Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Liberalism and homeless: coincidence?

Is it just a coincidence in Durango and cities all over America that the more liberal they become, the more major crises they are facing? The homeless situation has escalated as l...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Workers need protection from homeless

Recently, two Los Angeles city employees contracted diseases related to the mess caused and left by homeless camps. Durango city employees see the exact type of mess caused by and...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Forest Service needs to use chains saws

In the recent article detailing the Forest Service and the chain saw exemption (“ While certainly possible, the time for this accomplishment was not mentioned, and it is likely that this wa...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

When Kipling met the Trump resistance

If you can accept a cascade of lies when the truth is self-evident; if you gravitate toward short-term economic gain by exploitation of fossil fuels, disregarding the long-term disaster of g...

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

Reporting on sign was one-sided, uncool

I have found the article about the Toh-Atin chief to be distasteful (“ I think the rhetoric used to describe the importance of the pieces overlooked a lot of sensitivities within the commun...

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

Don’t make me report you for your trash

A home owner on County Road 203 placed two trash cans out Memorial Day during the day. Yep, Mr. Bear found some yummy things to eat! Now that it is bear season, please place cans ...

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

They can use hand saws in wilderness

I want to express my extreme dismay at the recent Forest Service decision to allow the use of chain saws in the Weminuche and in the South San Juan Wildernesses â€“ a decision which was made...

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

A fix for some homelessness in Durango

The Herald editorial of May 16, “ The editors failed to rally our community to build more affordable housing and provide the essential shelter for those in need. Rather than lock people out...

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

On abortion, we can’t have it both ways

There are strong feelings on both sides of this abortion issue, and so be it. We all come to the table with different backgrounds and experiences that influence and anchor these beliefs. ...

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

Trump obsession drives frightening policy

This is in response to the letter “ While I agree that a referendum on the Electoral College is not the place to decide this issue, and probably not constitutional, the bill that was passed...

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

Vote for me to abolish the U.S. Senate

I am a candidate for the Colorado Unity Party’s 2020 nomination for U.S. Senate. I’m running on peace, justice, ecology and election reform, with a theme of “unity in diversity.” ...

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

Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

In considering whether it makes sense for the Forest Service to allow chain saws into the Weminuche and South San Juan wilderness areas, I consider their argument that too many fallen trees ...

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