Letters to the Editor

Colorado fast becoming California lite

Colorado is fast becoming California lite as new residents pour in from failing blue states. If I didn’t know better,…

June 14, 2019

Homeless are result of income inequality

Is it just a coincidence in Durango and all over America that the more conservative they become, the more major…

June 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Fewer labels and more compassion help

Labels divide, reducing solutions. We could aptly say that since Trump has come into office, homelessness has increased so it’s…

June 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Look for a CBD company (like ours)

With all of the buzz around CBD lately, you should! The popularity and incredible growth of cannabidiol products, or CBD,…

June 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Insulting Mitsch Bush is just weakness

The Herald also reported the reaction “from the Tipton camp,” which fit perfectly with what we’ve come to expect of…

June 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

America has clear health care choice

However, Mr. Schackel mistakenly continues with a warning for us to “Be careful what you wish for with government-run healthcare.”…

June 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Tri-State, accept this coal-buyout offer

Chris Riley, President of Guzman, said they would “finance the early shutdown of (three Tri-State owned) coal plants, giving Tri-State…

June 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

One ignorant punk’s mindless insult

Memories of the incalculable sacrifices endured by American soldiers and Allied forces – the Greatest Generation – are besmirched by…

June 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

It’s not unsightly, it’s lovely recycling

Some people really can re-use an item that another person no longer needs. Is that not called recycling ? A…

June 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Chain saws unnecessary in wilderness

Per the rules of the Wilderness Act, we have never used a chain saw. One summer, after the Yellowstone fires,…

June 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We need Bennet and Gardner on climate

Gov. Jared Polis points to climate change as a cause – and he’s right. It is estimated that anthropogenic climate…

June 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Liberalism and homeless: coincidence?

The homeless situation has escalated as liberalism has increased. Maybe a little practical thinking would be in order? Eileen Wright…

June 6, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Workers need protection from homeless

Durango city employees see the exact type of mess caused by and left by homeless campers. Our public servants do…

June 5, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Forest Service needs to use chains saws

While certainly possible, the time for this accomplishment was not mentioned, and it is likely that this was accomplished over…

June 5, 2019

Letters to the Editor

When Kipling met the Trump resistance

Michael Berry Durango

June 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Reporting on sign was one-sided, uncool

I think the rhetoric used to describe the importance of the pieces overlooked a lot of sensitivities within the community.…

June 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Don’t make me report you for your trash

Now that it is bear season, please place cans out on trash pickup days – or do I just report…

June 3, 2019

Letters to the Editor

They can use hand saws in wilderness

The Wilderness Act was put into place to protect the rugged and quiet character of these iconic places. Making the…

June 3, 2019

Letters to the Editor

A fix for some homelessness in Durango

The editors failed to rally our community to build more affordable housing and provide the essential shelter for those in…

June 3, 2019

Letters to the Editor

On abortion, we can’t have it both ways

I do have a concern about the term “pro-life.” It seems the term “pro-birth” would be a more accurate description.…

June 2, 2019

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Trump obsession drives frightening policy

While I agree that a referendum on the Electoral College is not the place to decide this issue, and probably…

June 1, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Vote for me to abolish the U.S. Senate

The slogan “unity in diversity” has been used by religious and political groups to promote harmony and celebration of multiculturalism…

May 31, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

I do not trust the Forest Service, or the Bureau of Land Management or the Fish and Wildlife Service, or…

May 31, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Not so fast there on stem cell therapy

Stem cell therapy has been a topic of great interest in medical research. Stem cells obtained from either the patient,…

May 31, 2019