Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Impressed by Wendt’s ‘commitment to serve’

April 4, the last day of voting for Durango’s City Council election is almost here. It’s high time to decide…

March 31, 2023

Opinion

‘Go visit Animas City Cemetery’

I am generally not one to extol the virtue of this area’s hidden gems. The internet and social media’s popularization…

March 31, 2023

Opinion

Fox News ‘storytelling, entertainment’

I’ve had the impression for many years that the Fox News Channel is not journalism. I think it’s storytelling and…

March 29, 2023

Opinion

‘Right to be armed to the teeth?’

I just read a recent newsletter from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, warning me and all in the 3rd Congressional District that…

March 29, 2023

Opinion

‘Why are we paving paradise?’

The City of Durango is about to make a tremendous mistake by paving one of the few downtown green spaces…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Not too late to save SJBPH

On behalf of the medical staff at Pagosa Springs Medical Center, we respectfully request those in power to reconsider the…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Rapidly losing natural attractiveness’

I am in agreement with residents objecting to a planned 306-stall RV park in the Animas Valley. The reasons for…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Shoutout’ to Bayfield deputies

I am writing to send a shoutout to deputies with the Bayfield Marshal’s Office. I left the Pine River Library…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Wendt knows ‘struggle of Durango Tango’

I have never been one to be excited about voting, especially in a local setting. There was no one who…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Consider voting for Carter Rogers’

This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Carter Rogers, candidate for Durango City Council, and I was pleasantly…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Housing, parks not at odds

In The Durango Herald on March 9, Harrison Wendt, a City Council candidate, expressed a desire to reallocate portions of…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Get back to common sense’

In the upcoming city election, we have the opportunity to halt Next Steps, the redesign of Main Avenue, by electing…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Need younger voices, fresh perspective’

I am writing to encourage Durango residents to vote for Harrison Wendt on April 4. I know Harrison well and…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Council ‘desperately needing Wendt’

I truly believe that Durango City Council has desperately been needing someone like Harrison Wendt. In a recent forum of…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Reader ‘Wendt with Harrison’

I am writing this letter to give my wholehearted support for Harrison Wendt for City Council. I have had the…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Wendt: ‘What a white knight!’

I first met Harrison Wendt at a fall folk festival in Pagosa Springs. I maybe got a little overexcited. Yes,…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Doing my homework’: Vote Yazzie

I have been doing my homework on who would make a great, new City Council member; one with experience and…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

Rogers, Yazzie oppose new design

It’s time to say no. Our City Council authorized a new design for Main Avenue that will destroy the historic…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

Wendt ‘the change we need’

Harrison Wendt is running for Durango City Council and he’s the change we need. This town has been in the…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

‘What if bank runs out of money?’

In light of the recent bailout of Silicon Valley Bank, it seems appropriate to review Rule 11 of the game…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

Year-round DST ‘failed experiment’

Permanent, year-round daylight saving time is a tried – and failed – experiment. In December 1973, Nixon signed the Emergency…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

Boebert should focus on water

Recently, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized our nation for not having enough firearms. She mentioned that our fellow citizens owned…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

‘RV park could be great benefit’

I think the proposed RV park in Animas Valley could be a great benefit to our area. I have stayed…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Time to arrest these freeloaders’

It seems very obvious that part of the solution to our “homeless” problem is to make them more accountable for…

March 19, 2023