The editorial on prioritizing parking in the July 15 edition is spot on and overdue. In city planning and actions, there has been far more emphasis on bicycle and pedestrian…
The editorial on July 6, “Cheney shines light on lie,” was indeed accurate, especially in the next to last paragraph, “we can’t tolerate any longer the lie that has ripped…
In the just completed primary election, Jim Candelaria ran on his record during his current term as commissioner. Given that he only won by 72 votes, it would appear that…
Speaking as a longtime Durango local, I absolutely love the chime and believe it should never be silenced. Keep it going year-round! Steve Underwood Durango
A letter-writer on June 29 lamented the “name-calling” that has labeled people who deny the results of the 2020 election as “election deniers.” So despite the fact that it seems…
Durango’s next step: Build a parking garage! How many parking studies, traffic studies, etc., does it take to persuade the City of Durango that it should seriously consider a parking…
I live next to a hay field near Pastorius Reservoir. Earlier in the year, I was told by my landlord they would be spraying the nearly 2 dozen acres with…
This year, 17 new fees were passed, totaling a staggering $776,832,144. No, your eyes are not playing a trick on you. That number is three-quarters of a billion dollars to…
I was quite perplexed as to why The Durango Herald thought the guest column “Read this before taking up hockey,” written by a basketball coach, was funny while it completely…
I’m proud of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert for her unwavering support of our Second Amendment rights. Boebert is correct that it is our constitutional right to keep and bear arms and…
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s recent comment, featuring the separation of church and state as junk, is astounding! Doesn’t she realize that women struggled over a century for suffrage? That women…
Recreational wolf hunting must never happen! Wolves are intelligent, social animals. Pack structures, prey and territorialism combine to regulate wild wolf populations. Science indicates that there is no need to…
Let’s see some of this administration’s achievements that “Biden is better than average,” a headline from an editorial in May. In the handling of Afghanistan, America has lost credibility abroad.…
Imagine reading this letter in the back of the newspaper: Dear Abby, This summer I have been inundated with unwelcome guests. They leave trash in my yard and shopping carts…
It’s sobering to know that we humans inadvertently ingest about a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. So, it’s not a huge shock that plastic has been found in…
In The Durango Herald on Sat., July 2, Andrew Gulliford pointed out that wolves manage their own herds through migration. Also wolves are what is known as a “keystone” or…
It had been nearly a week since Lauren Boebert uttered an offensive, inaccurate statement, so I should have known it was time for this misguided individual to strike again. Regarding…
The current disregard for the safety of ordinary Americans, including schoolchildren and their teachers, brings to mind my personal experience with background checks. I’m a family physician who has been…
Among many discussions about whether or not our elections are fair, most center around the voting process. However, fair elections must begin much earlier than election day. Do you know…
Lauren Boebert signs are big images of her with the word “freedom” easily seen. I’d like to know if she thinks freedom is being afraid to send your child to…
I received a postcard in the mail, urging me to vote for Lauren Boebert, who is running to retain her seat as the representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Three…
Voting used to be straight forward and simple. We went to our polling places, wrote our signature next to our address in the notebook of registered voters and cast our…
My wife and I have a three-acre ranchette between Cortez and Dolores, and love our location and the people we have as neighbors. Most of our neighbors are more conservative…
In response to a recent letter in The Durango Herald, I would like all motorists to know that pedestrians are just as careless as some motorists. Every time I visit…
I want to send a huge thank you to all of those who came out to vote in the primary elections. It is not only important to make our voice…
Who in the world could possibly believe the “Big Lie” after hearing the January 6 inquiry? My American flag flies high with pride for those public servants who have exposed…
In 1776, we Americans were dirt-poor farmers, roving merchants and indentured servants, who often lived hand to mouth. We were struggling peasants who dared to unite in defiance of two…
Let’s talk equality, equity, fairness and equal opportunity! These are words we hear repeatedly and strive to live by daily. Yet no one has mentioned or perhaps considered how unfair…
Thinking about the Republican senators who have been quietly bought by the National Rifle Association and gun lobby for years, I wonder what their reaction would be if their (grand)child’s…
Our country has issues and where does that list start? Many of those issues seem simply out of our control. That is not to say we should not work on…
