Letters to the Editor

Letters: Bad letters belong in Opinion section

Many “letters” are one-sided, factless rants that belong in the Opinion section, clearly identified as such. There are already outlets…

February 15, 2020

Letters: Critics of 32nd Street bridge are wrong

Of course, the Rec Center is now the crown jewel of Durango amenities. Those opponents were wrong then and opponents…

February 14, 2020

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Letters: Improve Rec Center instead of bridge

The cost is astronomical while providing little benefit. My neighbor, Janet Wiley, in her Feb. 5 letter (“Bridge has been…

February 14, 2020

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Letters: Tipton money shows need for reform

You helped to solve a mystery for me. I had previously researched Tipton’s campaign contributions and found the large donations…

February 14, 2020

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Letters: Spend for park, not controversial bridge

Do we use the money for a controversial bridge, which many oppose, or do we buy Buckley Park from the…

February 14, 2020

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Letters: On the 32nd Street bridge, let’s compromise

I commute 3.5 miles to work via bicycle every day and cross 32nd Street at East Second Avenue during rush…

February 13, 2020

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Letters: This is why I give time to Mercy

This statement, published in 1882, is as meaningful today as it was then. I think back to 1996, my first…

February 13, 2020

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Letters: In place of the bridge, build a Nighthorse beach

We could save that money and use lights and a crosswalk hump until a better location is worked-out. There is…

February 13, 2020

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Letters: Please caucus for climate and Romanoff

Bill McKibben of 350.org has identified this primary as the most significant race this entire year for the climate! The…

February 13, 2020

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Letters: More could be done to combat blight

Our once beautiful historic East Third Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods are deteriorating. While there are some lovely, stately properties, there…

February 12, 2020

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Letters: Before bridge, fix dangerous 32nd Street

Fix 32nd Street – it needs to be upgraded to get a new street and a sidewalk. It is one…

February 12, 2020

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Letters: Mercy stays at the top of quality ratings

In Medicare’s most recent data release, in January, 2020, Mercy received a five-star rating, the only hospital in the Four…

February 12, 2020

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Letters: Trump is a wise and awesome president

And he’s right, yet another example of his awesome wisdom. Well, here’s an idea President Awesome Wisdom might have missed:…

February 11, 2020

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Letters: Our American democracy has expired

“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful and virtuous.” American democracy, RIP. Paula…

February 11, 2020

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Letters: Trump has my vote

No other president has done so much on his list of what he said was going to do. Sure, he…

February 11, 2020

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Letters: Cancel the bridge and buy Buckley Park

But we don’t have to. Why not take the $4 million being planned for unpopular bridges and use it to…

February 11, 2020

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Letters: City must kill East Second Avenue building

First, it is going to change the street parking conditions of the neighborhood, causing problems for residents and their guests.…

February 10, 2020

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Letters: Population column should run monthly

The incredible shrinking Herald does itself and its readers no favors by cutting down on publication of insightful, locally penned…

February 10, 2020

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Letters: Spend bridge money to buy Buckley Park

Buckley Park. If one looks only at the issue of how to benefit the most people with public money, Buckley…

February 10, 2020

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Letters: Boondoggle bridge needs a good rethink

Surely, there must be a more reasonable solution. What would be the problem with a trail underpass such as at…

February 9, 2020

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Letters: Who’s really behind Tipton?

For example, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Rep. Scott Tipton received nearly a third of his last…

February 9, 2020

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Letters: Socialists will shape nation with force

A hallmark of socialist leaders is they proclaim they will Make America Great. According to our Founders, our president must…

February 9, 2020

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Letters: Where the bridge money should be spent

I have lived in the vicinity of the 32nd Street corridor for over 15 years. I have traveled the corridor…

February 9, 2020

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Letters: Congress should be voting anonymously

If impeachment verdicts were submitted by simply marking a Yes or No, without identifying your name or party affiliation, the…

February 8, 2020