Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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‘Better source skim milk’ to hydrate

The news story on Friday with the headline, “What to expect with near record-high temperatures in Durango,” advised people to hydrate with water. A better source is skim milk. Rudolph Wi...

DATE: Jul 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘MAGA has become a blanket slur’

What is MAGA? I thought it stood for Make America Great Again? Who wouldn’t want that? Sounds like a mainstream idea to me. Eons ago, I remember cheering American men and women to victory in...

DATE: Jul 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Can no longer afford’ subsidized grazing

Sunday’s guest column on the plight of the bighorn highlights the growing gap between market-based pricing and historic uses of public lands. We need a more realistic linkage between the pri...

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Bed, Bath and Beyond’ for pickleball?

I request that the city reconsider its determination to install permanent pickleball court(s) to the existing, previously paid for, taken care of, well-used and much-loved Schneider Park. Wh...

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Don’t be ‘fooled’ by Boebert

Having barely won re-election, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will need strong support from moderate Republicans and some Independents to stay in office. This being the case, her handlers may enc...

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Highway 140 like ‘German autobahn’

Over the past year, Highway 140 from the state line to Hesperus has become a speedway for commuters from New Mexico into Colorado. It isn’t uncommon to have multiple drivers flying around ca...

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Primergy gets ‘goldmine, we get shaft’

I recently attended an “on the road” meeting with the county commissioners at Breen. It was well-attended and the community was chomping at the bit to talk about the Hesperus Solar project....

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Boebert no friend to veterans’

After moving every two years during our military career, my husband and I were happy to retire to Pueblo, “The Home of Heroes.” But I do not understand why “The Home of Heroes” and the rest ...