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We need CORE act; accept no substitute

I bought my first mountain bike when I moved to Durango. Since then, I have developed a passion for the sport and a deep appreciation for the unique and beautiful public lands upon which I h...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need a proper sculpture over here

This is a sore subject that I hate to revisit, but it concerns a replacement for the disastrous rock sculpture which stood at the intersection of routes 550 and 160. Isnâ€™t it ti...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Do-gooders’ let the homeless take over

There has been a good deal of newsprint in the Herald about the homeless camps in and around Durango, and not a whole lot about what is being done or can be done about them. Our wise City Co...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Health care: We need to demand more

Last fall I met a retired couple living nearby in an RV. Their daughter had contracted a debilitating disease requiring costly treatments. Although they had health care insurance, their daug...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Another piece of our paradise vanishes

The lungs of the Earth are burning. I grieve this catastrophe in the beautiful Amazon. Like the Icelandic glacier the Herald cited in “So long, old ice” (Aug. 21), another piece o...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why do you gripe about these editorials?

Why does an editorial have to be political? Recent complaints about “irrelevant” editorials are a thinly disguised request for the Herald to return to strident, snarky, political ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Iâ€™ll be deciding what matters, thank you

I have been a Durango Herald subscriber for 30 years and the primary reason I get it is for local news. We can get national and world news other places. So many of the ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Merciless policies imposed on hospital

At a recent visit to Mercy for a radiologic procedure, my wife was presented with an estimate of out-of-pocket expenses and told it needed to be paid prior to services being provided. ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Do it for the bees – and for us – Scott

As the end of the produce-growing season nears for the Colorado Four Corners area, it is time to start thinking about how our natural agricultural helpers are getting along – the pollinators...

DATE: Aug 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

One airport cancellation was too many

The recent article in the Durango Herald about the large number of flight cancellations at our local airport was timely because of what recently happened to us (“ The article said they real...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lock up the U.S. Senate majority leader

There is an oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, in Russia who is king of aluminum. A few months ago, he was under sanctions by our government. This meant he could not visit the U.S. or do business her...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

That train whistle is a matter of law

There have been several letters commenting on the use of whistles and horns by the railroad. The Federal Railroad Administration requires the use of horns or whistles in addition ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor