Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Trump’s use of Twitter keeps us in touch

To everyone, including Republicans, Democrats and Independents, who have criticized President Trump’s use of Twitter, let us remember that one of the most-mentioned complaints about our pres...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Incident gives trail cyclists a bad name

Notice to cyclists using our forest trails: There are some among you who are giving a bad name to your kind. On Oct. 21, a cyclist ran into a hunter on the trail at Cascade Creek...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We must learn how to respond to hatred

The Durango community must become informed about the recent occurrence of a hate crime in Durango which was initially ignored by authorities and led to the departure of a Jewish family from ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter advances fake news on FCC, taxes

If there was such a thing as “fake” letters to the editor, Tom Wishon’s letter (Herald, Nov. 1) would certainly qualify. First off, the equal time rule was issued by the Federal Communicatio...

DATE: Nov 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Michael: Cloud seeding chemistry cool in the lab, not in our skies

My love of snow compelled me to attend “Snow 101 - public notice permitting weather modification public hearing” on Sept. 26 in Silverthorne. Citizens and tourists, we are being bombarded wi...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango businesses lack people skills

As Durango works to boost its economic growth, we see a lack of the skill that makes businesses succeed: customer service. This is a reminder to all small town businesses to perf...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

North Dalton HOA growing too powerful

In 2014, the Durango Herald ran an article on the power of homeowner associations. The North Dalton Ranch HOA has just joined this group. Prior to an open HOA meeting this summer...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Big thanks to my Durango nordic angels

I am a cross country skier from Aspen. I had the honor of representing the United States, and Colorado, in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, and I am vying for a spot on the team for the Pyeongcha...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We’re tired of outsiders driving arctic policy

Last week’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the potential for oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) provided valuable testimony from ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

November is COPD awareness month

More than 11 million Americans live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the numbers affected by this serious, chronic lung disease are far more reaching. A dia...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Scott should embrace carbon dividend

In “Let Obama’s Clean Power Plan rest in peace” (Herald, Oct. 26), state Senator Ray Scott celebrates cancellation of the Clean Power Plan, but he deftly skirts the obvious topic of alternat...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Shine a light on hate when you see it

Did you read Connie Schultz’s column (Herald, Oct. 27) and think that hate happens elsewhere, but not in Durango? We would have agreed, except for the interaction we had with a l...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor