Letters to the Editor

Fine repair services a credit to Durango

I wanted to take a few minutes to publicly thank two local businesses for the outstanding job they did to…

June 30, 2016

All are welcome in Unitarian fellowship

The current tenor of our politics seems to fan the flames of fear and encourage us to go beyond holding…

June 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Comments at Santa Rita not welcome

Yes, my 2- year-old is fiery, passionate and bull-headed. While I wouldn’t change that about him, we are trying to…

June 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

We need apartments, not more hotels

We already have a ton of them. We donâ€™t need any more. What if tourism heads south, especially since the…

June 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Separating Ute funds began with Jurrius

The current financial structure of the Southern Ute Tribe, separating the Growth Fund from the Permanent Fund and diversifying the…

June 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Headline highlights lack of awareness

We all have preferences. When you go to a restaurant and your preferred entree isn’t available, you might be inconvenienced,…

June 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

A demonstrated record of reducing crime

I believe that most people in the criminal justice system are good people who have made mistakes. We need to…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne best choice for community

On one particular evening while working on a case, I had hung up the phone with Christian Champagne. Moments later…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne works to preserve families

If the mother works and the children are in day care, she must now stay home and will no longer…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Stamp a small price for the right to vote

Does Mr. Doob have any sense of social responsibility? If he does not think that it’s worth spending 47 cents…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne will work to keep us all safe

I’ve had the opportunity to sit down with Christian and talk to him about his service to our community as…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Choose experience for better justice

Recently, there has been national outrage over the six-month jail term given to a Stanford student who raped an unconscious…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne more than just a prosecutor

I really appreciate that Christian has done more than just be a prosecutor. He has been actively involved in community…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne also helps outside of court

Christian has also worked on local committees to address homelessness, community response to violence against women and habitual DUI offenders.…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Lammons will seek stiffer sentences

This case has remarkable parallels to the Stanford case in which the rapist was sentenced to six months in jail…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Elect Lammons to be tougher on crime

There is a balance to be met when determining who should go to jail and who should be given a…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne aims to protect community

Earlier this year, I served as a juror on a sexual assault trial prosecuted by Champagne. During the lengthy proceeding,…

June 25, 2016

Letters to the Editor

More gun violence brings more inaction

The writer of the candlelight vigil editorial (Herald, June 16) got it right: “The political cul-de-sacs of gun control vs.…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Red Snapper supports local nonprofits

Through a creative strategy of partnering with nonprofit organizations, John Sheehan, Red Snapper’s owner since 2005, makes the Red Snapper’s…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Olympics should bring out our best side

You think the smell at Santa Rita Park is bad? Just buy airline tickets, get overpriced hotel rooms, hold your…

June 22, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Palin bad enough, but please, not Trump

Now, the GOP proposes to inflict us with Donald J. Trump, a man with the greed and morals of Caligula,…

June 21, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Time to revisit an assault weapons ban

It is time to move beyond the Second Amendment babblings of Trump, LaPierre and their ilk and formulate a rational…

June 21, 2016

Letters to the Editor

‘All you need is love’ might not be enough

There was a refrain in the air: “All You Need Is Love.” That sentiment, along with similar lyrical hopes and…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Gun control does not stand to reason

Really? They never think it through. The mass shootings have people on edge, yet people don’t think of the difference…

June 20, 2016