Letters to the Editor

Benefits of garden are beyond measure

I want to dispel the the myth that the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden serves a narrow band of community members.…

August 21, 2021

Afghan women need support as Taliban takes over again

Anyone who in the past five years has bought an RBG poster or wore an “I’m with her” shirt or…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Smedley takes stand on funding Brewfest

I want to take a moment to recognize and thank Mike Smedley of Bank of the San Juans. This year,…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Keep Buckley Park for the people

What is the city and 9R thinking? Buckley Park is the gem of downtown. To sell the Buckley Park parcel…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Boebert cares only about gun rights

Somewhere God said, “Let there be guns,” and Lauren Boebert is for being able to carry her gun into the…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Congress must work to lower drug prices

Everyone should be able to access and afford the medication they need in order to live the healthiest life possible.…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

We need to fix our broken tax system

I am now 75, looking back on my life and forward at my country’s future. Sadly, I see a country…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Yes to trees, no to underpass

The underpass to be constructed at East 32nd and Fourth streets is just another sign that the Durango city government…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Arctic Refuge needs support in 2021 budget bill

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has an important opportunity to show he stands with the values of his fellow Coloradans by…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Everybody should be legally required to get vaccinated

There was an “anti-vax” movement started several years ago by one Jenny McCarthy. Her only credentials were that she hosted…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Old cottonwood deserves protection

Have you enjoyed the historic and majestic cottonwood on the northeast side of the 32nd Street bridge? The one that…

August 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Masks in school is the only sane policy

Without question, the Durango School Board did the right thing in voting to have kids wear masks for in-person school…

August 17, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Real problem at Bayfield schools is administration

It is sad but laughable that Superintendent K. Kevin Aten of the Bayfield School District is talking about a “positive…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

City to remove great old cottonwood

The residents of Animas City are about to lose one of our most beautiful trees, thanks to the city of…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Silverton mayor, trustees deserve support for work

Referring to the Herald’s Silverton recall articles of Aug. 5 and 12 , Mayor Shane Fuhrman, Mayor Pro Tem Sallie…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Community garden feeds others, educates kids

For the past nine years, a small plot of land in the Animas City neighborhood near East 30th Street and…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

9-R board should be treated with respect

The 9-R School Board has a difficult job. Its members volunteer their time and need to make decisions that sometimes…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Support ‘any responsible adult’ besides Boebert

On Aug.13 the Herald published a letter touting Lauren Boebert’s “qualifications“ to serve in Congress: A business and a family.…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Save the magic of Ohana Kuleana Community Garden

I’ve moved around a lot, but I never consider a place “home“ until I’ve found a local spot where I…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Let’s start the school year united

As a 9-R Board of Education member, I was part of the Aug. 12 unanimous vote requiring the wearing of…

August 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Parents should understand the risks of no masks

After reading about parents at the most recent school board meeting talking about not mandating masks in our schools, I…

August 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Community gardener wants answers on process

We want transparency and an opportunity to allow current dedicated garden members to create a plan to save the Ohaha…

August 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Support early childhood care, learning

As a longtime teacher in Durango and member of the Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children, I work…

August 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

If fire station moves to 9-R, old property should be multi-use

So, I’ve heard rumblings about relocating the downtown fire station to the old 9-R building. If the old fire station…

August 10, 2021