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Bicyclists need to be more considerate

I need to air my frustrations on bicyclists who ride the Animas River Trail and the sidewalks on Florida Road. They are totally inconsiderate of their surroundings when it appl...

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

DHS vs Delta game brought memories

Reading the account of the recent closely fought game played on very slick and slippery turf (Herald, Aug. 24), I was reminded of a game played in Durango 72 years ago. I was a me...

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

Monuments honor courage, not slavery

Never once when seeing a Confederate monument have I thought of slavery. These monuments were erected to honor the courage and valor of warriors, and to express regional pride of...

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Oppose budgets that target food programs

The fiscal year 2018 budget resolution would use reconciliation to force billions of dollars of cuts to agriculture programs over the next decade, including recommendations to cut funding fo...

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sabido case about principles of justice

Those of us who are working to keep Rosa Sabido in our community (Herald, July 2) are working from a principle more powerful and important than the law. We are working from the p...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Political rhetoric damages LPEA’s mission

I am writing in response to letters about the La Plata Electric Association board by Karen Pontius and Kim Martin (Herald, Sept. 2 and Sept. 4). Social media is calling for a sto...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We can do better with local renewables

According to the Herald (Sept. 2), a petition is being circulated that calls for our city to commit to a transition to 100 percent locally-produced and renewable energy by 2050, or 33 years ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trumpâ€™s incompetence a total surprise

President Trump is down to a 34 percent approval rating. Gee whiz, here is a self-centered, bigoted reality star with no government experience, six (six!) bankruptcies, five kids ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Health care book will begin the dialogue

Many thanks to the Durango couple who donated $1,000 for the book on fairer health care (Herald, Sept. 2). I picked up my free copy at Maria’s Bookshop. But I was unable to read m...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

White supremacy is a problem for all

Letters to the Herald (Aug. 30 and Sept. 2) criticizing this paper for publishing a column criticizing Jews who work for President Trump, who coddled white supremacists who chanted, “The Jew...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A morning tale of good cyclists and bad

On a recent morning, I was on the river trail for an enjoyable morning walk with my dog. As usual, there were many pedestrians, dog walkers and bike riders. I want to thank the co...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Apply baseball rules to bear attracters

It’s both hunting season and baseball season, so here’s a tongue-in-cheek yet serious solution to reduce the number of bear/human conflicts. It’s time to play baseball with the b...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor