Letters to the Editor

Vote for Gulec, Hill and Paslay for school board

I wanted to write to support Donna Gulec, Dean Hill and Kristina Paslay who are running for Durango School District…

September 25, 2021

Why the unavailability of COVID-19 rapid tests?

Have you had a runny nose lately and wonder if it’s COVID-19? Thinking about a holiday gathering but worried about…

September 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Reindeer near Ignacio well taken care of

The reindeer (two of them) are well taken care of in Ignacio. There is food and water readily available at…

September 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the anonymous sandwiches

Thank you to the anonymous parent who donated sandwiches to Durango High School this week. It was a fantastic and…

September 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Reindeer lives all alone near Ignacio

There is a reindeer out near Ignacio, and it is owned by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It…

September 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Oregonians enjoy trip to Durango

In August, my wife and I visited Colorado. It had been 51 years since I was stationed in Colorado Springs…

September 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Another approach to multiple sclerosis

I am writing regarding the article about multiple sclerosis and stem cell treatments (“Immune system reboot,” Sept. 15). This is…

September 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Hunting deaths are not accidents but negligence

cca The recent death of a bowhunter in Dolores County is a travesty and was completely avoidable. One of the…

September 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Parade homes need to be energy efficient

Over the past decades, natural disasters have increased in number and severity due to climate change. We need to reduce…

September 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Turn the hole into a parking garage

The city of Durango should buy the great hole on East Second Avenue across the street from Gazpacho Restaurant and…

September 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Revoke permits on giant hotels

Thank you so much for Nicholas Johnson’s Sept 17, reporting (Herald, “Where are the hotels?”) on the ugly, unsightly, enormous…

September 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Effort to save elder tree was commendable

I would like to commend everyone involved for their efforts in trying to save the elder cottonwood that, until this…

September 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Avenge cottonwood tree by driving less

I am a big fan of trees; they are beautiful, they are home to all kinds of animals, their biological…

September 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Pregnancy not the same as COVID-19

In her letter comparing the Texas abortion bill to masks and vaccines (Sept. 8, “My body, my choice everywhere”), Rebecca…

September 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Neighbor not a fan of Tico Time’s noise

I know many of you have visited Tico Time. But before you decide to go again, I ask you to…

September 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Chairlift better than an underpass

I’ve followed the upset over the removal of some beautiful, old trees to make way for the new underpass at…

September 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

The Bible for whose culture exactly

The Religion section of last weekend’s Durango Herald ran an article, rather uncritically, on the efforts of a Christian minister…

September 15, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Design around Grandmother Cottonwood tree

Thank you for creating a path connecting 32nd Street to Oxbow. The intended benefits are good, encouraging biking as transportation…

September 15, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Where is the anger over Jan. 6 insurrection?

On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacked our country, destroying the Trade Towers and damaging the Pentagon. The result was our…

September 15, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Celebrate Constitution Week Sept. 17 to 23

Constitution Week is the commemoration of America’s most important document. It is celebrated annually during the week of Sept. 17…

September 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

A note about our editorials

Dear Herald readers, In the coming weeks, the space traditionally devoted to the newspaper’s editorial will include commentary by three…

September 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

A Sept. 11 experience to share

While I could share my own horror of watching the attacks on the World Trade Center as they happened, this…

September 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Sept. 11 solidarity did not last

When the Sept. 11 attack occurred, I was checking out of a hotel in Dallas. On the lobby TV, I…

September 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Time to make plans for 50th reunion

I was a paper boy for The Durango Herald in the late ’60s by the Sacred Heart church, and recall…

September 8, 2021