Letters to the Editor

Bureau building consensus around lake

Currently, we are working with all Animas-La Plata Project partners and stakeholders to reach consensus regarding development and management of…

Keep Udall as Colorado’s senator

Udall encourages homeowners living in the wildland-urban interface to follow mitigation guidelines because drought, unhealthy forests and climate change enhance…

Durango is a renowned western town

Events such as the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Fiesta Days, the La Plata County Fair, Durango Heritage Celebration, the Animas…

Council is enacting people’s will

Tucker’s conservative slant is immediately apparent by his judgement of the “progressive views of the Herald’s editors and Durango voters…

County code strict on loose dogs

It requires a leash less than 8 feet in length or the ability to call a dog to within 4…

Unnecessary idling wastes fuel and money

After a bit of research – according to a report by Argonne National Laboratories – if each car in the…

Get ready and vote in 2014 primary election

If you are affiliated with the American Constitution, Democratic or Republican Party and your registration is current, a mail ballot…

Bankruptcy no relief for student loans

Steve Berken Denver

Honor women cyclists’ achievements

Stephanie Allred Durango

Ball was meant to counter modern atrocity

Our Civil War Ball is intended to be a fun, family event to enjoy the grace and beauty of mid-19th-century…

Durango’s dog laws do not show love

First, I suggest that a “dog at large” be defined as a dog roaming freely with no owner present. Certainly…

Political cartoon was in shocking bad taste

To compare V-J Day (Victory over Japan) with the V-B Day (Victory over bigotry) is like comparing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony…

May 27, 2014

New software raises questions for 9-R

How does the development of the School Vault currently affect our children’s education as teachers take precious time to test…

May 27, 2014

Not all dogs are service dogs

Doris Phelps Vallecito

May 26, 2014

Change and adapt, or collapse

We’re not talking just about climate change, we’re talking about the rapidity of the change and/or lack of response to…

May 26, 2014

Don’t make residents pay to dump batteries

In asking the public to pay 50 cents per pound to dispose of batteries, the city is encouraging people to…

May 26, 2014

Council cannot stand up to public opinion

More people voiced their opposition to the marijuana sales than supported it, with most of the opposition expressing support to…

Keep Durango a Colorado town with horses

So many people visit our town and enjoy the experience so much they choose to move here. Then they choose…

Smith did not deserve lavish party

Thousands of people retire without a lavish party every day. He is not special by any means. The people of…

Civil War Ball an inappropriate event

As a white Southern man and descendant of slave owners, I have seen far too much racism disguised as celebrations…

Take time to honor past soldiers

They’ll still be there when you get back. Those we honor on this day, however, will not be back. Whether…

Carbon limits will help at power plant

In June, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants. This is…

Goodbye meat, hello veggie burgers

Food poisoning by E. coli and Salmonella bacteria, if they undercook their meat. Cancer – if they heat their meat…