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Lack of information about candidates a concern

Regarding the current Durango school board election, it appears to be extremely acrimonious and rife with disinformation, misinformation and/or lack of information regarding the three candid...

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

I support these three 9-R school board candidates

One of the critical challenges in beginning this school year was the vital importance of getting our students back into the classroom safely in the midst of a pandemic. With the delta varian...

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

Vote Petersen, Parmenter, Brown for Durango school board

I’m writing to support the three candidates running for the Durango School District 9-R school board who have been endorsed by Durango teachers and professional staff. They are Rick Petersen...

DATE: Oct 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Brown, Parmenter, Petersen

Durango voters should be aware of this: Our 9-R school board consists of unpaid community volunteers who care enough about our children’s education to give their time freely for the benefit ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

These school board candidates will protect student safety in Durango schools

The data is in: There's strong evidence students in Colorado attending schools with mask mandates have far lower rates of COVID-19 infections than those in schools without them (therefore fe...

DATE: Oct 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hill would bring deep educational experience to 9-R school board

This year voters are fortunate to have highly qualified candidates to fill vacancies on the Durango School District Board of Education, and 9-R certainly needs the wide range of skills, expe...

DATE: Oct 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t like the train? Feel free to move

As pointed out in a letter to the editor Oct. 1 from Julie Meadows, yes the train is loud, attracts tourists all year, most likely is responsible for the 416 Fire and like virtually all othe...

DATE: Oct 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Use 9-R building for employee housing

Why sell the Durango School District 9-R Administration Building to the fire department? Why don’t they build employee housing for teachers and other employees? They might be able to retai...

DATE: Oct 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Brown, Parmenter, Petersen for school board

I support incumbents Erika Brown and Andrea Parmenter and newcomer Rick Petersen for the Durango School District 9-R Board. The incumbents have dedicated thousands of hours of leadership in ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City should pay more attention to Three Springs

Dear Durango Politicos, Remember us? It’s your distant relatives in Three Springs. Yeah, we are still in Durango City Limits, way out here by all the Farmington Hill construction. Don’t you ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Legislation must effectively address climate change

Thank you, Durango Herald, for your Sept. 25-26 story “Climate change is now,” highlighting the impacts of an ever-warming climate to Coloradans. From agriculture to tourism, the increases i...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Gulec, Hill and Paslay for 9-R school board

I am writing in support of Dean Hill, Donna Gulec and Kristina Paslay for Durango School District 9-R’s board. I am a native of Durango and came through 9-R in grades K through 12. I now ha...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor