Letters to the Editor

Next Step would ‘destroy the integrity’ of Durango’s Historic District

I am writing this on behalf of the Board of the La Plata County Historical Society. As an organization and…

August 28, 2024

Durango’s land acknowledgment requires facing ‘problem and its root causes’

The person disparaging Durango’s land acknowledgment because it “focuses on the distant past and the despair and hurt that have…

August 27, 2024

City Council ignoring constituents on Durango’s Central Business District

As part of a $400,000 effort to “test” the viability of the city’s plan to redo Historic Downtown Durango into…

August 27, 2024

Let’s have a campaign based on issues, not identity

In the current rancorous political climate, it was so refreshing to read (“Candidates denounce ‘fearmongering’ GOP fundraising email,” Aug. 16)…

August 20, 2024

Douthat’s ‘arrogance is on full display’

Please no longer print the New York Times columnists. The latest from Ross Douthat (“There is still scandal around Biden,”…

August 20, 2024

Next Step: ‘We can’t take hits like that and survive’

A business owner of two stores in downtown Durango for 50 and 40 years respectively, I am very much opposed…

August 20, 2024

Democracy is worth saving

I’m pleased to see that the La Plata County Republican Party acknowledges that the divisions in the party are disruptive…

Puzzle pieces make us whole

The huge excitement and joy generated by Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as candidate for president aligns the Democratic Party…

Kamala Harris not ‘border czar’

There’s lots to say about Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the November presidential election, but describing her as the…

Next Step: ‘Please leave downtown alone’

I am appalled that the city came in and took our parking away on the 600 block! Aren’t they losing…

Crosswalk near Mountain Middle School ‘a serious hazard’

I am writing to express my deep concern about a serious hazard in our town of Durango. The pedestrian crosswalk…

August 15, 2024

Vivian Smotherman ‘understands and advocates’ for our needs

As a young and concerned voter in this district, I’m writing to express my strong support for Vivian Smotherman running…

August 14, 2024

Reelect ‘experienced and effective’ LPEA board member Tim Wheeler

While we are all acutely aware of the national election this November, there is also an important and more immediate…

August 14, 2024

‘I support and endorse’ John Purser for LPEA District 4

I support and endorse John Purser for the LPEA Board of Directors’ fourth district in northeast La Plata County. John…

August 14, 2024

‘Can hide behind my whiteness’

When growing up in the East, my family moved to a town where we were the only Jewish family. My…

‘Proposed change to downtown is madness’

I can only agree that the proposed change to downtown Durango is madness. The whole bump-out concept was a necessary…

‘Thanks for work to pass child tax credit’

As reported in The Durango Herald, thanks to Sen. Michael Bennet for his continued work to pass the expanded child…

Reallocate lodgers tax for ‘childcare crisis’

As the childcare project manager at La Plata Food Equity Coalition, I must address the critical childcare crisis impacting our…

Give DHS coach Woolverton ‘keys to team’

Durango Athletic Director Ryan Knorr announced that Ryan Woolverton would be the interim head coach of the Durango High School…

‘Wilder, weirder and more exaggerated’

During the National Association of Black Journalists’ interview of The Former Guy, the criminal candidate’s complaining accusations against immigrants became…

‘Slogan of ‘Save Democracy’ a joke’

It’s understandable that the Democratic Party’s newest presidential nominee will be Kamala Harris, considering she’s the vice president. And although…

‘Vote ‘yes’ to ban trophy hunting of cats

I want to thank The Durango Herald for its coverage of Cats Aren’t Trophies and the many Coloradans who signed…