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Thank you to local hospital for service

Here in Durango, we rely heavily on our local hospitals. The local expertise of the hospitals and personal attention that keeps our residents from having to travel miles in any direction is ...

Hwy. 160 overpass protects wildlife and drivers

The creation of a wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 160 is a reminder of just how much Colorado is committed to protecting both signature migratory animals and drivers. This falls in line...

Article made sensible case for future of ‘Chief’ sign

Judith Reynolds’ article and accompanying cartoon (Herald, Nov. 3) make a sensible and humorous case for where The Chief sign belongs and why. In analyzing a long-running debate, she not on...

Student survey a conversation starter

I am writing in regard to Rick Gardner’s letter to the editor published Nov. 8. As the father of a recent high school graduate and a current high school senior, I cannot fathom a parent bein...

Centura must improve services at Mercy

The public pulse “Context for a petition to improve health care at Mercy” appeared in the Herald on Oct. 23. This document was the product of many meetings with physicians who collectively h...

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Civility improve quality our community

We are a community of different people. In many ways we are alike, and in many ways, we are very different and diverse. I’ve been thinking about our community lately in view of recent event...

Democracy needs facts, free speech

I was saddened as I read the recent letter from J. Paul Brown, who was a legislator at one point. Perhaps Mr. Brown doesn’t know the difference between citizens sharing their points of view ...

High school student survey too invasive

This week my child completed the Durango Healthy Kids Survey. This survey asked many very personal questions around subjects such as sexual activity, drug and alcohol use, safety at home and...

Everyone deserves chance to be heard

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners must improve the process in which residents for whom English is not a first language can provide input on how $10.9 million of federal COVID...

Replace mascot with beautiful art

With Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving this month of November, outside of taking action yesterday, now is the time to finally remove the grotesque statue outside of the Toh-Ati...

The misguided war on critical race theory

Critical race theory, a once-obscure academic concept, has recently emerged as a source of contentious debate. Unfortunately, the term is misused and profoundly misunderstood. The right-wing...
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