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Letters: Medicare for All is good for what ails us

Many politicians and pundits oppose Medicare for All because they say Americans are happy with their employer-provided private insurance. Recent surveys have shown that a large po...

Letters: Joe Matthews was a great, private man

A recent Herald contained Joe Matthews’ obituary. The article summarized his remarkable life and philanthropies. However, there was no mention of his most significant local philan...

Letters: We should be afraid of wolves

As Gov. Jared Polis welcomes wolves into Colorado, it doesn’t matter that they likely (but unconfirmed) killed a rancher’s cow. That cow is a big deal to the livelihood of that fa...

Letters: Impeachment trial shows we live in discouraging times

It would take every Democratic senator and 20 Republican senators to satisfy the constitutional requirement of a two-thirds vote to convict President Trump and remove him from office. ...

Letters: Americans want universal health care

It’s tiring to see the same hollow claims against universal health care trotted out, when American citizens are making justified calls for health care reform. Is fearing long wait...

Bill to end puppy mills is long overdue

By now, you may have heard about the state legislation that has been introduced that will ban the sale of kittens and puppies at pet stores and other public places and regulate how animals a...

Letters: Don’t let writer call Warren ‘Pocahontas’

Racial and ethnic slurs should have no place in The Durango Herald, not even on the editorial page. I found the reference to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” in a letter to t...

Letters: Building a bridge on mistaken principle

In economics and decision-making, a “sunk cost” is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk cost is the mistaken principle that in any moment of time, the best thi...

Letters: There’s no excuse for ugliness of bridge

One of Durango’s many awesome attributes is the Animas running right through town. Efforts to expand and enhance the trail along the river have provided a terrific and well-used amenity. ...

Letters: Consider others and support the bridge

It’s fitting the article regarding the 32nd Street river trail bridge appeared the week of Martin Luther King’s birthday. In addition to his well-known work in the civil rights movement, Kin...

Letters: Bridge a symptom of bigger city problems

The 32nd Street bridge is a symptom of the problem that needs addressing. The problem is that the city is collecting an unsettling amount of money for the Parks and Recreation Department. ...

Letters: This bridge is awesomely bad!

I am all in favor of extending the Animas River Trail to the north and understand that the crossing of 32nd Street and the railroad tracks is a major issue. However, the renderings of the br...
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