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Letters: Let’s compromise on train, protect forest

I was happily surprised to hear that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has mostly been retrofitted to burn diesel fuel. However, one train remains coal-burning and is ...

Letters: ‘Grandfather in’ has been de-racialized

Rose Cooper scolded the Although this usage of the word did originate during 19th-century efforts to deny Black voting rights, this meaning has long been de-racialized. How iron...

Letters: Sweet sounds of springs can be saved

I have sweet memories of going to Trimble Hot Springs, swimming some laps, soaking in the hot pool with friendly faces all around and the joyous sounds of kids at play filling the air. Then ...

Letters: The Herald should apologize for cartoon

Just when I thought That cartoon is disgusting and a slap in the face of every American, whether they be Republican, Democrat or independent, regardless of their ethnic background. ...

Letters: “Chief” was not meant to be a smear

The “Chief” sign was built in the 1950s by the Four Corner Sign and Neon Shop, which was located across from McDonald’s. My father-in-law, Don Demarest, owner of the Canyon Motel in Hesperus...

Letters: Study shows river recreation is big business

Mountain Waters Rafting is thankful to be able to open this summer and we are taking social distancing and COVID-19 very seriously as visitors come to enjoy and raft the amazing rivers in th...

Letters: I can’t see why ‘Chief” sign’s insensitive

There is an urge to rush to a decision to decide on the future of the “Chief” sign of Toh-Atin Gallery. My thoughts are born of perspective and caution. With the nitro-infused pas...

Letters: Kudos to police for downing Jason Snow

Bravo to the Durango Police Department for taking the appropriate action against armed criminal Jason Noble Snow (“ Shame on the judge who foolishly released him from prison despite his vio...

Letters: Should caricature be a face of Durango?

There are many serious problems facing the Navajo Nation, but Durango needs to decide whether the “Chief” is how it wants to portray Native people. I reside in La Plata County. I ...

Letters: Mark my words: You’ll miss Scott Tipton

Well, now you’ve done it. Western Slope residents have lost a congressional representative who worked tirelessly for them. Scott Tipton and I were elected in 2010, so let me expla...

Letters: Shooting shows de-funding’s a bad idea

What if the social justice people and the Black Lives Matter supporters had prevailed and forced the city to defund the police department? Instead of armed and trained officers sh...

Letters: ‘Chief’ a commonplace racist caricature

Racism is structural, institutional and systemic; so deeply embedded into American values and laws that opposing it feels unnatural and immoral. Racism is a cornerstone in the creation of th...
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