Animas Surgical Hospital urges each member of our community to commit to helping one another. The pandemic brings to the forefront our interconnected community. We rely on each other. Educators…
I am urging respectful discourse around the issue of The Chief and the owners of Toh-Atin Gallery. The Clark family has a multi-generational tradition of supporting Native Americans and their…
I read the article in the Jan. 8 edition of the Herald, and found many of the opinions of the homeless to be the main problem we are facing in…
While I agree with Dick White (Herald, editorial, Jan. 7) that the Jan. 6, 2021, riots were a stain on our democracy, his comparison to the Sept. 11 attacks, Pearl…
As a 9-R parent, I am very excited about Ascent Classical Academy coming to the Durango area. I would like to express a sense of urgency in getting Ascent open…
I was glad to see the Herald’s support for a do-over on the disposition of our old high school (editorial, Dec. 25). This beautiful building needs to be used as…
Our community recently had a child, who may not have been vaccinated, die due to COVID-19. What a very sad story and our hearts continue to go out to her…
The recent wolf depredation in northern Colorado is an issue that must be addressed fairly and expeditiously. As someone who voted for wolf restoration in our state, I feel a…
After a long and arduous process, including Freedom of Information Act requests and legal complaints, the U.S. Forest Service has finally released documents that detail appraised values of the public…
Yeah, it’s me, the old guy, again. This is the place where we speak our minds and maybe even collaborate to make a new tomorrow. I’m tired of the labels…
It was with great incredulousness that I learned that the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe was in a secondary use position regarding irrigation water in their watershed; they certainly predated everyone…
An important discussion is taking place across our country. We in the Four Corners have a chance to be a constructive part of it. It’s about racial justice. We are…
The tragic house-to-house fire in the Boulder area is a perfect example of why a fire station and ambulance service need to be as close to demand as possible. Indeed,…
There are two issues that need to be seriously addressed at Purgatory: Bullying and speeding in slow zones. I have been snowboarding at Purgatory for 19 years. Ten years ago,…
As we goose-step though the latest “crisis of fear,” I can’t help but take a look back. As a youngster, I would think: “How could those horrible events happen in…
The recent wolf killing of a calf in Jackson County is both a hard loss for a ranching family and a reminder of the importance of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s…
I understand that the Herald feels it should publish all letters to the editor. But by printing Richard Podlesnik’s letter (Dec. 31), the Herald is complicit in spreading disinformation concerning…
I am writing to express my disappointment in the Durango-La Plata County Airport and its failure to support COVID-19-relevant public health measures. I am a Durango native who traveled home…
In his Dec. 31 letter, Richard Podlesnik spewed, with the acquiescence of The Durango Herald, a number of false and easily refuted lies about the COVID-19 vaccine. His source for…
I am writing to express my fury with Judge William Herringer’s recent ruling in the death of Benjamin Sonntag. The defendant was sentenced to only three years in prison for…
In response to “Conservation partners target 300,000 acres in Southwest Colorado” published in The Durango Herald (Dec. 24): The obvious: Fire is a natural component of ecosystems whereas logging (the…
At the Nov. 30 Durango School District 9-R board meeting, an agenda item called “Public Suggested Vaccine Mandate” was discussed at 9:22 p.m. by directors Kristin Smith, Erika Brown, Andrea…
I also use the crosswalk that Joe Lewandowski wrote about in his recent letter to the editor (Herald, Dec. 11). I stand, waiting, while watching drivers proceed on their way,…
Just wanted to remind Durango of how, in wanting to “save a buck,” they took up much of the beauty and available-for-recreation land for the “enhanced” sanitation structures at Santa…
I fear for our children. Sixteen thousand medical doctors and scientists declare “that healthy children shall not be subject to forced vaccination.” (https://doctorsandscientistsdeclaration.org/) From Robert F. Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense…
It is unfortunate Gerry Cuca (letters, Herald, Dec. 24) continues to believe that Lauren Boebert has the best interest of the people in the 3rd Congressional District as primary in…
The Durango Creative District would like to take this opportunity to address our involvement with the “Community Conversation: Indigenous Mascots” event at the Durango Arts Center. Through the efforts of…
We are the Los Pinos Anti-Racism Project, a group of citizens from the Pine River Valley working to end racism in all of its forms here in our beloved communities.…
Durango Fire Protection District Chief Hal Doughty extolled the virtues of housing his main station, EMTs, Durango Police and 911 operators in one building during Durango School District 9-R’s PR…
I wake up every day and thank God that we have Lauren Boebert as our 3rd Congressional District representative. She has stood up for all that is important to me…
