Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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‘Let’s create world we envision’

American plutocrats knew how to monopolize entire markets by the 1890s and, eventually, how to control whole cultures by shaping consumer lifestyles (see video “The Century of the Self”). By...

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘A path to better Alzheimer’s care’

Alzheimer’s disease is impacting more Colorado families than ever before. However, it disproportionately affects older Black and Hispanic Americans versus older Whites. Despite this, decades...

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Proposing county farm for homeless

In Sunday's The Denver Post an article describes Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman going undercover to the homeless camps. He found that all received donated food and cash on a daily basis. He found...

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Words inflame anger toward unhoused’

In response to Bill Roberts’ editorial last Friday, I wish to state unequivocally that I do not condone using public spaces as a toilet. However, I firmly believe this is more than simply a ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Will Council bow to handful of residents?’

Now that the city has shown us how deceitful they really are with their scam surveys that were designed to promote their already chosen plans for Main Avenue, can we trust them to do what we...

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Sign asks train riders not to wave

Thank you to whomever you are for putting up the tongue-in-cheek ( I hope) sign asking train riders to not wave! Like those who wish to silence the steam whistle, I can only hope that this w...

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Dems ‘had enough,’ will vote GOP

Vast numbers of middle-of-the-road Democrats have had enough and are going to vote Republican in the 2022 election. The new Republican Party is America’s party. A party based on common-sense...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Victims of own good intent’

U.S. for us? That is the question. It seems that we have become the victims of our own good intent by allowing our representatives and social media to so polarize our society, we are endange...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Dem senators’ policies ‘killing us’

We've seen The Durango Herald's positive treatment of teaching critical race theory and appreciation for "diversity, inclusion and equity" ideology being taught in our schools. We've seen nu...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Please bring back the bells’

The whistle of the train, the laughter of playing children, the farmers market in the summer and fall, and the county courthouse bells are just some of the things that unify us as a communit...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

TABOR checks for local causes

No one enjoys paying taxes, but they are the investment we make to maintain our high standards of living. Taxes fund clean drinking water, law enforcement and the courts, educational institu...

DATE: Aug 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Party sans moral core ‘self-destructs’

Calling all conservatives. The real ones. Not the phonies. Ones whose cornerstone values are the Constitution, the rule of law and institutions that make those possible. When are you going t...

DATE: Aug 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion