Letters to the Editor

‘Stolen’ lands argument goes nowhere

The Colorado Enabling Act, in Section 4, (please Google) clearly states that as a condition of statehood, “the people inhabiting…

January 9, 2016

Kroeger left his mark publicly, personally

Steve C Harris Durango

January 9, 2016

Letters to the Editor

For 2016, take action on climate change

Step one, carbon pollution. As the extreme onslaught continues, flooding in the Midwest and the intense chills in New York,…

January 7, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Redistricting process must be inclusive

It is important that we create fair congressional districts, not ones drawn by partisan politics. However, I have deep concerns…

January 7, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Changes have diminished the Herald

Call me silly , but the Durango Herald has been a primary source of news for me for those 30-plus…

January 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

This is the year of the American baby

William Patrick Sturtz Durango

January 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

GOP focuses on women, prisons, profit

Corporations, Republicans and forced birthers are deadbeat parents that undernourish 22 percent to 36 percent of America’s born children and…

January 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Join effort to make 2016 more positive

Although I do not believe in organized religion because of the centuries of wars it produced – still produces –…

January 4, 2016

Letters to the Editor

PERA still Colorado’s best investment

For years, Stapleton has obscured the truth about Colorado’s best investment, PERA. PERA provides state troopers, snowplow drivers, teachers and…

January 4, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Time to solve current political debacle

Then there is, “If you’re not a Democrat when you’re young you have no heart, and if you’re not a…

January 3, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Voters are unaffiliated for good reason

I’m registered affiliated only so I can vote in primaries. In general elections, I’m independent. If I support women’s right…

January 3, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Contact representatives for a change

It turns out the Republican debates and candidate antics are far funnier than he ever was! Tea partiers have finally…

January 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Buying guns is a right, not a requirement

1) Gun ownership is a right, driving is a privilege: Conflating the two makes an interesting argument, however, if you…

January 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Founders would be appalled by U.S. now

Denis Castro’s letter (Herald, Dec. 29) employed this intellectually dishonest tactic attempting to blur the message of an op-ed piece…

January 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Cohen still perpetuating climate denial

He spouts off as if to be taken seriously, but what he says lacks any semblance of substance, fact or…

December 31, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Don’t confuse deniers with climate facts

Ironically, this letter was placed directly above and adjacent to a column by Robert Samuelson discussing the recent international conference…

December 30, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Farmington should annex city of Aztec

On Dec. 21, Aztec approved a new electrical contract during a little known special session. The real winners of this…

December 30, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Republicans can support carbon tax

To offset these slightly higher energy costs, half the proceeds could be refunded to low- and middle-income households. A border…

December 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Airport terminal is not the problem

In the past five years, I’ve been embarrassed to call that airport home, and you should be too! The person…

December 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Is ISIL a problem with no solution?

These days, from our president and from Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, we hear that our effort to defeat ISIL…

December 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Opinion piece was not well researched

We are taught today that the word regulated means controlled by legal process. Well, even today, that is not the…

December 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Scientists grab at global warming straws

The reasoning is that ice melting at high latitudes results in the meltwater moving to lower latitudes, which increases the…

December 27, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Cyclists, pedestrians must share road

I see signs and hear people say that you must share the road. What I do not understand is why…

December 26, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Register by Jan. 4 to be part of caucus

One area of confusion seems to be the difference between caucuses and primaries. Colorado no longer has a presidential primary;…

December 26, 2015