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Letters to the Editor

Letters: Country is now full-scale disintegrating

The ideas once discussed only by the radical left are now all of a sudden mainstream. Since the media and…

June 18, 2020

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Letters: Our bored teenagers turning to crime

The tagging on the abutments at Bakers Bridge and elsewhere defaces Durango and the natural world we have always taken…

June 18, 2020

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Letters: Police officers must be carefully vetted

My brother was a police officer and I have friends in police forces across the country (one is a county…

June 18, 2020

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Letters: Don’t sneeze in my general direction

Then there are zoning laws, alcohol laws, eminent domain, many laws addressing public safety, voting laws, and on and on!…

June 18, 2020

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Letters: Herald should give the police a break

Here’s a couple of suggestions for your lists. Remove all the names of people who actively resisted arrest and/or the…

June 17, 2020

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Letters: Deaths, body counts, published with glee

Start a tally of how many businesses have gone under or declared bankruptcy. I think that statistic is far more…

June 17, 2020

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Letters: I can follow Carl Sagan – but not your editorials

So why can I never figure out the point of your editorials? To me it seems they wander all over…

June 17, 2020

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Letters: Herald must be afraid to look partisan

Republicans in Congress, almost without exception, have hewed to the plutocratic authoritarian agenda of Trump and his allies. Democratic control…

June 16, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Are these the times made for Joe Biden?

the candidate up to the moment, even as President Trump halts and falters?

June 16, 2020

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Letters: Local businesses must take these steps

Local community members would love to spend their dollars here, just like we always have, but we can’t do that…

June 15, 2020

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Letters: Memories with Cy Scarborough at Bar D

Dinner as usual was great and we had front row seats, which made it even better. We were seated with…

June 15, 2020

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Letters: We’ll muddle through best as we can

However, our dear leader, President Trump, implores us that “if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them…

June 15, 2020

Editorials

Our view: The Magna Carta’s birthday

King John of England, from the illuminated manuscript “De Rege Johanne,” British Librarydu1-i-syn One landmark is the Charter of Liberties,…

June 15, 2020

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Letters: Guidelines are there to protect workers

As a raft guide, I would not appreciate being put in that position. Four strangers on a boat, after a…

June 14, 2020

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Letters: Tourists must be tested and quarantined

The medical science of stemming an epidemic is well known and has been practiced successfully throughout our country’s history. These…

June 14, 2020

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Letters: Sunday is Flag Day – fly stars and stripes

On June 14, 1777, Congress adopted the first official design of the flag of the United States. In 1916, President…

June 13, 2020

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Letters: It’s the Democrats to blame for all of it

Then they become sanctuary cities where illegal immigrants move in and take the jobs that are left. Police unions defend…

June 13, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Endorsement in Dems’ U.S. House primary

U.S. House, Dems may select a promising newcomer or a liberal standby

June 12, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Endorsement in the GOP U.S. House primary

a U.S. House seat, GOP voters can choose an incumbent or a firebrand

June 12, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Endorsement in the U.S. Senate primary

the Dem primary for U.S. Senate, Hickenlooper and Romanoff square off

June 12, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Schedule not in students’ best interests

As a grandparent who has supervised my grandkids daily since the outbreak, I have not been impressed with the online…

June 12, 2020

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Letters: Durango businesses are doing this right

Knowing that my chair will likely continue to be my closest physical companion over the coming months, I broke down…

June 12, 2020

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Letters: Our history is about taking responsibility

Modern culture tells me that I only need to look out for myself. Our social norms allow me to tout…

June 12, 2020

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Letters: I wear this mask, not for me but for you

I don’t live in fear of the virus; I just want to be part of the solution and not the…

June 11, 2020