Letters to the Editor

Letters: Thank you, Road Runner Transit drivers

The RRT drivers are already starting to see problems with the new riding schedule, but they still manage to be…

February 22, 2020

Letters: The 2020 election could already be over

With the help of the corrupt Republican Senate and the people that have been bought, like the attorney general, the…

February 22, 2020

Letters: Hooray for capitalism and saving Earth

Blackrock manages $7 trillion. Fidelity International indicated environment, social and governance principles (ESG) may be hitting a tipping point: “The…

Letters: Climate nonsense dreamed up by profs

It has not happened because it is just nonsense dreamed up by college professors. They do this periodically to obtain…

Letters: Bridge? Not in my neighborhood, thanks

I was equally surprised when I heard that Buckley Park, a community treasure, was not owned by the city and…

Letters: We should generate our own energy

Tri-State recently declared a shift to 100% renewable energy in Colorado by 2040. While it’s a step toward a more…

Letters: Electoral College is great the way it is

Our forefathers had the wisdom to insure that one group of people does not cram its decisions down our throats,…

Letters: Did Bloomberg buy the Durango Herald?

First of all, no real reasons for the endorsement are provided other than that he’s a rich, self-funding businessman. He’s…

February 20, 2020

Letters: Bridge advocates don’t tell whole story

Did I mention Camino del Rio? Let’s face it – the real reason this controversial bridge is getting the hard…

February 20, 2020

Letters: Durango doesn’t need some hired gun

A city manager runs a government like a business – which includes growing the business. Increases in wages and personnel…

Letters: New renderings show same ugly bridge

While the river crossing section matches up with other Animas bridges (which I find reasonable), the section over the tracks…

Letters: One man can defeat Trump: Bloomberg

Do we want a candidate who can beat Trump, or do we want to waste our time, nomination and American…

Letters: Sanders supporters brought you Trump

In 2016 in Pennsylvania, 117,000 Sanders primary voters switched to Trump, who won the state in the general election by…

Letters: Durango needs action on climate change

The Colorado Climate Center has confirmed that 2019 was the hottest year on record for the state of Colorado. In…

February 18, 2020

Letters: It’s the Democrats who are dictatorial

They lost, they went into a deep state of delirium, all their “damning evidence” proved to be so much dust…

February 18, 2020

Letters: The GOP let a fascist destroy their party

Many may think this statement is overstating reality; it is not. The Republicans allowed a fascist into their midst and…

February 17, 2020

Letters: Why we eliminated the Constitution

“When the governmental structure for the new country that would call itself the United States of America was proposed, that…

February 17, 2020

Letters: Nancy Pelosi was right to just let it rip

Some say this was “childish.” Some say it was the behavior of “a sore loser.” Some say that it was…

February 17, 2020

Letters: Wolf vs. Elk: Whose side will you be on?

Increasing bear numbers are part of the problem of fewer calves surviving. Add wolves to that equation and what happens…

February 16, 2020

Letters: Wake up, Colorado: Wolves kill sheep

Nonlethal methods include ranchers having: “livestock guard dogs to alert flock attendants; radio-activated alarm systems to scare wolves away” –…

February 16, 2020

Letters: Put Electoral College out with the trash

Years ago there used to be about 12 states identified as battleground or swing states; states where either a Republican…

February 15, 2020