According to the Center for Responsive Politics, from 2005-2018, three of Rep. Scott Tipton’s largest donors are SG Interests (donated $52,539), Anschutz Corporation (donated $45,800) and Koch Industries (donated $42,250).…
In the July 5 edition of The Durango Herald, the current editorial page editor, Robert Meyerowitz, was introduced with this quote: “For instance, instead of decrying the extreme politics of…
I am a veteran, a voter and a Christian. In the next few days and even right now, we are seeing the beginning of genocide in the Northern Syrian province…
In June, many of us called the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to task for starting the 416 Fire. The accusation caused as much furor in Durango as the…
We were affected, as most were, with the 416 Fire. It started about a mile from our home, and having just moved here from the Denver area in April, we…
Dear friends who vote Republican, I am speaking to decent people whom I don’t know, as well as some special folk. Yes, you, friends, you know who you are. You…
Durango loses a passionate volunteer who built a stronger community
The recent coverage of the homeless issue and the attempt by the Herald to frame it as a hot-button issue in the coming election obscure the fact that this is…
Your recent articles about a new convention center have been very interesting. When I was director of sales and marketing at the Red Lion Inn (now the DoubleTree Hotel) in…
Though not for everyone, Durango’s tiny house village deserves the green light
In a recent article in the Herald, Congressman Tipton’s communications director was quoted saying, “While some would claim that there is broad consensus for this legislation [the San Juan Mountains…
I believe your biased and liberal newspaper has reached a new low-level reporting milestone. The cartoon you have chosen to reproduce and publish (Aug. 31) slanders and demeans those of…
Beware of false and deceiving publications blasting the cost of Medicare For All. A recent analysis of the costs of universal health care misled and failed to thoroughly investigate all…
You would not know the Rockies were in a pennant race by reading the paper. Come on, Herald. Go, Rockies! Keith Byington Durango
Our local college/community station 93.9 is a local treasure and should be given some recognition. Existing for over 40 years, KDUR is a phenomenal place to listen to various broadcasts,…
But there is no reason to panic about whatever comes next, or when
Have I missed something? The Durango City Council is asking city voters to approve a $218,000,000 tax increase on the November ballot. This request has local sales tax and local…
My son Lucas has learning disabilities and is very successful in our community. I just heard that Trump called Jeff Sessions mentally retarded! What is wrong with the president? The…
Why do you think the oil and gas industry has directional drilling? The setbacks will not affect anyone. They can drill from thousands of yards away and not affect anyone.…
President Trump’s authoritarian and autocratic tendencies, long obvious, are only becoming more clear. He wants to pick economic winners – coal and steel, for instance – by using ill-considered tariffs.…
When most people think of Medicaid, their first thoughts are of medical insurance for those with low income or the unemployed. In a lot of circumstances, though, Medicaid is much…
In the Durango Herald Aug. 31 there was an article promoting the benefits of growing milkweed to be food for butterflies (“Citizen scientists enlisted to research monarch butterfly mystery”). The…
On Aug. 16, 2014, Sean Smith sent the Durango Gun Club a letter. In this letter, he stated: “With that said, the sheriff’s job is to enforce laws! So, until…
Well, I’ve made up my mind. And just in time, too, because the election is only about two months away. I’m going to give Guinn Unger, Democratic candidate for the…
To the person who distributed a flyer on Saturday morning for a meeting: You did not do your cause any favors by irritating homeowners. Whoever posted the flyer trespassed on…
