Letters to the Editor

City doubling down to desecrate a river

The funny thing about this city Parks and Recreation-sanctified dumping ground is that it is in full view of everyone…

March 21, 2016

Lammons embodies duty, honor, country

I was privileged in the early ’60s to be at West Point when General Douglas MacArthur gave an impromptu speech…

March 21, 2016

Incompetence on display at caucuses

Furthermore, for the Herald to print the results of the couple of precincts it happened to check and then (Herald,…

March 20, 2016

Losing Francisco’s portico unacceptable

All Durango residents and visitors feel the loss of Francisco’s restaurant. The added loss of the portico would be unacceptable…

March 20, 2016

Wars resolved faster than Nighthorse

The Korean War lasted about three years, nothing accomplished but the death and wounding of personnel and lots of money…

March 20, 2016

Long-term effects of spill are worrisome

He had traveled up to Durango and tested the sediment along the banks of the Animas River. He found that…

Bundys are not patriots, just criminals

First of all, Lavoy Finicum was not “gunned down” by agents of the federal government, he was shot and killed…

Champagne invests in effective solutions

Emily Jones Pagosa Springs

Use history, not politics to examine war

Several Northern abolitionists supported secession including William Lloyd Garrison and Lysander Spooner. Relevant to the cause of the war is…

Biochar a good investment for Colorado

Maysmith did not report in his letter that the bill was amended at its Feb. 11 hearing to only apply…

Parking plan will hurt local businesses

When the cost of the meters was raised, not only did it deter me and my employees from parking at…

Adjustments needed at CR 225A/160

One is the rise to the east that should have been leveled. But the most dangerous problem is the exit…

‘Cute’ story about bears was insensitive

This appears to be another waste of the public’s money and job creation. Should a private resident made such contact,…

Speak up for Master Leasing Plan

I live in La Plata County and have six double gas wells within a half mile of my home. We…

AmeriCorps invests in our communities

There is tremendous and broad support nationwide for AmeriCorps programming, something that seems increasingly rare. This broad support occurs because…

Champagne values restorative justice

Gene Jones Durango

Residents bear brunt of mine’s burden

King Coal II is served by 19th Century farm-to-market roads. For the load that GCC Energy is proposing, county code…

Rooftop cavorting causes worry

Susan Kay Miller Durango

Trump: The sound and the fury

That struts and tromps his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told…

Wildlife tunnels have proved effective

The answer: Fencing will guide the animals to the underpass. A still camera mounted inside our recently constructed underpass at…

Public should solve portico problem

I had the privilege of living in Durango in 1998 and consider Durango my second home. My grandparents were born…