I am very concerned and even angered that Jared Polis has refused to debate Walker Stapleton at the Club 20 annual meeting. Club 20 has hosted political debates for years…
Please vote with me in support of a modest mill levy for our fantastic Pine River Library this November! It gives so much to us that it becomes the heart…
Steep forest terrain challenges crews battling wildfires. Firefighters are often hampered by the inaccessibility of the rugged burning areas that lack roads, making their jobs dangerous and difficult. Air support…
Recently, The Durango Brewing Company closed its operations in Durango. The owners’ decision to close and their legal right to maintain the use of the Durango name on their product…
Jonathan Romeo/Durango HeraldParks and Recreation Director Cathy Metz and Sen. Michael Bennet stand infront of the skate park in Durango, which was funded in part by the Land and Water…
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald <br><br>07-23-018- Durango- Durango Police Department officers, Jim Martindale, center, and Leonard Martinez, assist, Astro (Grandpa) out of his tent on Monday morning and making sure all the…
Michelle Donaldson’s argument to keep Durango in the Albuquerque market (“Southwest Colorado television viewers in for another year of New Mexico politics, crime,” Herald, Aug. 19) is a convoluted one.…
I was pleased to read the piece by Tad Elliott (“My Durango is your Durango,” Herald, Aug. 18). His grandmother, Nancy Elliott, was a mentor to me, and I have…
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Term-limited Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper asks a question of his staff before delivering his final State of the State address to a joint assembly in the State…
With President Donald Trump’s cohorts dropping like flies, his meeting with Vladimir Putin now makes sense. A job interview! Denis Stratford Bayfield
Regarding the article “Southwest Colorado television viewers in for another year of New Mexico politics, crime” (Aug. 19) – Get used to it? Really? Still? What is wrong with this…
I was saddened to read the Herald’s article about SUCAP’s funding cuts (“Southern Ute Indian Tribe cuts funding to social services nonprofit,” Aug. 16). SUCAP is one of the original…
Apparently, Laurie Meininger has never attended a rodeo before (“Misogyny and politicking at rodeo: Stop,” Aug. 19). That is what a rodeo clown does, tells jokes and entertains the crowd.…
Recall Mayor Sweetie Marbury. She is not sweet. She does not speak for me. Frances T. Hecht Durango
So glad to see such good coverage on the La Plata County Fair! Thank you! However, your coverage of the Spanish Trails Fiesta was pathetic. Times for events were not…
I am a resident of La Plata County and have been for 37 years. I live in the mountains so I have no access to cable television or any station…
Letter-writer Laurie Meininger is surprised by the rodeo’s rampant misogyny (“Misogyny and politicking at rodeo: Stop,” Aug. 16). She shouldn’t be. Sexism is inherent in rodeo. Here’s a favorite quote…
Steve Bannon was interviewed a few days ago. Sorting through the ideological fuzz, he claims the November elections will be an up-or-down vote on the Trump agenda. Photos of President…
Jared Polisdu1-i-syn A cardinal rule of campaigning for public office, especially as an election draws near, concerns impressions: Generate the positive whenever possible. Avoid the negative like the plague. Which…
Like many of you, I am extremely concerned about so many issues these days. However, I can’t help but feel our overriding concern should be with the environment because if…
The Durango Herald joined an editorial chorus of more than 100 newspapers in one giant coordinated primal whine against interference with “freedom of the press.” (“We’re with you,” Aug. 14).…
So let me get this straight. Rodeo: a so-called sport (although the animals are not willing participants) in which the neck of a steer is twisted as the animal is…
Courtesy City of Durango <br><br>The city’s Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility is taking shape next to U.S. Highway 550/160.du1-i-syn The proximity of the Animas River is a treasure for Durangoans…
Thank you to Laurie Meininger for speaking out about the misogyny and jokes demeaning women displayed at the local rodeo (“Misogyny and politicking at rodeo: Stop,” Aug. 16). Such disgusting…
Facts should help shape opinions, but opinions do not determine facts. The ignition source of the 416 Fire is not decided by how many people support or criticize the railroad.…
