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

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

Letters to the Editor

Move homeless community to Ewing Mesa

The search to find a more suitable location for the homeless has gone on long enough. There is a great…

September 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Four Corners Folk Festival a triumph

The return of the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs was a triumph. Vaccinated festival fans, staff and volunteers…

September 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

My body, my choice everywhere

To be clear: I am pro-choice. I fully believe every human has full sovereignty over their body, health and choices.…

September 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

An allegory for today

This ditty was circulating around business circles a number of decades ago. One might see some relevance to today. Outgoing…

September 4, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Send your thoughts, memories of Sept. 11

A week from today will be the 20th anniversary of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the United States by…

September 4, 2021

Letters to the Editor

New coach for youth hockey is great pick

I’d like to congratulate Durango Hockey for hiring Alain Lemieux to coach our young hockey players. Alain is a former…

September 4, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Balance needed in teaching about Columbus

It used to be we were all taught history with rose-colored glasses. We were only told about the best traits…

September 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Inverted-U rack, good lock will keep bikes secured

A recent news story cited efforts of the Durango Police Department to combat bicycle theft by using so-called “bait bikes.”…

September 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Durango cyclists make us proud

I thank the sports editor for the recognition of of Christopher Blevins’ world championship win in the short track race…

September 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Natural gas can be dangerous at home

I grew up and learned to cook with a gas stovetop. When I later encountered an electric one I rejected…

September 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Why no Herald coverage of horrors in Afghanistan?

Thirteen courageous, dedicated service members were killed in Afghanistan and more than a hundred Afghan civilians, many of them women…

August 31, 2021

Letters to the Editor

County needs to try new solutions to housing homeless people

There is a crisis in affordable housing that we all agree on. There are numerous unhoused, homeless, mentally ill people…

August 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Together, we can help stop suicide

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is a time for each of us to reach out to those…

August 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

National carbon fee would aid in halting climate change

Mark Pearson outlined state and regional actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the fossil fuel sector (Aug. 21, “Opportunities…

August 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Biden’s Afghan withdrawal sells the country ‘down the tubes’

Sadly, Joe Biden has not just sold some American citizens and thousands of loyal Afghans down the tubes, he has…

August 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Herald Community Zoom is Friday

Join Opinion Page Editor Hollis Walker for a community meeting on Zoom at noon Friday to discuss issues of importance…

August 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Remembering FLC alumni activist Annabel Stickle

It was my good fortune to have been mentored by a group of women who worked at Fort Lewis College.…

August 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

32nd Street cottonwood is not old, historic

Although I recognize the loss, the cottonwood tree at 32nd Street is neither old nor historic. I grew up in…

August 24, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Community garden enriches family’s life

The Riverview garden (Ohama Kuleana Communityh Garden) enriches my life and my children’s lives. We walk there a few nights…

August 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

9-R made big mistake in deal with fire district

The biggest mistake in Durango’s recent history took place Tuesday. The 9-R School Board voted unanimously to sell the Administration…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Student appreciates Ohana Kuleana garden

I have been a student at Riverview Elementary School since kindergarten. And the school garden (Ohana Kuleana Community Garden) has…

August 21, 2021