Opinion

Letters: Groups vow to take action on ‘Chief’ sign

Native people, overwhelmingly, like the sign. Some people don’t, but in our experience, they are primarily non-Natives. To us, the…

July 14, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t destroy ‘Chief’ sign, celebrate it

To us, the sign represented a friendly place where Indians were welcomed. None of us felt the sign was offensive.…

July 14, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: ‘Chief’ exemplified racism of his time

His bigger point is also well taken – that if people are concerned about the current condition of Native Americans,…

July 14, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: What’s next, no Big Boy fat-kid signs?

This is the perfect time for a productive dialogue about racism and the perceived meanings of the “Chief.” Before a…

July 14, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Court’s adjourned

their enemies shall the Supremesbe known – and that’s not a bad thing

July 14, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I was “Chief” at Snowdown, it was dumb

Perhaps, rather than dismantling the sign, a kind of quid pro quo could be established by erecting an additional sign…

July 13, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Irresponsible? Then you don’t get rights

Masks are primarily for the protection of people other than yourself. Perhaps ignorance of that fact is an excuse for…

July 13, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: We have two parties and both are rotten

I am not even sure they can agree the sun comes up in the east. Until the voters wake up…

July 13, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Not so fast with that 5G technology

There is already evidence that 2G and 3G cellular networks cause brain and heart tumors. There is no ongoing research…

July 13, 2020

Editorials

Our view: ‘Wasp Network’ is a mirror for U.S. and Cuba

new movie shows mirror imagesof challenging U.S.-Cuba relationship

July 13, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: It’s the Trump resistance that’s racist

It accepts the current racist mantra and ignores, completely, blatant racism that occurs in virtually all entities that oppose President…

July 12, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: ‘Chief’ sign is a privately-funded art work

First: Effective change demands honest dialogue. That has not occurred. Of the petitioners who want the “Chief” removed – The…

July 12, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Let’s compromise on train, protect forest

However, one train remains coal-burning and is endangering our beautiful public forest. We can’t afford to have another fire like…

July 12, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: ‘Grandfather in’ has been de-racialized

Although this usage of the word did originate during 19th-century efforts to deny Black voting rights, this meaning has long…

July 11, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Sweet sounds of springs can be saved

We have endured so much loss, as individuals and as a community, so much irrevocable loss! But here is a…

July 11, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: The Herald should apologize for cartoon

That cartoon is disgusting and a slap in the face of every American, whether they be Republican, Democrat or independent,…

July 10, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: “Chief” was not meant to be a smear

Lee Noe owned the shop and blew the glass for the neon signs, which were gorgeous. I miss them. I…

July 10, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Study shows river recreation is big business

No one who lives here needs a study to tell them that the San Juan, Dolores and San Miguel river…

July 10, 2020

Editorials

Our view: What’s wrong with this movie?

new movie gets critics’ goats for being caught out of time – but is it?

July 10, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I can’t see why ‘Chief” sign’s insensitive

With the nitro-infused passion permeating the country now, it’s tempting to vandalize, vilify and rush to action. To the organizations…

July 10, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Won’t get fleeced again

arrest of Durango’s former finance director is a bitter pill with a moral

July 9, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Kudos to police for downing Jason Snow

Shame on the judge who foolishly released him from prison despite his violent criminal history (including assault on a corrections…

July 9, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Should caricature be a face of Durango?

I reside in La Plata County. I am non-Native, but I have served Navajo people for 40 years, as an…

July 9, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mark my words: You’ll miss Scott Tipton

Scott Tipton and I were elected in 2010, so let me explain why the recent primary election could prove to…

July 8, 2020