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To honor diversity is to honor America

I was among the many who were profoundly shocked at hearing Trump’s statement that there were “nice people” among the white supremacists who demonstrated in Charlottesville. I w...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Slow down on our unpaved county roads

I live along a dirt through road that connects U.S. Highway 160 with Florida Road, so the cars and big trucks that use it are not always local. Traffic is heavy at times, and fas...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tipton clearly needs insight on climate

In his column about securing national interests (Herald, Aug. 4), Congressman Tipton addressed threats to national security. He also expressed approval of the bipartisan support for one meas...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Local concerns should be mayor’s focus

In the Herald’s July 29-30 edition, Mayor Dick White talked about climate change and sustainability in his first paragraph as though these were his major concerns. Mayor, you’re ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

This is about more than Tri-State’s profits

I respectfully disagree on so many levels with Davin Montoya’s letter (Herald, Aug. 6). I want to thank Davin for his years of service on the LPEA board of directors, but his recent letter a...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fascism has arrived cloaked in a flag

When I consider the president’s latest response to the events in Charlottesville, I remember what someone far smarter than myself (Sinclair Lewis, I think) once said. He said “......

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bike-fees proposal flawed, short-sighted

I disagree with the “Bicycle fees” editorial (Herald, Aug. 11) that suggests it might be time for cyclists to be charged fees to help offset the costs for adding cycling infrastructure to Du...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

When will the city finally deal with bears?

So here’s a question: When will Durango City Council pull their collective heads out of wherever they’re stuck and do something about the bear problem? Is it going to take the mau...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

LPEA got it wrong, solar subsidizes coal

On Monday, Aug. 7, the Herald reported that Tri-State denied LPEA’s request to increase the cap on solar generation from 5 to 10 percent. According to the article, LPEA’s spokesman said that...

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

We need more police, not firefighters

Instead of Durango hiring more firefighters, which I personally believe is not needed because we don’t have that many fires, it should concentrate its efforts on hiring more law enforcement ...

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

Sabido a welcome part of our community

I am so grateful to live in such a kind, caring area that would provide a safe place for a deserving woman to live while her immigration status is being addressed (Herald, July 2). ...

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

Editorial appreciated many months later

I am writing to thank you for the poignant editorial published on Nov. 8, 2016, “Solitary death against backdrop of circus adds touch of perspective,” about the death that week in the Durang...

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