Letters to the Editor

Letters: Police surveillance cameras ill-advised

There is a lot of private surveillance in stores these days, some of which may be of the streets and…

April 3, 2020

Letters: Letters from complainers are unneeded

Since the Herald prints so few days a week, perhaps you can choose letters with a more positive, useful or…

Letters: Toilet paper hoarders had better watch out

They would back up into any house along the line that didnâ€™t have a back-flow device. Gaby ChapmanDurango

Letters: Medicare for All would make us safer now

The high costs of medical care and quarantine are not only leaving people in massive debt – they’re discouraging people…

Letters: Don’t forget how we were gouged on gas

There are no tourists or skiers here so it’s the locals, who are already in a pinch, who get to…

Letters: Democrats taking advantage of virus

Democrat Majority Whip James Clyburn’s view of the crisis was that it was a “tremendous opportunity to restructure things to…

Letters: A bright, loud spot amidst the pandemic

Soon, the honking got closer, and as I looked out the window, here came a parade of about 30 cars…

Letters: Don’t forget how we were gouged on gas

They are putting their own health at risk to care for our community members, working with minimal personal protective equipment…

Letters: Excess C02 costly in more ways than one

“There is no climate crisis, no emergency” (letters, March 9) not only denies that there is a climate crisis but…

Letters: We need to get out more – but alone

I am an assistant professor of public health at Fort Lewis College, and I study how human behavior affects health.…

Letters: Pay, rate hikes at LPEA are good things

Perhaps because she’s new to our area, she doesn’t know LPEA members elected directors promising to seek relief from Tri-State’s…

Letters: I want to see this supermarket doing more

This morning, I only saw two employees with protective masks. I saw staff standing close to one another and talking.…

Letters: Durango council is afraid to let us vote

They know we can’t be trusted to vote correctly as far as an unnecessary plastic bag ban is concerned. If…

Letters: On virus, Trump can’t rise above truth

In executive meetings, when discussions turned to “spinning” the facts in favor of special or personal interests, our mantra was…

Letters: I am the man to lead in times of crises

I appreciate the wonderful folks I’ve met on this trip. Your presence, your questions and your suggestions have helped me…

Letters: Will America again rise to the occasion?

Exceptionalism: We have overreacted and can escape the fate of Italy because we’re Americans and things like that don’t happen…

Letter: Elect board for greener, cheaper energy

The board has kept its promise to carefully study options – including determining the cost of exiting our current disastrous…

Letters: Let’s vote Cory Gardner out in November

Whether or not I’m right in assuming that Gardner was once a traditional Republican, he chose to abandon these core…

Letters: Do our homework and then let’s all vote

In our national elections, are we to support candidates whose priories align with powerful entities and the status quo or…

Letters: On high gas prices, you must be patient

Mr. Black, I feel your pain and wonderment. However, as a former resident of Southern California, I know a few…

March 29, 2020

Letters: Businesses could help us to help them

One thing businesses can do to help us help them would be to offer e-gift cards. Doing so might help…

March 29, 2020