Letters to the Editor

Thanks to voices, paper is great already

Previous letters from Trump voters have essentially demanded that non-Trump voters should all just “get on board.” Their letters continue…

January 8, 2017

Tipton joins effort to transfer public lands

“As the 115th Congress enters its first week, some of our elected officials are wasting no time in paving the…

January 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Keep the River Trail off limits to ebikes

To date, the city has not yet done its homework regarding the need for and impact of ebikes on the…

January 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A Midwesterner with blue-collar roots

Pierce named me as one of them. I wish my working-class parents were alive to hear that I’m an elite…

January 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Bike lanes, associated delays too costly

This city can’t afford this council’s so-called improvements. Why on earth would anyone want to create a one-mile-long traffic jam…

January 6, 2017

Letters to the Editor

City out of step on traffic, cyclist flow

Who comes up with these bone-headed ideas? Does anyone from the council or city government ever drive these streets? Reducing…

January 6, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Let’s make the newspaper great again!

It’s no secret that print newspapers are bleeding dollars left and right. The fact that the biggest money losers promote…

January 4, 2017

Letters to the Editor

E-bikes belong on city streets, not trails

The multi-use trails are already congested with a variety of leisurely users – pedestrians, skateboarders, self-pedaling bicyclists, child strollers and…

January 4, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Yes, election results are all about actions

I must say that she is correct when she said the result is democracy and the American way. I followed…

January 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Support group can help with Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s is a progressive disease with no cure in sight. There is, however, something that can be done that is…

January 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to all local government employees

Delivering those services are people who give much of themselves with little recognition for their contributions. I wish you were…

January 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Understanding a history degree’s value

We teach students the skills they need to work in archives, museums, historic preservation and in corporate settings. Our students…

January 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

An open letter to President-elect Trump

Yes, this job does provide housing. This is a house you cannot buy or sell. Your lease is for four…

January 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Cartoon reflected left’s anti-Semitism

The “West Bank” is a term the Arabs and the left use to hide the fact that the land was…

January 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

It’s not the politics; it’s about the actions

We are not mad that we lost, or that we have different politics or that you voted one way and…

January 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

To improve lame headlines, favor Trump

The headline “Snow could stop by for the weekend” followed by “Storm could dump half-inch on Durango” (Herald, Dec. 30)…

December 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Now is the time to adapt, move forward

It doesn’t take much to look at what happens to civilizations who fail to adapt – the ancestral Puebloan presence…

December 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Yes, it does indeed make a difference

Within a few weeks, our intelligence services, along with the FBI, will produce a consensus report detailing Russia’s involvement in…

December 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Durango women respond to election

“I just couldn’t stop crying…” “I just don’t understand…” “I’m so angry!!…” “I guess I’ll never see a woman president…

December 29, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Claimed drop in marijuana use misleading

While that may be true for the entire state, it does not hold true for youth in grades 6 through…

December 29, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Give to Council on Aging before New Year

The Council on Aging is a non-profit public charity offering support to three local senior centers in Durango, Bayfield and…

December 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Headline ideas all the way through 2026

2017 – “Coloradans scrap Gallagher Amendment, residential subsidy ends”2018 – “Property taxes fairly fund county roads”2019 – “Trophy ranchettes plan…

December 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Compromise secured river protections

The agreements that our group helped to negotiate with Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Water District are landmarks in…

December 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Keep Lake Nighthorse free of pollution

If people’s comments that they do not want gasoline, oil, wake erosion and noise pollution at the lake are not…

December 26, 2016