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Our view: A glimpse of battle in primary results
Hickenlooper moves on to his biggest fight while CD3 battle promises sparks
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Letters: To people who bring packages, thanks
The biggest Christmas season at my house does not even compare to the number of delivery orders I have placed in the last eight weeks. I have received many packages,…
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Letters: Wearing a mask is not a punishment
I have read that many people who choose not to wear a mask feel that people who are immune-compromised should just stay home. Do you know who and how many…
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Letters: Has Donald Trump hit a new, new low?
But President Trump outdoes each of the locals. In a rambling mess of word salad that we have been normalized to accept as a presidential speech, Trump leaps upon a…
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Letters: White supremacy in Durango with ‘Chief’
White supremacy thrives in our institutions. Not far from the surface, we find beliefs and practices maintaining the premise of white dominance. This petition joins the protests against symbols of…
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Letters: No disrespect in ‘Chief’ sign; it’s respect
Over the last 40-plus years, we have developed deep friendships in Durango and the surrounding area and none more cherished than the Clark family, who own and operate Toh-Atin, one…
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Letters: How about a win-win on ‘Chief’ sign?
Nevertheless, the design of the “Chief” seems done in the style of caricature, which is often used as a comic imitation. Perhaps this is not intended, but there are people…
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Letters: Herald allows racist term in its letters
Do better, Durango Herald. Why do you print letters from South Carolina anyway? Rose CooperDurango
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Our view: FLC is ready
Fort Lewis College, with adjustments, ably prepares for students’ return
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Letters: I welcome Durango’s mask ordinance
I applaud the city councilors for passing it, and I hope businesses enforce it. We all want the economy to get going again; we want to buy things in stores,…
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Letters: We’re proud to help restore cutthroats
The discovery and subsequent rescue of this subspecies of cutthroat is very important and historic. At the end of the article it references the “dedicated conservation effort” that dates back…
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Letters: My agenda is clean, affordable energy
The energy business has changed; and change is difficult. The electric power business at one time was easy. Dig coal, burn coal, send the juice to the lines. But burning…
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Our view: Remembering The Capital newsroom shootings
du1-i-syn TheCapital column, under the headline “Jarrod wants to be your friend,” was fairly tame. “If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably gotten a friend request or message from an old…
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Letters: Leftism more dangerous than COVID-19
Symptoms of leftism include: hating America; feeling justified in rioting, looting, stealing and killing of innocent people in the name of social justice; expressing hate against the police who are…
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Letters: Beware white nationalist internet hoaxes
Threats of violence aimed at protesters began to appear on social media and men wielding firearms intimidated a protest organized by high school students in Pagosa Springs. Such misinformation and…
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Letters: Like it or not, this is not all about you
He also appears to live in his own bubble. The medical staff who helped him heal don’t have those options. Nor do the waitstaff and store clerks who are keeping…
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Letters: Our back to school could look like this
Here’s what I think it could look like: There could be an a.m. session and a p.m. session. The morning session would take place 7:30 to 11 (early, I know).…
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Letters: Police should check for masks in stores
When I asked the clerk about enforcement, she said the chain’s owner doesn’t believe they are necessary and that the local police can enforce this expectation. When I can shop…
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Letters: They are whom we really need to thank
To the contrary, our local nonprofit hospital, Mercy, drastically reduced business and is now in need of patients. Who we really need to thank is all the cashiers and workers…
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Letters: Please keep posting the COVID statistics
They are willing to sacrifice the vulnerable because it inconveniences them. Sure, it’s inconvenient to wear a mask for 10 minutes in the grocery store; try wearing one for your…
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Letters: Why does Durango honor Columbus?
He did not discover America. His arrival to the Caribbean and North America began an abomination of massacres, torture, rape, disease and forceful relocation of Native Americans. With his arrival…
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Letters: ‘Chief’ offends a lot of us – take it down
Co-owner of Toh-Atin Antonia Clark was quoted in the Herald saying, “He looks like a lot of the people we work with” (“More than 1,400 people call for ‘Chief’ to…
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Letters: Elway could carry Kaepernick’s message
At what point will former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick be forgiven for taking a knee to protest police killings of unarmed Black men and women? When will NFL…
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Letters: White opinions about sign do not count
Your previous article about the Toh-Atin Gallery “chief” sign limited its inquiry about whether the statue should be taken down to artists who depend on the gallery for income and…
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Letters: Sign stands for artistic uplift, not racism
As a young man,I worked in close proximity to Clark over a period of several years. I also came to know him for starting Toh-Atin as a means to preserve…
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Our view: Done with Oñate
In 2020, praising Custer makes as much sense as ... celebrating Juan de Oñate
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Letters: Grandfather hot springs into its glory
Now I read the local bureaucracy is trying to stifle and micromanage a historical and wonderful spot in your town (“Limits on noise, hours weigh on Durango Hot Springs,” June…
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Letters: The city should be lowering water rates
Councilor Chris Bettin is committed to high rates and had the audacity to contend that council is doing a disservice by not raising the water rates further. Mayor Dean Brookie…
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Our view: We support the mask rule
Having to wear a mask at some times in some places is not the end of liberty