Letters to the Editor

Dance coverage needlessly inflammatory

I feel that The Durango Herald used needlessly inflammatory words to try to create a more “newsworthy” front page article…

Bennet, Gardner protected public lands

An unnecessary proposal from Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, would have weakened the Antiquities Act and made it harder or even…

Judge wrong to release robbery suspect

Any judge who would release a man on his own recognizance after being suspected of armed robbery and kidnapping –…

Do not dance around Islamic passivity

Running parallel to Islamic extremism is a trend I call Islamic passivity. Here’s what I mean: We have in the…

Take care with animals and barbed wire

After frantically inspecting him, I found precise, deep wounds on three of his paws, his back one being the worst.…

Republicans aim to curb your freedom

He’s turned about face again, claiming during his campaign that he’s for the “all of the above” energy strategy, yet…

February 5, 2015

Expanded airport would benefit everyone

Since then, I have moved to Durango and use the airport with some frequency. The flights to Denver and Dallas…

February 5, 2015

Send in Legislative Lowdown questions

In a change of format for this year, we are asking that all questions be submitted before the event. We…

February 4, 2015

Pilates will elevate mind, body, spirit

Young’s argument that exercise should be striving toward wholeness and a fuller life is praiseworthy, as well as the combined…

February 4, 2015

Dance has fully admitted her mistakes

Rather, Alison generously hired Sienna as a favor, so that she could get a practical education about the restaurant business.…

February 2, 2015

Dance is a loyal supporter of local foods

Sure, Alison made some honest mistakes. To her credit, she admitted the errors in her ways once she realized what…

February 2, 2015

Labor-law violations long well-known

By now, we all know about the labor-law violations, have known about them for months. As they say, that is…

February 2, 2015

Herald coverage of Cyprus mean-spirited

Those who do not know Alison personally (as I do) might conclude, from reading the Herald, that she intentionally cheated…

February 1, 2015

Sorry for the family of Gallegos

Susan Leventhal Durango Editorâ€™s note: On Jan. 23, Jeffrey Gallegos was sentenced to six years in prison and five years…

February 1, 2015

There was better way to tell Dance’s story

There was a higher way to report this news. The businesses that have survived past 20 years in Durango are…

February 1, 2015

Mentoring makes big difference for kids

In a recent national report, “The Mentoring Effect,” young people who were at-risk for not completing high school but who…

Coal truck incident clouds memories

It was great letter, I thought. It got me thinking, and it is time for me to speak up. The…

Help groups teaching avalanche safety

For example, I just recently started backcountry skiing and was elated to receive a scholarship for an Avalanche 1 course…

Exodus could cause SJBHD to implode

The “cat” issue is resolved could easily be interpreted as an unsatisfactory compromise; finished, but in no way “solved.” From…

Health department was once exemplary

In nursing, we served La Plata and Archuleta counties well by having comprehensive services for women, children, seniors and the…

Only hope is informed and active voters

One definition of the political concept of “fascism” is a government controlled by corporations, which are now defined as “people”…

Tests are often rife with errors

This confused the students and made me cringe in frustration for our kids. How can the district ask the students…