Editorials
Our view: The big repeal
On this day two-and-a-half centuries ago, the fuse was lit for revolution
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Letters to the Editor
Letters: Some unsung heroes of the pandemic
As a teacher in 9-R, I see our custodians struggle with short staffing, late hours and few accolades; however, the custodians at my school consistently demonstrate a strong work ethic…
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Letters: Turn up to turn away crazy Democrats
This team, said Friedman, can defeat President Trump. If these candidates don’t unite, wrote Friedman, “you can kiss the America you grew up in goodbye.” I don’t know what America…
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Letters: Act now or pay later on virus and climate
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, climate change has taken a temporary backseat as a threat to society. The river loses nearly 10% of its annual flow for every increase in…
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Letters: Nothing amusing in puns, cows’ plight
Injured humans were sent to a hospital for treatment, but what happened to the cows who survived this terrifying incident? It was probably back to business as usual. Most cows…
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Letters: I keep thinking this just can’t be real
I had just been thinking that this coronavirus pandemonium and what’s happening throughout the world should be only a bad dream or a made-for-TV, B-grade movie. This just can’t be…
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Our view: The greatest protest song
Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Black Boys on Mopeds’ keeps making trouble
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Letters: This is not restoring trust in Durango government
But the property owners openly offered their property to the city for a crossing and a riverside city park. This included three building sites and a few hundred feet of…
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Letters: I hope that 32nd Street bridge gets built
I followed the Herald’s coverage and attended one meeting, and as an avid bike commuter and Animas River Trail user, I support the current proposition. It seems like perhaps a…
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Letters: Why not equal time for fallen soldiers?
Judging by the coverage he received in the Herald, he was highly regarded in the local biking community. I read his story on the front page of the Friday Herald…
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Letters: For your information, the dog still barks
After the citation, the court proceedings lasted about a year, from 2018 to 2019, with legal nothingness. The dog continued to bark. The court case was dismissed. The dog still…
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Letters: The audience was unmasked and vulnerable
New Face Productions was an enabler of that phenomenon at the end of February. In collaboration with Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall, it brought Tim Robbins and The Actors…
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Our view: From a distance, we salute you
It’s hard to know how to brace for whatever comes next, but we’re game
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Letters: Mercy does great on physical therapy
Our experiences at three hospitals in Colorado are noteworthy. Most recently, my husband was a patient at Mercy twice in two weeks. From the first encounter with nurses and physicians…
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Letters: News media and Hillary are unfair to Bernie Sanders
MSNBC celebrity Chuck Todd went further, referring to Bernie’s entourage as a “brownshirt brigade” – like the violent mobs who supported Hitler. Chris Matthews of MSNBC imagined up Castro and…
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Our view: Now everyone wants to fight the Nazis
How the ACLU turned 100 and joined the Trump Resistance
Letters to the Editor
Letters: It’s time to really grill La Plata Electric
Asking the board for a copy of the 2020 budget, I was given a summary budget with expenses of almost $24 million. When I asked for a detailed budget, the…
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Letters: On the current lack of Christian charity
However, speaking with other acquaintances who identify as Christians, and reading statements put forth by evangelicals who also identify as Christian, listening to their dismissal of a livable wage, homelessness,…
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Letters: Durango gem club blows away Wyoming visitor
I was looking forward to spending time with family in Durango and enjoying the outdoors, but I also hoped to learn something new. Once in Durango, I found the Gem…
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Letters: Congress, fix deadly, idiotic Medicare
We’ve paid thousands of dollars into it and it pays almost nothing out. Its customer service is abominable, and quite frankly, a person with Type 1 diabetes cannot live without…
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Letter: There is gender bias in Herald reporting
Unfortunately, the article refers to Erika as “a mother of twins,” while describing her competitor as a Durango educational consultant. While Erika’s identity as a mother is relevant, it is…
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Letters: It’s time to let taxpayers vote on bridge
Before I sat to write this letter to the editor, I decided I needed to become more informed; I attended one meeting with our mayor, Melissa Youssef, and have attended…
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Letters: 9-R needs more positive attention paid
Teachers and students are why the district exists. Through the Herald, I know more about what students are learning at Animas High, Ignacio and Bayfield than at 9-R. Bayfield and…
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Letters: 9-R board and administration were deaf
I’m sorry the cafeteria employees felt the community’s upset was directed at them. It doesn’t seem to me that folks were angry at the kitchen staff, outside of the inappropriate…
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Letters: Don’t let Trump destroy our democracy!
He has been empowered by his impeachment acquittal to begin functioning as a dictator. He has destroyed our constitutionally mandated three coequal branches of government. He has breached the rule…
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Our view: A craft anniversary
On March 7, 1923, Robert Frost published his plain, defining poem
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Republicans are destroying democracy
The case as presented was undeniable. The Republicans broke their oath to weigh the evidence objectively, and continually shifted their demands of proof higher and higher. Gardner goes on to…
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Letters: Climate crisis is real, just ask Australia
Richard Riethmiller spouted disinformation on this crisis in his letter to the editor (“Climate nonsense dreamed up by profs,” Feb. 21) Ask Australians after their unprecedented wildfires if climate crisis…