Letters to the Editor

We can all do better

cca Thanks, once again, to Mike Sigman, for his mansplaining talent. This time he tries to teach us the science…

February 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Board wrong about flags at Durango 9-R schools

cca There are only two flags that belong in a public school classroom in the state of Colorado: the American…

February 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Build it and they will come!

cca Way to go, Durango, Chapman Hill is drawing more visitors than ever! Except you probably can’t find parking. Overflow…

February 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Stop undocumented immigrant deportation

cca Undocumented immigrants have come to the United States to escape horrendous conditions that include violence, rape, extortion and kidnapping…

February 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

We can’t lose bighorn sheep

cca It is so dismaying that the Weminuche bighorn population has dropped from 460 to 290 since 2011, especially when…

February 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Water, forest health, energy future depend on IRA funds

cca After the inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause the disbursement of funds under the IRA.…

February 2, 2025

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We are living in a new era

cca With temperatures rising around the globe scientists are warning that the world has entered a dangerous new era of…

January 29, 2025

Letters to the Editor

God save America, or is it too late?

cca God save America, or is it too late? Tim Fleming Bloomfield

January 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Wildfire prevention requires saying no to industrial-scale solar

cca I’d suggest adding a fourth: Deny construction of large-scale utility facilities that carry inherent wildfire risk. This includes large-scale…

January 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Men should bear equal responsibility for new life

cca Why is it, that religion-based groups, committees and this political administration, dare to cast the full responsibility and ethical…

January 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hero worship: Jimmy Carter and us

cca I was on a Baptist mission trip in Southeast Asia in 1976 when a newspaper appeared at my motel…

January 25, 2025

Letters to the Editor

9-R, sexual imprinting and a step too far

cca Most people instinctively understand this and that is why children are kept from unwanted sexual exposures while they’re young.…

January 24, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Is Durango 9-R School District really all-inclusive?

cca But, are they really all-inclusive? On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Durango hosted a duel wrestling tournament. Wonderful! Except for one…

January 22, 2025

Letters to the Editor

How could we forget what really happened on Jan. 6?

cca Any conceivable move to punish members of the Jan. 6. Commission is an unfathomable, “I’m your retribution” reminder. What…

January 15, 2025

Letters to the Editor

2025 priority must include Three Springs connection

cca A current project to do this is completing the trail connection between the Animas River Trail at Home Depot…

January 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Scrap drive-thrus, regs for housing

cca There is a very simple answer to the affordable housing issue with a bonus solution to improve the environment!…

January 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Let’s have just one flag

cca I do not take sides politically, but I feel like it’s a mistake to introduce different flags into the…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

MAGA cultists at it again

cca The MAGA cultists of the faded GOP are, predictably, at it again. This time, following the banner of Colorado…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Durango has incredible murals

cca For a few years now, I have been amazed at the incredible artwork that is displayed on various buildings…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The Herald is top notch

cca I want to commend the Herald for providing high-quality content in serious amounts. I have been using the holidays…

January 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Dugan family

cca Durango used to have so much downtown charm. Now, we see more and more modern buildings with little regard…

January 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

What about recognizing other minorities?

cca First of all, I’d like to say how much I admire the Durango Board of Education who do such…

January 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

‘Tis the giving season

cca Dear Giving Friends, aka “Angels of Our Better Nature,” Did you know when we click “Like” supporting a cause,…

January 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Open fences are a waste

Last week when traveling to Durango, I noticed a simple mistake by someone that just didn’t make sense. South of…

December 31, 2024