Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

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Williams is not acting in our interest

Wayne Williams, Colorado’s secretary of state, is aiding and abetting the president’s effort to retroactively justify his loss of the popular vote. The federal government has no ...

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

Public lands better used by recreation

The conflict between hikers and taxpayers who pay for roads, fences and gates used by a minority of ranchers grazing cattle for minimal fees on public land has caused some ranchers to harass...

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

Sabido story handled poorly by Herald

As two members of the group that is supporting Rosa Sabido in Mancos during her time in sanctuary, we are struck by the unfortunate need of The Durango Herald (July 2) to sensationalize a st...

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

Are we America first or America alone?

I’ll start by making it clear that I believe America should be a team player in the world. I believe we all share this planet and it’s in our best interests to work for peace, justice, equal...

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

Democrats: Time to find a real message

It continues to give me great pleasure that the diminished Durango Herald continues to print anti-Trump rhetoric and comics. Specifically speaking, the McDonalds parody with “McCo...

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

Life experience should be commended

Each of our county commissioners was elected, in part, based on the sum total of his or her job experiences. Experience is valuable: people with limited job or life experience rarely get ele...

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

Lloyd part of a local tradition of caring

I enjoyed the article on Capt. Leo Lloyd of the Durango Fire Protection District (Herald, July 3). He’s a remarkable man, and I’m glad to have known Leo when I was a nurse in the Mercy Hospi...

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

Explore a new political direction in August

I’m committed to this country, our Constitution and Bill of Rights and the principles of democracy, but troubled by our undemocratic elections and how our political parties have been co-opte...

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

‘Droners’ have a helpful option with fires

I see that you have been editorializing about the disgraceful droners who interfered with the fire-fighting effort on the Lightner Creek fire (Herald, July 5). You know, we’re no...

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

Seeking communication on facility remodel

About a month ago, I wrote a letter to the editor concerning the untrustworthy behavior of the general services director and his associates. The issue at hand was in regards to a La Plata Co...

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

Trumpcare takes ‘care’ out of healthcare

All of us know that health care is about more than pushing pills and performing surgery. The best healthcare is about providers who can listen. It is about offering help and hope...

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

Fix problems with ACA for all Americans

I have been watching the healthcare debate on television and in the papers. It is hard to understand the self-centered health care proposals that the Republican leadership is pro...

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