Letters to the Editor

Thanks to the hardworking team at SASO

I’d like to take a moment to thank all of the hardworking staff members and volunteers at our local Sexual…

December 4, 2021

Labor group supports return of powwows

The Western Colorado Trades and Labor Assembly is a proud sponsor of Native American Market Days and Native American Cultural…

December 4, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Lori Nightingale lived the Golden Rule

The recent headline in the Herald, “Good Samaritan critically injured in chain-reaction crash west of Durango,” immediately caught my attention.…

December 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Make 9-R building into housing for teachers

I am a 14 year resident of Durango. I care a great deal about the quality of our schools. Recently,…

December 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

U.S. should not have official religion

In the Oct. 29, 2021, letters to the editor, J. Paul Brown chastised the Herald for “vilifying” “Christians” and lauded…

December 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Expand ‘wakeless’ hours at Lake Nighthorse

Thank you, Jim Cross, for your editorial about Lake Nighthorse (Herald, Nov. 19). You were very kind in your wording.…

December 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Macanudo comic strip was offensive

The so-called comic strip Macanudo has always been, to me, either weak or just plain stupid. However, the one that…

December 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Rep. Lauren Boebert

Congresswoman, you are an embarrassment. Insulting your colleagues in Congress just further poisons the political atmosphere and makes it harder…

December 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Durango needs pickleball courts

Could this happen? “Pickleball tournament brings $100K to Durango community and local businesses.” Pickleball is a new game. There has…

November 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

How good is city’s recycling, really?

Congratulations Durango. The city should be proud of the efforts put forth by the community about its inability to finish…

November 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

A challenge for The Durango Herald

Newspapers like The Durango Herald play a vital role in keeping the public informed and offering a forum for a…

November 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Musical adventure at the Community Concert Hall

Friday night at the Met; I mean the Community Concert Hall, it sure seemed like it was the Met. Friday…

November 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Thank you teachers, health care workers

As we all gather safely this holiday season, I am especially grateful for the health care workers and teachers who…

November 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Public forum needed on 9-R building sale

Durango Fire Protection District (none of whose board members live within the city limits) is buying the Durango School District…

November 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Lake Nighthorse should be shared by all users

In the “Lake Nighthorse” editorial (Herald, Nov. 19), interesting how Jim Cross has appointed himself our collective spokesman. He continues…

November 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

There is a campaign to sexualize minors

The Nov. 12 editorial titled “Book burning” mischaracterizes the issues involved in complaints raised by parents at school board meetings…

November 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

‘Communist rules’ discredited for decades

I just read the “Communist rules …” letter to the editor by Phyllis Ludwig in the Nov. 20-21 Herald. A…

November 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Take time to give this holiday season

Our country’s National Day of Giving is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30. Have spare time or discretionary income? Why…

November 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Higher teacher salaries in 9-R may help

How can we say Durango School District 9-R is doing a good job (editorial Nov. 17) when roughly 60% of…

November 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Keep up the coverage of Mercy

Thanks to the Herald editors for the amount of quality coverage being given to staff retention at Mercy Hospital. As…

November 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

We need to upgrade public transportation

The traffic in Durango is an issue for our city. Recently, a study done by Environment Colorado identified 62 elevated…

November 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Put a moratorium on new home construction

For all of this drought awareness in the editorial (Herald, Nov. 13), could someone please explain why, with a drought…

November 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Communist ‘rules’ look familiar today

Does this sound familiar to you, the public? In May 1919, at Dusseldorf, Germany, Allied forces captured a very significant…

November 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Volunteers made book sale a success

An old-fashioned Durango “shout-out” goes to the many volunteer “Friends of the Library” who spearheaded November’s FOL book sale at…

November 21, 2021