Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Is the Herald a Ballantine marionette?

I just read your endorsement of Walker Stapleton for Colorado governor, and though I do not share his position on any issue, I take strong issue with the basis for your endorsement. ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tell city: come back with better tax plan

Durango City Councilor Dick White emailed me recently and stated “I recall infrastructure investments as a campaign issue when I first ran in 2011.” So here we are seven years lat...

DATE: Oct 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mitsch Bush is not extreme, she’s good

I am concerned about the false allegations against Diane Mitsch Bush which have appeared in our mailboxes and on television. She believes government should do more to help people, but using ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You can’t fight this terrorism with hatred

Last week’s terrorist attempt to murder political leaders and other prominent individuals must be condemned by all Americans. In my opinion, the most unpatriotic thing an American can do is ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Aichele has all the treasurer credentials

I am writing in support of Allison Aichele for La Plata County treasurer. The job of treasurer is one that requires a background in financial management and accounting. Aichele has that. Her...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keep Durango affordable â€” no new taxes

If you want to make Durango more unaffordable for those on fixed incomes and people making low wages vote for the city tax increase. If ensuring that all Durangoans can afford to ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City tax-increase request is fatally vague

I urge you to vote NO on the city of Durango ballot issue 2A requesting to increase Durango sales and property taxes. I have worked in the transportation construction industry for...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I am voting for the geek: Allison Aichele

Too often in this political climate, we must wade through the rampant hyperbole, half-truths, mistruths, and out-and-out lies as we choose between those running for office. This unfortunate ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Diane Mitsch Bush will listen to us

There are millions of reasons I am voting for Diane Mitsch Bush as Colorado’s Third Congressional District representative – Rep. Scott Tipton’s support of the NRA, his abysmal track record o...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amendment 74 could lay waste to us

There is a lot to pay attention to on the ballots that just arrived in our mailboxes. An important amendment to consider is 74. The language may sound like it was written to prote...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Attacks on Jared Polis are anti-Semitic

There are new anti-Polis mailers and advertisements going around the state. Carrying the line “phony Polis,” they are certainly hard to miss. It’s also hard to miss the hateful negativity th...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Let’s keep Brad Blake, he’s doing great

In this era of continual political conflict, I would hope that residents of La Plata County would appreciate having county commissioners who are committed to working together for the public ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor