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Opinion

Mayor should try becoming an entrepreneur

At the bag-fee debate, city Councilor Keith Brant said that Mayor Dick White had a great idea for composting our waste products. I have heard this idea before and agree that it is a great id...

Be green without harming working Americans

I am writing in response to those who have recently opined in the Herald chastising Mike Sigman (Letters, Herald, Nov. 7) for questioning their global warming beliefs. First global warming i...

Story bit the hand that feeds the Herald

As a local, a consumer, an advertiser and a small-business owner, I was insulted and dismayed by the story, “War on November,” (Herald, Nov. 23). The story read more as a war on small busine...

Drivers need to understand traffic signals

I just had to reply to John Griffiths’ letter (Herald, Nov. 22). His letter advances misunderstandings and confusion of traffic signals and makes it clear why the public should not have more...

Special veterans section was appreciated

I would like to thank Rachel Segura for her outstanding work on the special veterans section of The Durango Herald this Veterans Day. It was very special to have my parents, children and all...

Openness and involvement key to Animas

It has been interesting to watch the unfolding drama associated with proposed recreation development of the Oxbow area on the Animas River. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department desir...

The buck should stop with LeBlanc

The city of Durango’s attempt to ban tubers from Oxbow Park is way off the mark. The issue is an enforcement problem, not an access issue. This is just another example of the city’s reaction...

Story about Molas area was misleading

I read the story “Molas sports area in peril” (Herald, Nov. 16) with a combination of confusion and alarm. The headline and some facts contained in the story were inaccurate. Given that the ...

American capitalism is failing U.S. majority

I had the bad luck of being born in 1931 in the early years of the Great Depression but the good fortune also to have Franklin D. Roosevelt be elected the next year as the president. I exper...

Chirstmas walk/sing was a great tradition

In checking the city’s list of events for November, I see that the annual Christmas walk down Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park is now just a gathering at Buckley Park to sing a...

Wolf foes want to undermine protections

Tricia Cook’s recent commentary (“Sun setting on wolf recovery,” Herald, Nov. 21) offered a glimmer of hope because it presented an honest, accurate case for why we still need Endangered Spe...

Bill refreshing example of collaboration

I own a small business in Durango and moved it here several years ago because of the amenities that Durango offers as a vibrant town surrounded by the best mountains, wilderness and outdoor ...
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