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Long may the Harpers blow that whistle

A letter to the editor complained of our local railroad “not giving back but taking all they can” (“ I do not agree. The writer complained of the train using its horn through town. Actually...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Centura is squeezing Mercy Hospital

In an effort to pinch pennies for their corporate board, Centura Health is slowing squeezing the life out of Durango’s major hospital. Would you be concerned to know that there is...

DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bipartisan effort on climate change

This summer, our Western Slope congressional delegation has been working across the aisle on practical, bipartisan solutions to address climate change. Last week, Rep. Scott Tipto...

DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We know Medicare works – expand it

The 54th anniversary of Medicare affords an opportunity to evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the system of healthcare in America. I have worked in rural hospitals and cli...

DATE: Aug 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dem chair doesn’t care about the nation

Carol Cure’s letter in the July 30 edition of the Herald (“ First off, Ms. Cure is the chair of La Plata County Democrats. Claiming that President Trump threw a wrench into the n...

DATE: Aug 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter about racism was bigoted, hateful

Today I read a vitriolic letter of hate and bigotry in your “Letters to the Editor” section regarding folks from the South, referring to us as “racist”, “stupid,” “greedy” and “traitors” (“ ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

President Trump is tearing America apart

Trump’s remarks towards elected lawmakers who differ from him shows just how un-American he is. The freedom to criticize your country and its government is the most American thing you can do...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You should not have printed anything

Speaking as a proud, eleventh-generation curmudgeon, please stop printing The Durango Herald (“ Like the great Marx – no, Groucho, not Karl! – whatever it is, I’m against it. Peo...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Parks and Rec: You don’t care about us

In a recent edition of The Durango Herald, the one article that caught my attention concerned the outrageous budget of the Parks and Recreation Department (“ So much money to fund a city de...

DATE: Aug 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

LPEA is diligent and forward-thinking

On June 10, I attended a community meeting at La Plata Electric Association about the future of our power supply. It was well attended and led by staffer Ron Meier. It covered the topics of ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Coram and all these guns have got to go

Don Coram of Montrose should resign. Since Coram has been our state senator, he has done virtually nothing to reduce gun deaths. In fact, his record is so awful that he even voted...

DATE: Aug 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No, Mike, we really don’t hate America

I’m sure I’m not the only one who is tired of hearing people, such as Mike Sigman, say “Democrats hate America” ( No, Mike, we don’t hate America; we hate what the present administration is...

DATE: Aug 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor