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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

Respect democracy, listen to others

First, I want to express deep thanks to the Herald for printing Mr. Podlesnik's letter (Dec. 31). He, as well as many others, holds different opinions than the majority, but needs to be hear...

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

We need to break the spell of The Big Lie

On Jan. 9, in The Sunday New York Times Magazine, there was an article about how brave officers from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol invasion are now coping mentally and physically. Other than man...

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

Electrical lines should go underground

We all sat and watched as two Colorado towns burned to the ground because of downed electrical lines. As we watch the ongoing, multimillion dollar construction of U.S. Highway 550 and the el...

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

Trumpism must go for democracy to survive

Donald J. Trump and, more importantly, Trumpism must be excised from the fabric of America if the country is to survive as an exemplar of democracy. Trump did not create racism, misogyny or...

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

Commit to helping each other during pandemic

Animas Surgical Hospital urges each member of our community to commit to helping one another. The pandemic brings to the forefront our interconnected community. We rely on each other. Educat...

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