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Letters: Mask advocates becoming unpleasant

Has anyone else noticed how uncivil, unfriendly and sometimes downright nasty our lovely, friendly little town has become? Fear has ugly effects on people. Perhaps it is just brin...

Letters: I’ve watched police and I like what I see

Seeing again the police brutality happening around the county, I thought I’d pass on a couple positive observations of our own local force. First was when an irate non-customer de...

Letters: To people who bring packages, thanks

During this difficult time, I have used online delivery services much more than I ever have in my life. The biggest Christmas season at my house does not even compare to the numbe...

Letters: Wearing a mask is not a punishment

Masks are not a punishment but rather an educated expression of caring for your community and all the people in it. I have read that many people who choose not to wear a mask feel...

Letters: Has Donald Trump hit a new, new low?

One recent letter questioned the intelligence of a face covering ordinance and another claimed Democrats have encouraged rioters – a predictable and familiar rant. Another claimed that Duran...

Letters: White supremacy in Durango with ‘Chief’

The Take Down The Chief petition continues to circulate. The “Chief” represents an insult to Indigenous people and reinforces racial stereotypes. This is a legacy to white settler colonialis...

Letters: No disrespect in ‘Chief’ sign; it’s respect

I am only a part-time resident of the beautiful Four Corners area of Colorado, but I love it just as if it was my full-time home. Over the last 40-plus years, we have developed de...

Letters: How about a win-win on ‘Chief’ sign?

I appreciate the thoughtful comments of Toh-Atin Gallery owner Jackson Clark in the Nevertheless, the design of the “Chief” seems done in the style of caricature, which is often used as a ...

Letters: Herald allows racist term in its letters

I’m really surprised you printed the racist term to “grandfather” in, about the hot springs, when the origin of the term was as a way to prevent Black people from their right to vote (“ Do ...

Letters: I welcome Durango’s mask ordinance

Unlike Eileen Wright, I welcome the mask ordinance in Durango (letters, “ I applaud the city councilors for passing it, and I hope businesses enforce it. We all want the economy to get goin...

Letters: We’re proud to help restore cutthroats

Thank you for the informative article on the saving of the newly discovered San Juan Lineage Cutthroat Trout (“ The discovery and subsequent rescue of this subspecies of cutthroat is very i...

Letters: My agenda is clean, affordable energy

My agenda? Clean energy. I’m an LPEA director and these opinions are mine. I’m responding to the letter from former LPEA director Davin Montoya (“ The energy business has changed; and chang...
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