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Arctic Refuge needs support in 2021 budget bill

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has an important opportunity to show he stands with the values of his fellow Coloradans by supporting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.   The massive budg...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Everybody should be legally required to get vaccinated

There was an “anti-vax” movement started several years ago by one Jenny McCarthy. Her only credentials were that she hosted a show on MTV called “Singled Out,” where single people selected e...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Old cottonwood deserves protection

Have you enjoyed the historic and majestic cottonwood on the northeast side of the 32nd Street bridge? The one that drapes its branches over the sidewalk and turns ablaze in the autumn? Thi...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Masks in school is the only sane policy

Without question, the Durango School Board did the right thing in voting to have kids wear masks for in-person school and activities. I applaud that decision. What was shameful was board pr...

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

Real problem at Bayfield schools is administration

It is sad but laughable that Superintendent K. Kevin Aten of the Bayfield School District is talking about a “positive culture shift” at Bayfield Middle School. Aten blames COVID-19, teacher...

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

Silverton mayor, trustees deserve support for work

Referring to the Herald’s Silverton recall articles of Aug. 5 and 12 , Mayor Shane Fuhrman, Mayor Pro Tem Sallie Barney and Trustee Jordan Bierma were elected by a majority vote, and the de...

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

City to remove great old cottonwood

The residents of Animas City are about to lose one of our most beautiful trees, thanks to the city of Durango. The majestic old cottonwood sits at the northeast side of the Emerson-Parks br...

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

Community garden feeds others, educates kids

For the past nine years, a small plot of land in the Animas City neighborhood near East 30th Street and East Sixth Avenue has had a significant impact on Durango: Ohana Kuleana Community Gar...

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

9-R board should be treated with respect

The 9-R School Board has a difficult job. Its members volunteer their time and need to make decisions that sometimes cannot please everyone. I support the board’s decision to have students ...

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

Support ‘any responsible adult’ besides Boebert

On Aug.13 the Herald published a letter touting Lauren Boebert's “qualifications“ to serve in Congress: A business and a family. My 9-year-old neighbor is a member of a family and she runs ...

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

Save the magic of Ohana Kuleana Community Garden

I've moved around a lot, but I never consider a place “home“ until I've found a local spot where I feel at peace – usually some local peak or riverside – a place to daydream and still an anx...

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

Let’s start the school year united

As a 9-R Board of Education member, I was part of the Aug. 12 unanimous vote requiring the wearing of masks inside school buildings. I did not cast my vote for personal gain, compensation, ...

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