Letters to the Editor

Supporting a Durango that welcomes all
Letters to the Editor

Supporting a Durango that welcomes all

April 2, 2025

We haven’t forgotten. There may be massive and destructive changes currently happening across our country, but we will not allow the tall, blatantly racist statue at the Toh-Atin Gallery in…

Medicaid funding cuts jeopardize community health
Letters to the Editor

Medicaid funding cuts jeopardize community health

March 30, 2025

As a social worker and educator who has practiced in this community for 36 years, I am deeply concerned about the proposed federal budget, which includes substantial cuts to Medicaid…

Vote Koso for quality leadership on City Council
Letters to the Editor

Vote Koso for quality leadership on City Council

March 30, 2025

I believe that Kip Koso would be a great choice for Durango City Council. Having the pleasure of knowing him well as a teenager, college student and then as a…

Astounded at prices CommonSpirit charges
Opinion

Astounded at prices CommonSpirit charges

March 30, 2025

I am shocked. I just received my claim summaries for the shots I take once a month. Since I am only taking these for 12 months, it is important that…

Why Durango needs Shirley Gonzales on City Council
Opinion

Why Durango needs Shirley Gonzales on City Council

March 30, 2025

Chances for owning a home in Durango are disappearing, and many of us can’t even make rent. We’ve made some progress, but Durango needs new solutions and deeper commitment to…

Loyal to Durango, vote Koso for City Council
Opinion

Loyal to Durango, vote Koso for City Council

March 28, 2025

I am writing in support of Kip Koso for City Council. I have had the pleasure of knowing Koso since 2000 when we met as neighbors. I witnessed him raise…

Correcting the record on Schneider Park restroom design
Letters to the Editor

Correcting the record on Schneider Park restroom design

March 26, 2025

Councilor Olivier Bosmans’ assertion that the city has budgeted $400,000 to design a bathroom at Schneider Park (Herald, March 12) is factually incorrect. The citizen-driven Financial Advisory Board has been…

Smart nutrition column not so smart
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Smart nutrition column not so smart

March 26, 2025

I am writing as an Exercise Science Professor Emeritus about the column “Fueling your life: The power of smart nutrition” (Herald, Mar. 19), a once again disturbingly irresponsible column full…

should admit it made a huge mistake
Opinion

should admit it made a huge mistake

March 26, 2025

The Herald endorsed Rep Hurd before the election. When is the Herald going to admit that it made a huge mistake? Hurd is and has been following the Trump party…

Vote Koso, Gonzales, Elias for city council
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Vote Koso, Gonzales, Elias for city council

March 23, 2025

This is blatantly political … an appeal to Durango voters regarding city council candidates I have been deeply involved in the current city council election because I am deeply concerned…

Primergy, Hesperus Solar is not needed
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Primergy, Hesperus Solar is not needed

March 23, 2025

LPEA has its future power needs covered, says LPEA CEO Chris Hansen during his coffee talk rounds with members. When the current Tri-State contract ends in April 2026, LPEA will…

RV park is nothing but an ugly dense parking lot
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RV park is nothing but an ugly dense parking lot

March 23, 2025

He’s at it again. The developer is making false promises about the RV Park development in the Animas Valley since the beginning. With his 2nd submission, he shows the harsh…

Navajo Code Talkers should be revered not erased
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Navajo Code Talkers should be revered not erased

March 23, 2025

The Trump Administration and the Department of Defense are deleting articles on the Navajo Code Talkers. The administration claims that the Code Talkers represent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). I…

Vote “For” 2A for a better Durango
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Vote “For” 2A for a better Durango

March 23, 2025

I respectfully request that residents vote “For” Ballot Issue 2A to reauthorize our ½ cent dedicated sales tax. Rarely does one enjoy the chance to vote on a tax so…

DJT is a monkey with a sharpie
Letters to the Editor

DJT is a monkey with a sharpie

March 23, 2025

DJ Trump says “Sleepy Joe” did not sign his (needless) pardon of the Jan. 6. committee members with a real pen. So, Liz Cheney is now cleared for imprisonment and…

Speak out for a free press, your family’s future
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Speak out for a free press, your family’s future

March 23, 2025

Felon Trump has said he aims to dismantle Voice of America, NPR, and PBS. What’s next, the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts? Then, The Durango Herald, and the Durango Telegraph…

Cutting science budgets column deserves broad distribution
Letters to the Editor

Cutting science budgets column deserves broad distribution

March 23, 2025

Professors Black’s and DiRussos’ column on the destructive effects of cutting scientific research budgets (Herald, Mar. 16) deserves wide distribution. These two scientists and educators presented their opinion based upon…

The promise of social security, a looming emergency
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The promise of social security, a looming emergency

March 23, 2025

Like many semiretired people, I am drawing on the money I deposited (through taxes) into social security. I count on this monthly disbursement for paying bills, for food, for paying…

Trump is no “Man of Peace”
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Trump is no “Man of Peace”

March 23, 2025

In his desperate efforts to keep himself perceived as instrumental in the attempts to end the war in Ukraine, Trump has speciously postured himself as a man of peace. A…

Rep. Hurd leading on protecting tax credits
Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd leading on protecting tax credits

March 23, 2025

Thanks to Rep. Jeff Hurd for joining 20 of his fellow House Republicans in a letter asking House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith to protect clean energy tax…

Enforce illegal red light runners, before cameras
Letters to the Editor

Enforce illegal red light runners, before cameras

March 23, 2025

A recent Herald article said the city is considering the possibility of installing speed enforcement cameras. Of much greater importance would be to enforce the illegality of running red lights.…

Solutions with no problems, call for new council
Letters to the Editor

Solutions with no problems, call for new council

March 23, 2025

As a 30-plus year resident, I have seen a lot of bad ideas come from the city. Barb Bell’s letter (Herald, Mar. 12) is exactly right. The city should never…

Rep. Hurd is adversarial toward public lands
Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd is adversarial toward public lands

March 23, 2025

Rep. Hurd puts the interests of big business and the elite Republican DC establishment above those of his constituents by his recent actions. Rep. Hurd just introduced the Productive Public…

Support our future, support 2A
Letters to the Editor

Support our future, support 2A

March 23, 2025

Those who helped craft the “For” Ballot Issue 2A statement in the municipal election informational booklet worked hard to ensure that our position and claims were as accurate as possible.…

Trying to reach Rep. Hurd with questions
Letters to the Editor

Trying to reach Rep. Hurd with questions

March 23, 2025

Rep. Hurd, Thank you for your update (Herald, Mar. 9) I value the time you took to communicate with your constituents. You have a tough job. I ask that in…

Rep. Hurd, please get our people back to work
Opinion

Rep. Hurd, please get our people back to work

March 23, 2025

I participated in the Mar. 11 virtual town hall with Rep. Jeff Hurd, along with 7,500 other folks. I want to thank the congressman for holding the event and encourage…

It’s not too late for Hurd to speak out
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It’s not too late for Hurd to speak out

March 21, 2025

Does Rep. Hurd realize that President Donald Trump has gone to Mar-a-Lago almost every week – six times – since the inauguration? Trump loves his own golf courses. Fine. But…