Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Herald basically promoting Nazism now

Thank you, Durango Herald, for taking a brave stand and deciding to promote the Betsy Ross flag on your editorial page as a symbol of unity. Other groups may be warping its original meaning ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Time to stop debating global warming

Mr. Boyd asks what will happen if we eliminate CO2 (“ We all learn about the carbon cycle and photosynthesis in grade school, so its role is not mysterious. It should not come as a surpris...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Democrats intent on creating problems

So now that the Democratic Party has proved themselves to be the party for illegal immigrants, what all can we expect our tax dollars to be wasted on? First, we can count on hundr...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Denver makes our problems look puny

So, Shane Dawson said “We’re a little behind the Denver area.” (“ After moving to Denver from Durango in 2012, it didn’t take long to see the cancer of over-development affecting the qualit...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

About these city sewer rates: They stink!

I live 0.6 miles north of the city limit and I pay $105 per month for sewer only. My neighbor lives in a modular trailer with no land and pays $156 a month for sewer only. Per the Durango go...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Water, sewer rates not fair or reasonable

With the arrival of our summer water and sewer bills, it is important to understand why Durango families pay some of the highest rates in the state. The city recently hired a cons...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Porter-Norton for county commissioner

Marsha Porter-Norton is the perfect choice for La Plata County commissioner. Iâ€™ve known Marsha for over 20 years and found her to be an intelligent, dedicated and consummate professional. ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cory Gardner must act on climate bill

If we’ve learned anything from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season, the wildfires that have scorched our beloved West, recent extreme flooding events and record heat, it’s that we n...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Roadwork on Hwy 550 is self-defeating

I live north of downtown Durango and use Highway 550 on a regular basis for my commute to work in Hermosa. I must admit I am flabbergasted, bewildered and downright confused by the fact that...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the snow and river graphs

Thank you to The Durango Herald for publishing both the San Juan Basin snow graph and the Animas River flow graph this spring. You met the interests of both the skiers and the raf...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

EPA is committed to mine clean-up

As the new Region 8 Administrator, I want to provide the Environmental Protection Agency’s perspective on the Durango Herald’s article published July 10, 2019, “ EPA is committed to assessi...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Teachers: PERA owns prison shares

Teachers, including retirees, are you aware your retirement fund, Public Employees Retirement Association, is invested in the GEO Group, which manages 69 private prisons including the Aurora...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor