Letters to the Editor

Disappointed that GOP added to debt

This warning, delivered most often by Republicans, is one with which I concur. Currently, the yearly interest on the debt…

January 6, 2018

Sen. Gardner needs a new line of work

The laws against marijuana were democratically passed and enacted: they should be enforced, as all laws are supposed to be.…

January 6, 2018

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Supernova sign too bright for our skies

An explosion of a star right here in our fair city has occurred on the corner of 13th and Main…

January 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

People of Chiapas ask for your support

The community waited for us, anticipating the arrival of hope after a year of struggle. We made ourselves at home…

January 6, 2018

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County needs to simplify land use survey

Big problem with this survey is most won’t be able to fully understand it, or read it all if they…

January 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Sweeper guy makes grandson’s holiday

Gannon gets excited each week to see the trash trucks come by, but mostly the street sweeper truck. The driver…

January 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Blanding needs support, not a boycott

Wells tells a fanciful tale of calling the Blanding Chamber of Commerce and being treated poorly by a spokesman for…

January 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Letter did not honestly address situation

According to Durango Police Department transcripts, an officer spoke with Tom Petit in the afternoon on that fateful day. Tom…

January 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Town needs support for parents of teens

I was stunned by the beauty and openness of the land here. I felt safe and truly believed I had…

January 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Joyce: Viva The Durango Herald!

My recent visit coincided with the Dec. 29 issue and its look back at the biggest stories of 2017. What…

January 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Call to action on cleaning up our trash

I have been a resident of Southwest Colorado for a number of years and I am seeing a change that…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Do we know if train smoke is harmful?

“Hi, I’m a 12-year Durango resident and live downtown, and I am very concerned about your black billowing clouds of…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Assign FLC exercise to appropriate class

Why not also assign this exercise to the Fort Lewis class that would benefit the most from this kind of…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Hermosa planning process is flawed

The San Juan National Forest recently overturned a key decision that would have required a winter closure for recreation trails…

January 3, 2018

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Compromise is key to Nighthorse issue

I was in the Lake Tahoe area last summer, and there are so many people and user conflicts on the…

January 3, 2018

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Hoping the ‘outing’ of abusers continues

Now is the time for women to speak out. And, men must speak up too, with the voice of no…

January 3, 2018

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Blanding not interested in tourist dollars

I had a short conversation with the representative who answered the phone. My question was, given that Blanding and so…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Letter on socialism missed the mark

So, whatever it is he is whining about, it is not socialism or what “socialists employed by the county” are…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The times in our town are a-changing

The developer in charge has made a boat-load of money on so many lots by building condos around town, I…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Crosswalk light at Camino is dangerous

I was entering the crossing on a bicycle with the walk light showing double digit seconds remaining. A driver in…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Dismayed by lack of diversity in the paper

I applaud the Herald for the token articles on or series on matters that strike the hearts of locals when…

January 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Say no to mountain bikes in wilderness

Please contact Rep. Scott Tipton and ask him to vote no on this. Currently, in the lower 48, less than…

January 3, 2018

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Harrigan: La Plata County is not led by socialists

So, whatever it is Mr. Thompson is whining about, it is not socialism, or what “socialists employed by the county”…

January 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

U.S. lags U.N. call for universal health care

Do you know which is the only industrialized country that does not recognize this responsibility? Hint: it also happens to…

December 30, 2017