Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Repeal Gallagher, fund communities
Jean AaroDurango(The writer is president of the League of Women Voters of La Plata County.)
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Unlike Minkler, Salka knows many things
As a Bayfield Town Board member and then mayor, Matt was a leader in expanding business opportunities through the Mill Street Revitalization Project. Unlike his opponent, who only knows ranching,…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: The Herald is fake news; vote Democrat!
Vote blue this election year! We don’t need the insanity going on at the national level to come home to Durango. Trey PetersonDurango
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Make history by voting for Jack Turner
Jack’s running as an independent for La Plata County commissioner, with no party backing or the political baggage that comes with it. Even the county’s top election official, the county…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Liability waivers for homeless camps
A sign-in ledger could contain appropriate language. Additionally, “Use At Own Risk” signage should be prominently posted. It occurs to me that potential liabilities arising could prove to be significant.…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: You want Jack Turner looking out for you
We want someone who looks out for our community, not because it is their job but because they actually care for the people in it. Jack is that person. Dakota…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Demand more money for Postal Service
The Postal Service was not designed to be profitable. It was designed for all Americans. I share an appreciation for building more efficiency into mail delivery, but that’s not what’s…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Trump doesn’t have patience for Korea
This is simply not President Trump’s thing. Trump’s thing is blather, bluster, magical thinking, lies and photo ops. It may not be just American democracy that’s at stake in this…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Would you let Trump enter your house?
If you answered No to the above questions, you are probably a good person. So do the right thing and go vote. Debi EllisDurango
Letters to the Editor
Letters: The president insults Indigenous women
I’m a Native American woman from the Navajo Nation, which survived genocide and cultural assimilation. We are a matriarchal society and I was raised by strong women. His attack was…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: I’m voting for National Popular Vote
We can truly make every vote matter by changing the way we elect our president. Proposition 113, the National Popular Vote, is on the ballot this fall. It asks voters…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton for commissioner
Marsha is already visioning for La Plata County. We don’t need more unpredictability in leadership in the midst of the turmoil of our lives. Marsha has a positive, compassionate temperament…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: We need Durango consumer protection
In my case, as a retired senior litigation attorney, I can just say “Here is what I should owe you, and sue me if you dare.” But not all here…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Trump will end Social Security, Medicare
Trump proposes to fund the programs with general tax revenue. Really? The Social Security program alone currently pays benefits totaling over $1.1 trillion a year. Who seriously believes general revenue…