Letters to the Editor

Join us to support our firefighting crews

Make a sign, wear a fire hat, bring pom-poms or just come ready to wave and cheer to demonstrate our…

June 15, 2018

Tipton failed Coloradans on health care

An appointment for an established patient at my local primary care clinic is over $100. At $12 per hour and…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

City Council wastes money, seeks more

Of course the council people are Democrats, and since JFK (who lowered taxes), every Democrat has felt the need to…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Visitors should treat town as their own

I say it depends. Today, while on the river trail by the recreation center, I noticed trash cans OVERFLOWING with…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Radioactive sites and civic decline

First, in a sharp and undemocratic action, the City Council reduced speaking time at our city meetings. Second, the city…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Karl Hanlon is leader we need in Congress

Scott Tipton is part of the problem, as he consistently supports the oil and gas industry and cares more about…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Keep Allison Aichele working for you

She brought in training for us on how to use accounting and banking technologies to make the office more effective…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

NFL attack just another Trump distraction

Once again, the Trump administration is using “taking a knee” as theater to distract the public from its rampant impurities…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Train should try switching to natural gas

The train could use natural gas as fuel and keep the steam engine. The success of an alternate fuel to…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Drought conditions require closures

And can someone please explain why, in this age of technological and engineering know-how, the train cannot be operated such…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Tim Walsworth is right choice for treasurer

In addition to these skills, his management style, sense of humor and willingness to collaborate and build partnerships are an…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Reauthorized Farm Bill must protect SNAP

Approximately 11 million people with disabilities across the country, including 4,346 people in our state, rely on SNAP to survive.…

June 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Remember to pay property taxes on time

If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no…

June 13, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Come together and stop criticizing the railroad

Come on, the Silverton train (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad) made Durango. It brought tourists here and helped all…

June 13, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The dangers of the narrow gauge train

It breaks my heart to know I can say “I told you so.” Andie Sheffield Bayfield

June 13, 2018

Letters to the Editor

God has not forsaken Michael Jarvis

Now, I don’t want to seem insensitive to your plight. I’m sure it’s scary facing your looming irrelevance in an…

June 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Remember to pay property taxes on time

If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no…

June 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

City’s limit on participation is deliberate

No, you don’t get it. If you did, you would see the pattern regarding how the chipping away at public…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Hanlon will be a better resource steward

Field grasses crunch, even at 8,000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s now drier…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Hanlon has a plan for climate change

Here in Southwest Colorado, seven counties have been labeled “primary natural disaster areas” by the USDA and another 10 have…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Here’s why I am voting for Tim Walsworth

But that experience is costing us, the taxpayers, $24,000 a year for the next two years. Why the extra cost…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

A red-letter day in the Durango Herald

The letters were: “As the drought continues pray for rain,” “Democracy in Durango is fading away,” “Private parking for oversized…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Parking rules encourage bad behavior

I knew it would be best because being an emergency medical technician student, I’ve seen risky behavior outcomes gone wrong…

June 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Focus on the facts in any gun debate

Adults do have common sense, or should have, and rights, and are personally responsible for kids. Several of those rights…

June 8, 2018