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Letters: Council should strengthen mask rule

I am writing to express my support for the city mask law. Much as I appreciate my liberties, I am also aware of the responsibilities to the countless hands which hold us all up, k...

DATE: Jun 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Congress, advance this Alzheimer’s bill

My family has been devastated by Alzheimer’s disease. My mother is living in late stage Alzheimer’s, and we have already lost seven other family members to the disease. The prevalence of thi...

DATE: Jun 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: It is time to unmask the fear gripping us

As a resident of Durango, I am one of the lucky ones. I contracted COVID-19 in March and I was able to recover thanks to the good assistance of our Mercy hospital nurses and doctors. And my ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Racial justice connected to health care

Throughout U.S. history, people of color have endured a health care system that perpetuates racial disparities. Hospitals across America were segregated by race and, not surprisingly, black ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Letting LPEA tell half-truths is unfair

The The reporter asked me questions about LPEA and I answered them as openly and honestly as I could. In its response, LPEA did not dispute what I said as being true. The Herald gave LPEA ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: What’s become of all the Republicans?

Although the Republican Party often refers to itself as the Party of Lincoln, recent inaction by GOP senators and representatives lays waste to that claim, and actually impugns the memory of...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We would all benefit with Porter-Norton

I am writing in support of Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner. Marsha has a deep knowledge of and love for Southwest Colorado. She is a public issues facilitator, uniquely qualifie...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: I’m grateful for the city mask ordinance

My thanks to the Durango City Council for its sensible, unanimous support of the ordinance requiring face-coverings within city limits. The best reasoning for such a difficult if ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Country is now full-scale disintegrating

We are witnessing, in real time, the full-scale disintegration of our country. The ideas once discussed only by the radical left are now all of a sudden mainstream. Since the medi...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Our bored teenagers turning to crime

I, too, have been shocked by the amount of tagging taking place in the Durango area this spring (“ The tagging on the abutments at Bakers Bridge and elsewhere defaces Durango and the natura...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Police officers must be carefully vetted

I am a strong supporter of our community police â€“ we depend on them to protect us and keep us safe. My brother was a police officer and I have friends in police forces across th...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t sneeze in my general direction

It amazes me how upset so many people are over the temporary requirements to wear a mask, claiming infringement on their constitutional rights. Well, then what about the requirements for: in...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor