Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Tipton, Gardner are to blame for trash

“Joshua Tree National Park has been trashed in the shutdown. Now visitors are cutting down trees.” Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Cory Gardner, each of you is directly responsible for...

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

Furloughed workers show integrity

I was not looking forward to a flight to Denver because I was embarrassed to make the TSA work for me while they weren’t getting paid. I thanked each one of them in Durango. On my...

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Justifying Farrakhan is just bad judgment

If I can quote Will Rogers, “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” After reading Carol Cure’s letter (“Farrakhan has done good things, too,” Jan. 15), I think she shoul...

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

Cut Herald instead of Pine River Times

And another one bites the dust! According to your article, The Pine River Times will no longer be a newspaper we can actually hold in our hands, read at leisure and enjoy the repo...

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

Build the new police HQ in Three Springs

There is a Durango Police substation and adjoining property on Wilson Gulch Boulevard in Three Springs. Why not expand this substation to become the main Durango police station and make the ...

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

Snowberger stuff makes us look stupid

We all take our lumps over failed attempts or misdirected actions, but none of us deserve the “dumping” that Superintendent Dan Snowberger has gotten. I am tired of the harassment...

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

Inexcusable act in the funeral industry

In response to the article “Woman’s lawsuit accuses funeral home of illegally harvesting mother’s body parts” (Jan. 7), I would like to express my abhorrence with the alleged actions of the ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Farrakhan has done good things, too

The Herald’s Saturday editorial (“ Media outlets have noted that Tamika Mallory, the co-president of the Women’s March, was present at a speech Farrakhan gave before the Nation of Islam whe...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

School board: time to ditch Snowberger

I don’t trust Dan Snowberger. He blatantly lied about the Needham Elementary School incident and continues to make irrational decisions by letting his personal beliefs bleed into the actions...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Women’s march supports justice for all

The Herald is right to remain alert to signs and instances of prejudice and injustice (“ No matter from where it originates, we must commit ourselves to confronting and resisting bias and d...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Great Wall of China was a failure, too

As parts of our government are shut down and employees aren’t receiving paychecks, let’s ponder the issue. A stalemate over $5 billion for a border wall, which may vastly underest...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Action on climate change needed now

We are in the middle of the most drought-stricken area in the U.S. Our rivers are dry, forests are burning, recreational opportunities are diminished and our rural and agricultura...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor