Letters to the Editor

Whip-smart Wheeler deserves another term

In what many view as a difficult election season, one vote is easy. I gladly filled in the circle to…

August 23, 2024

Preserve what you value

I moved to Durango 29 years ago to live with the man I had just married (the love of my…

August 23, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Say no to Next Step’

In discussions with residents of La Plata County as well as business and property owners on Main Avenue, very few…

August 23, 2024

Letters to the Editor

President must be someone we can trust

One of the most important aspects of the duties of the president of the United States is to communicate to…

August 23, 2024

Letters to the Editor

It’s time to ‘Heal the Divide’

I am writing in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency of the United States. I am…

August 21, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘We are loving Chicago Basin to death’

After many summers of going into Chicago Basin as a trail ambassador, I’ve come to the conclusion that something must…

August 21, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Land acknowledgment ‘only serves to increase the tension’

So, the city of Durango has succumbed to the pandering and virtue signaling that does nothing constructive to help any…

August 21, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Kennedy ‘spoke up’ about vaccine issues

Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is right – vaccines haven’t been sufficiently safety tested. In a recent New England Journal…

August 11, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Share concerns about democracy surviving’

Project 2025, the GOP plan to install dictatorship during the next potential Donald Trump administration, is plenty of reason to…

June 23, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Safety clause does not allow referendum’

What is this “safety clause” used at the end of our Colorado legislation? The safety clause is attached to the…

May 8, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘More than new immigrants who are better off’

The local Republican Party leader said that only illegal aliens were better off now than when Joe Biden took office.…

March 24, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Remaining silent puts blood on our hands’

First the City Council abolished boards and commissions comprised of community members. Now, the Council wants to take away the…

March 10, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Reject proposal’ for luxury RV camp

The Roberts Resorts Village Camp is totally inappropriate for the Animas Valley. This proposal would have extremely high impacts on…

January 21, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Lab rat for authoritarianism promoters’

Lauren Boebert, narcissism at its finest. Gets into a public physical fight with her ex. Our congresswoman still, through 2024!…

January 14, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Gaslighting from Democrats, media’

Don’t buy into the endless gaslighting coming from Democrats and the media. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection,…

January 7, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Disingenuous’ to keep Trump off ballot

It’s disingenuous for anyone to claim they support democracy when they favor any kind of censorship, weaponize the justice system…

January 3, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Revolutions needed to heal planet’

I am a student at Fort Lewis College who is deeply concerned about the climate crisis. I often hear about…

December 3, 2023

Letters to the Editor

‘Importance of informed voter engagement’

Restore the Balance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with branches in Mesa, Delta and La Plata counties. The purpose of…

October 15, 2023

Letters to the Editor

‘City logo ain’t broke. That intersection is’

My former mother-in-law once told me, “Larry, I’m an old lady, and I can say whatever I want!” I don’t…

October 6, 2023

Letters to the Editor

Boebert’s ‘real story entitled superiority’

Everyone is missing the point about Rep. Lauren Bobert and her recent behavior with a date inside a theater. The…

September 24, 2023

Letters to the Editor

Prop HH ‘will not lower property taxes’

Proposition HH is not about saving Coloradans from massive property tax increases. It’s about state politicians repealing the Taxpayer’s Bill…

August 6, 2023

Letters to the Editor

‘Embarrassing chapter that is Trump’

Donald J. Trump’s unwavering support from the party formally known as the GOP has put into clear focus, America is…

August 4, 2023

Letters to the Editor

‘Moral, ethical reason’ for pet store ban

The editorial in The Journal and The Durango Herald on the pet store ordinance that Durango is considering was called…

August 2, 2023

Letters to the Editor

Grocery merger: ‘Follow the money’

A story about Kroger’s and Albertsons’ CEOs giving details on the controversial $25 billion merger was published on Sunday in…

July 26, 2023