Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Focus should be on steam, not on coal

As the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad bolsters its fleet for dry years (Herald, Aug. 4), it should keep in mind that it is the “Romance of Steam” that provides the allure, not the...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Customer, Walmart, thanks for honesty

I want to think a good Samaritan at Walmart. I inadvertently left the cash back I had received at a self-serve register. The customer searched for an assistant and turned in my cash. What an...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A reassuringly competent replacement

I receive Congressman Scott Tipton’s electronic newsletters, a good way for him to reach his constituents. These emails have increased as the November elections draw closer. Recent reports o...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Ask Tipton, Gardner to back wilderness

Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton should join Southwest Colorado to support the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act’ As someone who grew up in Durango and has gone off to scho...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Polis is helping Colorado farmers

Jared Polis has served his community in Congress for nearly 10 years. Much of his district has strong economic and cultural ties to agriculture and family farming, so it’s no wonder that a l...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The plight of the Durango and Silverton Railroad

I read, with a certain amount of anger and disgust, about what the Durango & Silverton has been going through with their neighbors threatening to do whatever they can to curtail operations i...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Register and vote for the climate’s sake

Wow, it’s hazy outside. Must be all the fires. The junipers are turning brown and gray, and check out beetle kill on the way to Silverton. Every year seems to be the hottest on record, and t...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Ridiculous to think train is our only draw

Multiple letters have been written about the train and the 416 Fire. The letters and attitudes show that this community is divided on the issue. Some have been more affected than others, and...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Citizens’ Climate Lobby can help

Climate change events are more frequent, our responses must be too! We see many articles lately like “Heat, fires getting worse,” “118 heat records tied or broken,” worldwide. Man...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Green Train’ is still as black as ... coal

I’ve been disappointed to read the one-sided coverage from our local media outlets about the so-called “Green Train.” Take a closer look at the numbers and you can see that the t...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Unruly Walmart shoppers need spanking

In Walmart, I have come across examples of unruly kids and young “adults.” Why do they have to run to the toy section and start playing with stuff or getting stuff out of the large bins in t...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It is time for a statehouse independent

I am writing to express my support for independent candidate Paul Jones for Colorado House District 59. Paul has successfully petitioned onto the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate, which m...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor