Letters to the Editor

Shabby welcome sign reflects town perfectly

Keep the Durango welcome sign as is! (Action Line, Nov. 13, “Durango welcome mat needs some shaking.”) Its shabby condition…

November 20, 2021

FLC Continuing with NAGPRA compliance work

First of all, I want to thank Judith Reynolds for her article regarding my work with the Native American Graves…

November 19, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Infrastructure bill will help Americans

I wish to thank and complement Greg Phillips (letters, Oct. 23) for his concise and clear analysis of what the…

November 19, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Editorial about newspapers misguided

I could not believe the whiny editorial in the Nov. 5 edition of the Herald. The writer was bemoaning the…

November 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Infrastructure bill helps all Americans

Rep. Lauren Boebert is hopping mad at the Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill. I would like to think…

November 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Stop controlling people over COVID-19

“Flattening the curve” was the same awful logic used to assert control over people almost two years ago – three…

November 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Durango needs better traffic enforcement

Today, on the way downtown, a car went through a crosswalk when I was halfway. A police vehicle ignored the…

November 15, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Hospitals play role beyond health care

Many only see hospitals as a place to get the care we need – whether it be for a medical…

November 14, 2021

Letters to the Editor

9-R is a great school district

With the school board election over, I’d like to share my thoughts about our school district. My children graduated from…

November 14, 2021

Letters to the Editor

9-R election process, results disappointing

After reviewing the campaign for the 9-R school board elections, I am disappointed at the process, in our community and…

November 14, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Hwy. 160 overpass protects wildlife and drivers

The creation of a wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 160 is a reminder of just how much Colorado is committed…

November 13, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Shouldn’t we be planting more trees?

I was a little taken aback when I read the Forest Service approved removing 26 acres of trees for more…

November 13, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to local hospital for service

Here in Durango, we rely heavily on our local hospitals. The local expertise of the hospitals and personal attention that…

November 13, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Centura must improve services at Mercy

The public pulse “Context for a petition to improve health care at Mercy” appeared in the Herald on Oct. 23.…

November 12, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Article made sensible case for future of ‘Chief’ sign

Judith Reynolds’ article and accompanying cartoon (Herald, Nov. 3) make a sensible and humorous case for where The Chief sign…

November 12, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Student survey a conversation starter

I am writing in regard to Rick Gardner’s letter to the editor published Nov. 8. As the father of a…

November 12, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Democracy needs facts, free speech

I was saddened as I read the recent letter from J. Paul Brown, who was a legislator at one point.…

November 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Civility improve quality our community

We are a community of different people. In many ways we are alike, and in many ways, we are very…

November 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Everyone deserves chance to be heard

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners must improve the process in which residents for whom English is not…

November 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

High school student survey too invasive

This week my child completed the Durango Healthy Kids Survey. This survey asked many very personal questions around subjects such…

November 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Replace mascot with beautiful art

With Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving this month of November, outside of taking action yesterday, now is the time…

November 7, 2021

Letters to the Editor

The misguided war on critical race theory

Critical race theory, a once-obscure academic concept, has recently emerged as a source of contentious debate. Unfortunately, the term is…

November 7, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Wild horses are truly wild, and native

Scott Beckstead’s rebuttal (“Americans will always revere wild horses,” Herald, Nov. 3) of Andrew Gulliford’s earlier misinformed screed against wild…

November 6, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Unite to pass climate legislation

Dick White states that “(u)nity is crucial in fight against deadly threats of extreme heat, cold, storms” (Herald, Oct. 29).…

November 6, 2021