Letters to the Editor

McLachlan ‘a unifier, not divider’

Barb McLachlan is the type of legislative candidate we can all support. McLachlan is experienced. She works hard and listens…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

Senate race: ‘Don’t change horses’

The expression “don’t change horses in the middle of the stream” applies to this year’s U.S. Senate race. The horse…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

Shaw ‘will succeed as people’s’ rep

One strength that I admire in people is self-awareness of what they know, and what they still need to understand…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

No need for rejuvenated downtown

Driving down Main Avenue in beautiful Durango, the “bump-outs” reminded me of a construction zone, in a flea market, surrounded…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

Women, ‘don’t vote for Republicans’

On June 24, 2022, the Republican-packed Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Republican Party proving the GOP is no…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

Bookshop’s ‘parklet’ for weary shoppers

I can appreciate the concern that letter writers have expressed over the “messiness” of the bump-outs on Main Avenue, and…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

‘Vote pro-woman, pro-life, Shelli Shaw’

Many within our community are unaware of HB-1279, the Reproductive Health Care Act, which Barbara McLachlan co-sponsored earlier this year…

September 20, 2022

Opinion

‘Shaw, tell views on election’

According to a May 11, 2022, Colorado Times Recorder article by Logan Davis headlined “ ‘We Are Headed For a…

September 14, 2022

Opinion

Frisch clear choice for 3rd CD

In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, independent voters make up 43% of registered voters and hold the key to the election.…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

Shaw fan ‘threat to personal safety’

A truck with a Shelli Shaw sticker came speeding through our neighborhood of privately-funded roads with a 15-mph speed limit.…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

Fat burn diet ‘misleading advice’

The column in the Food and Nutrition section of the Aug. 17 The Durango Herald, headlined “Fat burn: For whom…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

Knowing about TABOR essential

I visited the La Plata County Fair at the beginning of August and spoke with Shelli Shaw, the Republican candidate…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

Constitution Week: ‘Celebrate freedoms’

Constitution Week is celebrated annually from Sept. 17 to 23 to commemorate Sept. 17, 1787, the date the Constitution was…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

‘Durangoans gain nothing’ on wine measure

Bill Roberts is correct in his piece headlined “Booze on the ballot.” Convenience a poor reason to sacrifice community persuasively…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

Unhoused ‘inflated emergency’

Suddenly the Purple Cliffs population has plummeted from 500 (sheriff’s count) to 82 (Durango library count). The “unhoused emergency” seems…

September 10, 2022

Opinion

‘Tap brakes on rush to decarbonize’

I think we should tap the brakes on the headlong rush to decarbonize our lives. I recently read that there…

September 7, 2022

Opinion

History offers lessons for voters

As Election Day approaches, we can see that Democratic and Republican parties, and their candidates, are flawed and imperfect. Nonetheless,…

September 7, 2022

Opinion

Grocers selling wine bad idea

The Durango Herald’s Sept. 2 piece, headlined “Booze on the Ballot” by Bill Roberts was spot on, especially concerning allowing…

September 7, 2022

Opinion

GOP ‘intent on destroying democracy’

I am registered as an unaffiliated voter. For most of my life, I have observed the tug of war between…

September 7, 2022

Opinion

‘Noise from whistle amplified’

I noticed since you (barely) printed my letter about the loud train whistle, you continue to print pro-train and pro-train…

August 31, 2022

Opinion

‘No connection between ballot, name’

In the story in The Durango Herald on Saturday with the headline “Clerks see rise in records request,” the statement…

August 31, 2022

Opinion

Easier to go elsewhere with parking

So the city of Durango has once again decided there is no need for a large parking structure in our…

August 31, 2022

Opinion

‘Stop being part of problem’

I walked to take the garbage out to see a line of traffic that went from north Main Avenue all…

August 31, 2022

Opinion

3 approaches to community values

Three recent articles in The Journal shared three approaches to community issues. Pleasant View neighbors don’t want to see solar…

August 31, 2022