Letters to the Editor

Trump’s racist statements are repellent

It’s irrelevant that I am Jewish; I am an American, and I believe in the values expressed in our Constitution…

November 26, 2015

Loud kids should apologize to driver

Every one of those children who was creating a distraction should face a similar punishment, and the parents of these…

November 26, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tiptonâ€™s fear-mongering makes no sense

Rep. Scott Tipton has joined with 30 Republican governors, all the Republican presidential candidates and the usual suspects on Fox…

November 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Don’t believe political hype on Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act and the Connect For Health Colorado exchange have made it possible to shop for plans in…

November 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Politics of climate change reach new high

When it is pointed out that his calls for climate change actions have direct economic costs for the middle class,…

November 24, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Coopers have created lovely park

My son is one of the lucky ones to have the honor of living in such a wonderful spot. Animas…

November 23, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tipton no help with Social Security COLA

This decision affects 65 million senior citizens in America. After I called and e-mailed Tipton in late October about this…

November 23, 2015

Letters to the Editor

In winter driving, tires are everything

You must be able to start, stop and steer. It doesn’t matter whether you have all-wheel, four-wheel or front-wheel drive.…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Sheriff Sean Smith for sanity

Quoting a recent story: “Calling the move too political, La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith chose not to sign a…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Guns kill more Americans than terrorists

Yes, 250,000 have died from the war violence in Syria, but half that number have died from guns in the…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Keep religious beliefs out of politics

We have freedom of religion in this country. That means we can believe in any religion we want or not…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Pollution has long worried Durango

When the pollution from mines and mills began to reach Durango in the winter of 1900, the people of Durango…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

GOP shows partisanship plus xenophobia

It would make as much sense for Tipton and his ilk to fear their own shadows. Perhaps they do but,…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Many Americans came here as refugees

There have been few, if any, terror-related deaths in the United States since 2001. However, over 100,000 have been killed…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Rollover responders saved the day

Virginia A. Jones Aztec

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

We could all do more to help others

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – “Because I was not a socialist. “Then…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Only vets should get Veterans Day off

If anyone should have the day off it’s the veterans who have sacrificed so much. Harry R. Heinz Durango

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Support the climate plan for local ag

With increasingly severe droughts across the West and changing weather patterns everywhere, conditions are getting harder for farmers to plan…

November 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

City takes hard line on parking law

My mother had forgotten to put her handicap permit in the window of her vehicle. She has been handicapped and…

November 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Education system aims to close minds

It seems that intolerance and closed minds are the aim and end product of our education system. This mindset is…

November 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Conservatives won’t be confused by facts

Specifically, the ongoing witch hunt against Planned Parenthood. Don’t just take my word, do your own research. Google “what is…

November 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Opposition to sewer plant over the top

On Nov. 5 the Durango Herald printed its third editorial in opposition to rebuilding the sewer plant at Santa Rita…

November 18, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Shootings underlie art show theme

Another black kid mistaken for a black man gunned down and mom cries Michael Brieger Durango

November 18, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tricking Starbucks is not Christ-like

To call Christians to join in a nationwide campaign promoting animosity, trickery and deliberate provocation in the name of Jesus…

November 16, 2015