Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Eclipse collander quip not smart or safe

Was the reference in your editorial (Herald, July 19) to eclipse viewing using a colander a joke? Though you did not actually endorse it, it seems irresponsible to print somethin...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

N.M. lawmakers should question utilities’ coal exit

As the Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition, a non-partisan organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, I am writing in response to “New Mexico lawmakers ques...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

U.S. voter data could end up in Russia

Iâ€™m 100 percent behind the states that declined to send voters information to the Trump administration. That information could very well be forwarded to Russia. By the way, doe...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Praise for first responders and Mercy

Recently, I had a heart attack. Thanks to my own training from when I was a young man in a Colorado search and rescue group, my wife’s quick 911 call and the professionalism of the Upper Pin...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Single-payer system works for many in U.S.

Since there were not enough Senate votes to replace the Affordable Care Act, efforts have now focused on the abolishment of the A.C.A. Along with others who benefit from a single...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Animas River death was preventable

This tragic death was not a random accident (Herald, July 21). It could’ve been prevented. Durango needs to educate not only some of our young, naive locals but also our tourists...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango should not deny homeless issues

My husband and I moved to Durango from a high-rent district of Southern California when he was laid off due to age. Acquaintances found us an affordable rent beyond city limits. ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Politicizing problems doesn’t solve them

I really never understood this entire global warming/climate change debate. Who cares if it’s manmade or if it’s even real? Don’t think about it in that way, just think about it ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Congress needs to deliver on promises

Dear Congress, If you could find it in your heart to give us prohibitively expensive for-profit health care, tax breaks for the rich, hate-filled rhetoric, fewer national parks a...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why does web page take so long to load?

When I click on the NBC news site, it takes about one second to come up. When I click on The Durango Herald website, it takes so long that I often just forget and go on to someth...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thankful for Durango’s response to fire

We were vacationing in our recreational vehicle when the Lightner Creek Fire broke out. We stayed one night at the evacuation center set up by the Red Cross. We want to give our ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Yes to recreation economy, say no to coal

The Bureau of Land Management is considering a proposal to expand GCC Energy’s King II coal mine, 20 miles west of Durango. As a professional trail runner, I spend a lot of time outdoors on ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor