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It happened to me and I left Durango

I had a similar experience to the folks in “When I saw the yellow envelope, I saw red” (Aug. 24). I was parked in the last spot on the west side of Main Avenue near the intersection of 11th ...

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

Dear Sen. McCain, you will be missed

Senator McCain, I was never a member of your political party, I often disagreed with your ideas and I would not have voted for you as president. However, I do admire your character and the m...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why make people mad with your truck?

With all due respect sir, you should probably keep your truck and your money in Farmington (“When I saw the yellow envelope, I saw red,” Herald, Aug. 24). I, too, drive a big truc...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton is blowing smoke up our assets

Firefighters are often hampered by the inaccessibility of the rugged burning areas that lack roads. Air support is often used to reach flames that cannot be reached by any other means. ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Attacks on my husband are undignified

I take offense to the underhanded attempts to demean my husband’s character last week by Leah Karotkin (“Local candidates’ bad behavior annoys,” Herald, Aug. 21) and Laurie Meininger (“Misog...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Private for-profit hospitals are bad news

My letter is in reference to an article published in The Durango Herald (“Animas Surgical Hospital sees room to grow,” Aug. 19). According to this article, ASH is bursting at the...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

There should be a statue of a firefighter

This is a proposal for a campaign to erect a statue/monument comparable to the bikers on Florida Road to recognize and honor firefighters and to be a testament to the special nature and uniq...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Maybe the wheel bearings are at fault?

After talking to a inspector who controls the Chama narrow gauge train, I have to believe that the real problem with these old trains are the old bearings in the wheels: They give off sparks...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mayor, councilman are behaving badly

I would encourage all citizens to visit the city of Durango website and watch the first 32 minutes of the Aug. 21, 2018, City Council meeting. Make sure you watch through to the 32-minute m...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sheriff Smith gave us more – keep him

I am fortunate to have worked for La Plata County for many years. My job was in a central support role where I worked with all departments and many levels of staff. During my tenure, I inter...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

He doesn’t get what a real lawyer does

President Trump’s statement, “If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain [Michael Cohen],” is an outrageous characterization of what legal profess...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Turn injustices into votes for Democrats

Imagine fleeing violence and poverty, leaving loved ones, carrying toddlers for hundreds of miles, hungry, fearful of being robbed, raped or murdered and being amazingly lucky making it to t...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor