Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Trending:

Man in the White House is a disgrace

During Donald Trump’s campaign rally I heard him mock the “me too” movement. I heard the man who is supposed to represent the American people trivialize and dismiss the thousands of victims,...

DATE: Oct 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kavanaugh, the identity politics scam

The Oct. 20 online Herald carried a story by Anna V. Smith of High Country News, “Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s impact on Indian Country.” I watched the hearings and was particularly...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Guinn Unger is refreshingly different

I met Guinn Unger, Colorado Senate candidate, when he chaired a healthcare committee. I joined because I was concerned about the high cost of healthcare. Under Guinn’s leadership we research...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango spends too much to raise taxes

Durango City Council is asking for a property and sales tax increase this November. They stated we don’t have a spending problem, we have a revenue problem; however, the facts paint a differ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald endorses Trump’s bad policies

The Herald’s endorsement of Walker Stapleton is perplexing. Is the editorial board gullible or just plain sticking its heads in the sand? First, the board derides Jared Polis for...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Nazi analogy doesn’t belong in Herald

Why does the Herald print letters like the one from Richard Messier? (“Democrats are probably the new Nazis,” Oct. 19.) His letter is offensive to Jewish people. It serves no purpose and cer...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote now to protect our access to beer

Beer drinkers of Colorado: Unite! Stand up to Make America Hoppy Again! It’s one thing for climate change to kill fellow citizens on our storm-battered coasts and in the wildfire-...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango apples vs. Montrose oranges

A Herald op-ed (“Vote No on 2; city can afford new police station now, “Oct. 13) purports to compare Durango’s finances with those of Montrose as reason to oppose Ballot Issue 2A. The author...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Amendment 74 unwanted, dangerous

No on 74: Unneeded and Dangerous It’s easy to get confused on Amendment 74. The campaign, shrewdly, makes it sound like something we’d want to pass, but as you’ll read from Oregon...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

YES on 112 shows oil, gas whoâ€™s boss

The only reason that the oil and gas companies are able to make such excessive profit is because they externalize their costs. Who pays those costs? Not only the residents of Colorado, now a...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tell the EPA to help save our tourism

After reading Saturday’s column titled “Trump steamrolls the West” (Sept. 29) about weakening federal methane regulations, I reflected more on how this national issue specifically impacts ou...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City tax hike is reasonable and needed

A big part of what makes Durango special is our strong sense of community, our appreciation for maintaining a high quality of life and our willingness to step up to meet challenges when they...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor