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Sad for death of bear, cubs

It really breaks my heart that you all killed that bear and her babies. People intrude on their territory and where are they to go? It is wrong. I come from the coast and as surfers we kno...

Vote Tim Wheeler for LPEA board

Tim Wheeler is the incumbent running for the LPEA board of directors in District 4. I am glad Tim has opted for another term as he has done as excellent job representing his constituents. T...

Cyclists should use bike lanes

:I walk daily on the sidewalks on and around Florida Road. Daily, some bicyclist creeps up behind us on the sidewalk instead of using the bike path right next to it. They routinely yell, sho...

‘Where’s the beef’ on Valle Seco Land Exchange Project?

The Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest published a legal notice in the Durango Herald, which begins a second 90-day public notice and comment period for a Colorado Roadl...

Letter: Boebert uninformed, miseld constituents on bone marrow bill

As a bone marrow transplant recipient and the former chair of the National Marrow Donor Program board of directors, I was extremely dismayed to see Rep. Lauren Boebert vote against reauthori...

Letter: Support the $15 minimum wage

This letter recognizes the struggles with low-paying jobs and the factors of increasing unemployment and taxes. According to the Economic Policy Institute, “A majority (59%) of w...

Letter: Keep up COVID-19 safety protocols

Summer is coming, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is leaving. As of April 25, data from the CDC states that only 28.5% of the United States population is fully vaccinated, with an extra 8% of...

Letter: Cruz’s response to Biden speech shows he slept through it

Having listened to both Biden’s speech and Ted Cruz’s response, two things are overwhelmingly obvious. First, Cruz is one of the most want-to-be “Caucasian” Hispanics I have ever s...

Letter: Keep COVID-19 statistics front and center

In response to Paul Savin’s letter ( In viewing our statistics in relation to other areas, I can clearly see the effect that reduced vigilance has on those communities and no matter how tir...

Letter: Republicans are primary practitioners of voter suppression

Saying that both major political parties practice voter suppression ( Yes, gerrymandering is employed by both parties, and there are laws in Colorado and elsewhere that make it hard for ind...

Zoom with the Herald Community on Friday!

Join Opinion Page Editor Hollis Walker and other Durangoans at noon Friday, April 30, to talk about Doing Business Better, one of our FOCUS 2021 topics. Email her at hwalker@durangoherald.co...

Letter: Environmental cleanup needed

While waiting for the new levels of cash flow from a newly approved lodgers tax increase, I would suggest the city divert some of that expected revenue for environmental cleanup today. ...
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