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Charter school could close opportunity gap

A chance to “provide the best academic success and proficiency outcome to our schools, students and staff” (Durango School District 9-R board resolution on diversity, equity and inclusion, a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster

Congratulations to all who have had the vaccination and booster, and sad that I have heard that people who have died from not getting the shot are helping Social Security and Medicare. Check...

DATE: Jan 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The ‘Big Lie’ needs to be put to rest

Am I the only one delighted in seeing Mike Sigman eat his words? Yes indeed, sedition is a charge now levied against one Stuart Rhodes, a graduate of Yale Law, along with 10 others. There wi...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We must condemn religious bigotry

A terrorist last week seized hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Religiously motivated hate crimes are on the rise, with assaults on Jews exceeding those on Muslims or other minor...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Charter application should go through 9-R

Ascent Classical Academy is asking the school board to review its application outside the normal state-dictated window for charter applications in August, and also asking to be chartered thr...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Camino del Rio traffic island is dangerous

The Colorado Department of Transportation has a very serious flaw on one of its new “traffic calming islands” on Camino del Rio. I drive a full-size pickup, nothing special. Driving north, ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

9-R should act on charter school application

Wow, there are already over 450 Expressions of Interest for the new Ascent Classical Academy charter school that parents want to open in 9-R! These parents want a back-to-basics, traditional...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our community needs communication

Thank you, Dr. Hallin, for giving us the facts about the impact COVID-19 is having on the staff at Mercy Hospital and our community (Herald, Jan. 15). I hope this information will encourage ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Health care executives must speak up

A newspaper and hospital are cornerstones in any community. I’m outraged to learn that one isn’t speaking to the other – in the midst of a crippling pandemic, no less. In a Jan. 14, front-p...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald needs more facts about Jan. 6

After reading the Herald’s panting, emotional editorial (Jan. 5) about the “insurrection” last Jan. 6, I felt like I had to offer an invitation for the Herald staff to hold off on their accu...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Be careful, courteous behind the wheel

As more and more folks pour into Durango, the more congested our streets get, and the more ugly it seems so many of these folks from big cities get. Case in point, as myself and another were...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Consider both sides of vaccine issue

Kudos to the Herald for printing letters representing both sides of the vaccine story and opinions that may be uncomfortable to hear but necessary to understand. It is our responsibility as...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor