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Don’t attack our congresswoman

I wake up every day and thank God that we have Lauren Boebert as our 3rd Congressional District representative. She has stood up for all that is important to me and thousand of voters in CD-...

DATE: Dec 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Give to those in need this season

It’s been another tough year. A year of digging in, choosing sides, back turning. A severe year. And it looks like we have more of the same ahead. Some of us are coming out less rich, some r...

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Let’s talk about pickleball

Since Jim Cross and the Herald has decided to open the dialogue on pickleball I feel compelled to follow up and continue the dialogue. I too play some tennis from time to time and appreciate...

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A tale of two presidents

In our gun-obsessed culture, any threats posted on social media must be taken seriously, which is exactly what President Tom Stritikus did by closing the Fort Lewis College campus on Wednesd...

DATE: Dec 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion

In COVID-19 fight, think like a Marine

The war goes on … It’s not a military war with guns, ships, planes and rockets. It’s a global war that has killed millions and wounded tens of millions. This war is biological but feels mili...

DATE: Dec 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Strategy designed to silence public

The Durango School District 9-R/Durango Fire Protection District contract for the 9-R Administration Building reserves to DFPD the right to exit the contract if it determines the deal not to...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Integrity, responsibility have gone missing

Mr. Orr (Herald, letters, Dec. 15) might consider doing research on the systematic weakening of our justice system in the last 30 years, or the war against our law enforcement. Perhaps the m...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

How many more innocent people need to die?

Shame on those elected officials who refuse to act on gun violence! Sadly, the scenario is all too familiar: another senseless killing spree, condolences expressed and inaction on the measu...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Learn the facts about Trump

Tom Williamson (Journal, letters, Dec. 15) confirms true ignorance of the facts regarding Trump. Compare accomplishments between Biden and Trump. Would you rather make “America Great Again” ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our country does not need more guns

I remember the afternoon of April 20, 1999, quite well. School had been dismissed at Escalante Middle School, and I was in my classroom when a colleague came in and told me I had to turn on ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Story about city budget was not balanced

The first paragraph of the front-page story “Projects pack 2022 budget” (Herald, Dec. 8) rightly states that, after months of scrutinizing the proposed financial plan, the City Council voted...

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A new idea for a convention center

Several years ago there were several articles in the Herald with proposals for building a Durango Convention Center – all extensive – all very pricey. Not surprisingly they didn’t generate a...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor