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Letters: Our American democracy has expired

When considering President Trump’s impeachment trial, I find this Frederick Douglass quote remarkably relevant: “The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Trump has my vote

I keep reading more or less letters to the editor in that no one in their right mind supports Trump. No other president has done so much on his list of what he said was going to d...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Cancel the bridge and buy Buckley Park

It would be a shame to lose Buckley Park to development, not to mention the historic school administration building above it. But we don’t have to. Why not take the $4 ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: City must kill East Second Avenue building

This multi-use building is wrong for a few reasons (“ First, it is going to change the street parking conditions of the neighborhood, causing problems for residents and their guests. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Population column should run monthly

How disappointing for The Durango Herald to reduce publication of Richard Grossman’s timely Population Matters! column from monthly to quarterly. The incredible shrinking Herald d...

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Spend bridge money to buy Buckley Park

The hypothetical question of where might the money proposed for the pedestrian/bike bridge over 32nd Street be better spent has now been answered: Buckley Park. If one ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Boondoggle bridge needs a good rethink

It is hard to believe the city of Durango is considering spending $4.1 million on this horrible ugly bridge on 32nd Street. Surely, there must be a more reasonable solution. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Who’s really behind Tipton?

While I’ve never found rhetoric blaming corporate greed for society’s ills to be completely convincing, learning some basic facts about campaign finance has forced me to conclude that corpor...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Socialists will shape nation with force

A socialist is one who believes the role of government is to shape the nation according to desired cultural or economic values. A hallmark of socialist leaders is they proclaim th...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Where the bridge money should be spent

The 32nd Street Bridge is unnecessary. Let’s use this money where it is really needed! I have lived in the vicinity of the 32nd Street corridor for over 15 years. I have traveled ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Congress should be voting anonymously

Please, all U.S. members of the House and Senate, vote anonymously in future cases of impeachment. If impeachment verdicts were submitted by simply marking a Yes or No, without i...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: A chance to shape wildlife management

With the Colorado wolf reintroduction initiative gaining momentum, it’s no surprise that scare tactics, such as those in a recent letter to the editor (“ Any of those false claims made in a...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor