Letters to the Editor

Letter: See the real disaster created by COVID-19

Obviously, Wright is not involved with the hospitals. If she were, she would see the real disaster of this pandemic,…

December 23, 2020

Letter: What it really means to be Republican and American

I am a voter who has, in the past, voted for both Republican and Democratic candidates, but have been completely…

December 22, 2020

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Letter: COVID-19 rules are illegal, immoral and unhelpful

Citizens desire to be cooperative and helpful in dangerous circumstances, but we do realize that many of these COVID-19 rules…

December 21, 2020

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Letter: Durango Public Library staff rises to pandemic challenges

In Colorado, libraries are critical services and our local numbers corroborate this. Cardholders are up 18%, and e-book and e-audiobook…

December 21, 2020

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Letter: Four Corners residents, staff and families: You are not alone

In non-COVID-19 times, the toddlers at The Growing Place regularly visited the “grandmas and grandpas” next door. Now, when I…

December 20, 2020

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Letter: Investigation needed on handling of 9-R bonds

So a bond sales company, Royal Bank of Canada, had multiple discussions with 9-R staff on the use of bond…

December 18, 2020

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Letter: Buck, Lanborn should not be seated in Congress

Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ) summarises: “Stated simply, men and women who would act to tear the United States government apart…

December 18, 2020

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Letter: More questions about the 9-R bond issue

I think it is probably good for the district to get more money, but why didn’t they just let people…

December 17, 2020

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Letter: Special COVID-19 treatments for the powerful are unfair

It is unforgivable that the well-paid decision-makers with platinum health plans in Washington, D.C., have waited almost five months to…

December 17, 2020

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Letter: Let’s get the CORE Act passed in 2021

Protected public lands are key to the success of businesses like mine (Durango Outdoor Exchange) – it’s where my customers…

December 17, 2020

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Letter: Republicans aren’t standing up for what we stand for

But right now more than 100 GOP Congressmen are breaking their oath, “to protect and defend the Constitution of the…

December 16, 2020

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Letter: “Quiet” users at Lake Nighthorse deserve more designated no-wake time

Meet we did, Thursday Dec. 10, via Zoom. P&R offered only 7 to 10 a.m. on Fridays as a quiet…

December 15, 2020

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Letter: COVID-19 is calling us to change our lifestyles

Presently, the bodies we inhabit are challenging us. Our present condition now hosts a virus that has taken our worldly…

December 15, 2020

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Letter: Trump defeated himself and GOP

Larry KonzDurango

December 10, 2020

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Letter: First Peoples are very cautiously hopeful for future

Throughout history, great civilizations, societies, empires, dynasties and ideologies have fallen. America is not infallible. The formidable and ever-present cause…

December 9, 2020

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Letter: Press are leftist partisans

The Durango Herald was part of the press that ran no positive news for Trump and which ran negative opinion…

December 8, 2020

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Letter: Charges against WikiLeaks founder should be dropped

Assange is a journalist and has won over a dozen media awards. If this prosecution is successful, Assange faces life…

December 5, 2020

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Letter: Mercy should share data on COVID care with public

But how does this translate to La Plata County? How many infected are currently hospitalized in acute care beds and…

December 5, 2020

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Letter: COVID-19 vaccines should be free

Since the start of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government has funneled more than $10 billion in…

December 2, 2020

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Letter: Mercy Family Medicine rises to the top

Mercy Family Medicine’s professional staff members – including doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and support workers –…

November 30, 2020

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Letter: Missing the opportunity to comment

Been a Herald subscriber for almost 30 years and I really miss the give and take meetings between the staff…

November 28, 2020

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Letter: Trump is a con artist and grifter

So let’s put the cards on the table: Trump was not a successful businessman. He has been a successful con…

November 28, 2020

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Letter: COVID-19 is real, masks save lives

Two days before her oxygen saturation levels cratered and she could no longer say more than a few words without…

November 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Snowberger prompted progress for 9-R

It is a tough job. The average tenure for superintendents in Colorado is only a few years. So often the…

November 27, 2020