Letters to the Editor

Letters: Scott Tipton doesn’t care about our kids

This is when 20 little kids were slaughtered in the Sandy Hook shooting. Although I’m a long time elk hunter,…

June 23, 2020

Letters: Why do we even need a planning board?

Townhomes are attached to other townhomes. Detached townhomes are called houses. With the proposed priority on affordability, the townhomes run…

June 22, 2020

Letters: Matt Salka has my vote for commission

I left this first encounter very impressed with this young man who had taken the time to listen intently to…

June 22, 2020

Letters: These orders are for everyone’s safety

During World War II, people along the West Coast were told to turn off their lights at night for security…

June 22, 2020

Letters: Council should strengthen mask rule

Much as I appreciate my liberties, I am also aware of the responsibilities to the countless hands which hold us…

June 21, 2020

Letters: Congress, advance this Alzheimer’s bill

Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. As Colorado’s population ages, our state is expected to see a…

June 21, 2020

Letters: It is time to unmask the fear gripping us

As a community, we pride ourselves on our unique downtown experience, but I believe the unintended consequences of the mask…

June 20, 2020

Letters: Racial justice connected to health care

While Medicare ended legal health segregation, today, there is still inequality in both health coverage and outcomes between whites and…

June 20, 2020

Letters: Letting LPEA tell half-truths is unfair

The reporter asked me questions about LPEA and I answered them as openly and honestly as I could. In its…

Letters: What’s become of all the Republicans?

The Great Emancipator broke ranks with the prevailing Whig party and led our nation through a tragic war to advance…

Letters: We would all benefit with Porter-Norton

Marsha has reached out to Coloradoâ€™s secretary of state in support of extending the deadline for the petition process for…

Letters: I’m grateful for the city mask ordinance

The best reasoning for such a difficult if necessary precaution was provided by the Trump White House itself when Coronavirus…

Letters: Country is now full-scale disintegrating

The ideas once discussed only by the radical left are now all of a sudden mainstream. Since the media and…

Letters: Our bored teenagers turning to crime

The tagging on the abutments at Bakers Bridge and elsewhere defaces Durango and the natural world we have always taken…

Letters: Police officers must be carefully vetted

My brother was a police officer and I have friends in police forces across the country (one is a county…

Letters: Don’t sneeze in my general direction

Then there are zoning laws, alcohol laws, eminent domain, many laws addressing public safety, voting laws, and on and on!…

Letters: Herald should give the police a break

Here’s a couple of suggestions for your lists. Remove all the names of people who actively resisted arrest and/or the…

June 17, 2020

Letters: Deaths, body counts, published with glee

Start a tally of how many businesses have gone under or declared bankruptcy. I think that statistic is far more…

June 17, 2020

Letters: I can follow Carl Sagan – but not your editorials

So why can I never figure out the point of your editorials? To me it seems they wander all over…

June 17, 2020

Letters: Herald must be afraid to look partisan

Republicans in Congress, almost without exception, have hewed to the plutocratic authoritarian agenda of Trump and his allies. Democratic control…

June 16, 2020

Letters: Local businesses must take these steps

Local community members would love to spend their dollars here, just like we always have, but we can’t do that…

June 15, 2020