Letters to the Editor

Dragon could propel Durango globally

Just think, if the Durango Area Tourism Office were to have a picture of the “Arc dragon” go viral, we’re…

February 28, 2015

Parents’ rights bill dangerous, unneeded

How will children who are abused by their parents be protected? The trusted adults whom children go to for help…

February 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Vaccination – or not – is parents’ choice

Holly Hott Ignacio

February 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Parents’ rights bill needs expansion

If it is a parent’s right to decide whether his or her child can go to school packing measles, mumps,…

February 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Health care should not be profit-driven

Not only do we allow all this, the corporations are consistently paying off congressmen, making it even more profitable for…

February 28, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Limit sweets and eat whole foods

Those that may offer some so-called nutritional benefits would need to be eaten in quantities considered excessive in order to…

February 26, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Property tax funds are child abuse

Also, real estate values should never have been used to determine property taxes. Think what this would do for real…

February 26, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Nobody works as hard as Sweetie

She does all this with a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone! Nobody works harder for…

February 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Half-cent tax has paid big dividends

Michael Burke Durango

February 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Global warming effects take time

At the onset of the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago, carbon dioxide was at 280 ppm. Due to the relentless…

February 25, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Herald communication needs boost

I was never informed that when I put The Durango Herald on vacation hold, my access to the E-Herald was…

February 22, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Trash on Highway 550 is disgusting

I live and travel on 550 daily. Many times, I witness garbage trucks traveling south on the highway, spewing trash…

February 22, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Olson column was wrong on many levels

This column is an absurd misrepresentation of reality. It is wrong on many levels. Olson cites the International Monetary Fund…

February 22, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Re-electing Mayor Marbury is no contest

Sweetie has an enviable ability to see the silver lining in any situation. During her first term, the city very…

February 22, 2015

Letters to the Editor

There is a war against the homeless

It is illegal to sleep in the parks at night, forcing most homeless people to sleep during the day –…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

AP climate stories are opinion, not fact

Seriously, I realize that the goal is to keep the uninformed liberal voters in the dark about what is really…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Why shoot gun if not to kill dog?

Penick is certainly human – and certainly a heartless member of that species. What was his motivation, if he did…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Cyclists bound by same road rules

Bicyclists need to follow the same rules of the road as automobiles. Carol Simmons Durango

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Continue birth-control funding

Colorado has successfully increased access to LARC since receiving a generous multi-year grant in 2008 from an anonymous donor. Teen…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Annual contest could solve Arc problem

Like most Durangoans, we applauded the nighttime addition of the infamous T-rex head to the “rock banana” and mourned its…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Valles Caldera not the work of Cato

The Valles Caldera Preserve was not an example of privatization, nor was it designed with the help of or is…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Let the Middle East deal with its war

I rented to a former GI gunner who had a wounded warrior mention on his license plate. He scared me…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tell the city to let our kids’ bunnies be

We love Durango and are involved with animals and young-adult involvement with the community – including 4H, which gives kids…

February 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Quit blaming parents, explore the issues

The state’s testing debacle has cheated the learning process in the school system, promoted “teach to the test” instead of…

February 21, 2015