Letters to the Editor

Opinion

‘Underwater basket-weaving didn’t pay out’

If you’re wondering how President Joe Biden or whoever is running (ruining) our country, has not been run out of…

August 31, 2022

Opinion

‘Nice to ride’ more ebike trails

I have been in Durango for 44 years and I will finish my 41st season soon as a mountain biker.…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘Warmth, love, joy leap off page’

If you’ve ever wondered why teachers and school administrators endure long hours, low salaries, masking and Zoom challenges, and the…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘Trump a major grave security risk’

Recently on “Fox News Sunday” a Republican congressman claimed and ranted about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, raiding Donald Trump’s…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘One might benefit from research’

It was disappointing to read an opinion by Bill Roberts attacking the unhoused. I, too, do not condone using public…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

Diverse energy mix provides security

One thing we can learn from Europe is the importance of having our renewable energy infrastructure in place before eliminating…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘Let’s create world we envision’

American plutocrats knew how to monopolize entire markets by the 1890s and, eventually, how to control whole cultures by shaping…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘A path to better Alzheimer’s care’

Alzheimer’s disease is impacting more Colorado families than ever before. However, it disproportionately affects older Black and Hispanic Americans versus…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

Proposing county farm for homeless

In Sunday’s The Denver Post an article describes Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman going undercover to the homeless camps. He found…

August 27, 2022

Opinion

‘Words inflame anger toward unhoused’

In response to Bill Roberts’ editorial last Friday, I wish to state unequivocally that I do not condone using public…

August 24, 2022

Opinion

‘Will Council bow to handful of residents?’

Now that the city has shown us how deceitful they really are with their scam surveys that were designed to…

August 24, 2022

Opinion

Sign asks train riders not to wave

Thank you to whomever you are for putting up the tongue-in-cheek ( I hope) sign asking train riders to not…

August 24, 2022

Opinion

Dems ‘had enough,’ will vote GOP

Vast numbers of middle-of-the-road Democrats have had enough and are going to vote Republican in the 2022 election. The new…

August 20, 2022

Opinion

‘Victims of own good intent’

U.S. for us? That is the question. It seems that we have become the victims of our own good intent…

August 20, 2022

Opinion

Dem senators’ policies ‘killing us’

We’ve seen The Durango Herald’s positive treatment of teaching critical race theory and appreciation for “diversity, inclusion and equity” ideology…

August 20, 2022

Opinion

‘Please bring back the bells’

The whistle of the train, the laughter of playing children, the farmers market in the summer and fall, and the…

August 20, 2022

Opinion

Party sans moral core ‘self-destructs’

Calling all conservatives. The real ones. Not the phonies. Ones whose cornerstone values are the Constitution, the rule of law…

August 17, 2022

Opinion

TABOR checks for local causes

No one enjoys paying taxes, but they are the investment we make to maintain our high standards of living. Taxes…

August 17, 2022

Opinion

Tips for the malcontents

Regarding e-bikes and other dire issues of contention, life doesn’t have to be so hard. Don’t like e-bikes: Don’t ride…

August 13, 2022

Opinion

‘No parking solution in place’

In the early days of the pandemic, the city placed bump-outs downtown to help Durango’s restaurants survive tough times. The…

August 13, 2022

Opinion

‘Voting against bill, taking credit deceitful’

How typical to see U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s misleading claim that she “passed nine important provisions” to benefit 3rd Congressional…

August 13, 2022

Opinion

Reduce Florida Road speed limit

My heart goes out to the friends and family of Scott Gallagher, another cyclist needlessly killed by a careless and…

August 13, 2022

Opinion

‘Replace the embarrassing Boebert’

As a longtime atheist I have, nonetheless, become inured to the never-ending exhortations of deities to bless the United States,…

August 13, 2022

Opinion

Boebert wrong on church, state

Our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently said, “The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed…

August 13, 2022