Letters to the Editor

Trust-bust these health care providers

For details about the charges, the office referred me to Centura’s Oklahoma City billing department, which explained that the physical…

February 18, 2019

Greetings from your new county assessor

The task of the assessor could not get done without these hard-working folks. Thanks go out to: Mark Reddy, Renae…

February 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

The Electoral College is now perverted

There is no reason we shouldn’t elect presidents by a nationwide popular vote. The candidate with the most votes in…

February 17, 2019

Letters to the Editor

CORE act is good for business – and life

Like Osprey, which established its base in Southwest Colorado for the area’s quality of life and access to spectacular lands,…

February 16, 2019

Letters to the Editor

News from the left and right essential

For example, Democrats supported a wall but don’t support Trump’s wall. They now support more effective and less expensive modern…

February 15, 2019

Letters to the Editor

City leaves us in dark on tax hike bid

A wide spectrum of citizens expressed many consistent themes, suggestions, and concerns. Except for comments about the details of the…

February 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Don’t be so quick to blame the train

By my estimate, there have probably been over 3,000 train trips to Silverton and Cascade, many of them being fund…

February 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

News on effects of Trump tax cut is fake

The average net pay check actually increased every pay period because less federal tax was withheld. This kind of incomplete…

February 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

You got us through shutdown at forest

On behalf of the Forest Service employees, I want to thank you, our communities, for your outpouring expressions of care…

February 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Pleased to see Bayfield news in Herald

I was excited to read news and events from outside Durango’s city limits. When my family moved to the area…

February 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Sen. Gardner should sponsor energy act

Recent surveys by Yale University show growing majorities of Coloradans think that global warming is happening and believe that Congress…

February 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Lapdog media comes to leftist masters

Wouldn’t it also be a breath of fresh air if the alleged media actually presented the truth, the whole truth…

February 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

More fake news on reproductive rights

New York did pass a late-term abortion law, which allows, and I quote, that “a patient can receive an abortion…

February 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Now comes the renewables tipping point

Consider the current moment in American history. Just recently, Americans were divided about climate change, but now 72 percent of…

February 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

That’s not a tax cut, it’s a hike – yikes!

Under the new calculation,s my taxable income for 2017 (line 43) increased 216.0 percent. My taxes (line 44) increased by…

February 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Thanks, governor. I love my electric car.

Supporting the transition to electric vehicles will save Coloradans money and allow us to breathe easier. The lifetime cost of…

February 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

We need wolves now more than ever

Anyone who attended the Durango Wolf Symposium knows that this scientific meeting was about restoration and stewardship. Extirpation of wolves…

February 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

City’s tax is bait-and-switch proposal

The wording of the upcoming April ballot initiative, 1-A, to raise sales tax must be read carefully. The story from…

February 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Feeling negative? Think of John McCain

This gentleman seems to believe that broad-based negative labels and attacks are a productive manner in which to effect change…

February 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

The Electoral College has had its day

By most accounts, the Electoral College was a political compromise crafted to reject direct democracy and one-person, one-vote. The original…

February 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Why so long to determine fire’s cause?

The cause of the Camp Fire in California was found immediately and went bankrupt. What about you, Al Harper? What…

February 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Sex ed bill is what teens, parents need

Teens need comprehensive sex ed because most parents aren’t experts and it’s uncomfortable for them to answer our questions. And…

February 5, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Blame Tipton for shutdown’s local costs

My recollection is he cost the Durango area several million dollars in the 2013 shutdown. Think about that. Our congressman…

February 5, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Bring them all home and in one piece

I would urge all readers to call the White House switchboard and demand all troops be withdrawn from Syria. Call…

February 5, 2019