled to protect the Second Amendment from states and to guaranteeing an individual’s right to keep and bear…
Editorials
Missed opportunity: Legislature should consider ‘red flag’ gun safety measure again
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – Denver Police Department School Resource Officer Leonard Martinez listens to Kathy Morris, Regional Safe School Coordinator at San Juan BOCES, during a Parent Safety training meeting…
Letters to the Editor
Celebrate the miraculous recovery of Israel
Many ancient prophecies concerning the last days of human history assumed Israel would be a thriving, prosperous nation. It seemed impossible that Jews from all around the world would flood…
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Don’t blame energy industry for ozone
The story implies that the reason for unhealthy ozone days is emissions from power plants and “oil and gas operations, such as nitrogen oxides and methane.” Put simply, methane is…
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Paper disrespects families in tragedies
The fact that a story would be written less than 24 hours after a mother and father have lost their child, and without their consent, should make us all question…