Nearly two weeks have gone by where if there were referees overlooking the two sides fighting in Ukraine, Putin has the advantage by waving nuclear war in our face, with…
Our representative, Lauren Boebert, has become nothing more than a piddly heckler and a pusher of nonsensical conspiracies and lies. Not only is she an embarrassment to Colorado’s 3rd Congressional…
Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene showed themselves to be not worthy of the positions they hold in our national government on Tuesday night, when they heckled President Biden as…
In reference to March 4, The Durango Herald’s subhead on top of the front-page reading: “Man worries for future of separatist country; others believe Putin’s crusade is justified.” It is…
After reading the March 4 paper about the “opinions” of three women living in Durango (but formerly from Russia or Ukraine), I wondered why The Durango Herald chose to print…
Recent intelligence indicates that if Russian President Vladimir Putin elects to attack the U.S. he is most likely to use a nuclear high-altitude EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) weapon. These weapons, exploded…
Since its reconstruction in the 1990s, I’ve considered the so-called Swinging Bridge a perfect metaphor for the changes in Durango. Into the 1970s, the Swinging Bridge fairly bucked. It could…
Andrew Zeiler’s letter to the editor (Feb. 26) needs some clarification. The current exorbitant inflation was caused by flooding the market with cash in a shorter period than suppliers we’re…
The City Council has hired a consulting firm to come up with a new plan for Main Avenue. They came up with four choices, all with common features: Traffic on…
Regarding this push to bring Ascent Classical Academy to Durango, if one digs a little deeper, ACA seems to be a religious school trying to use language that does not…
I could not help but write after reading “As Durango grows and becomes more expensive, is its culture changing?” (Herald, Feb. 26). Perhaps it’s not the culture but the elitist…
Eighty-year-old Roger Hill used to go fishing on the Arkansas River in Colorado. But he sometimes had to duck baseball-size rocks thrown at him by landowners who insisted he was…
We face two major issues in Colorado concerning public education: We need to pay off the $572 million negative factor debt we owe our school districts from 2008, and we…
Reading Page 3A of the March 2 issue of the Herald, I was concerned to see that canine distemper has been found in local raccoons. At College Drive and East…
Once again, and seemingly on a daily basis, our faux representative for District 3 has continued on her relentless drive to be our biggest national embarrassment. Her disgusting, juvenile, disrespectful,…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered the productive coexistence that prevailed since the fall of the Berlin Wall. With war erupting in Ukraine, Europeans suddenly are faced with the defense…
Could it be that the picture of Lauren Boebert heckling the president during the State of the Union address will become the clearest evidence yet of her complete unsuitability to…
Having been redistricted out of office, Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose, touting his ability to “reach across the aisle,” has announced his intention to oppose Rep. Lauren Boebert in the 3rd…
Local documentary offers inside look at resources, recovery
What a sad day when Colorado is represented by a young woman in the U.S. House of Representatives who mocks and heckles President Biden as he delivers the State of…
In 30 years of working with wolves, there is always one constant, and that is that wolf reintroduction brings up strong emotions and misinformation. Dave Gibbons’ letter (Feb. 25) proves…
My friends, some writing in the Herald, keep saying “we must stand with Ukraine.” Trouble is, while we keep standing, the Ukrainians are being slaughtered by the big bad bear.…
A twisted reflection of what is worst about this country’s direction
Andrew Zeiler’s letter (Feb. 26) is right on! As he says, “… inclusion of a carbon price and a citizen’s dividend, in budget reconciliation packages, has not heightened inflation and…
I just read the article regarding the city of Durango updating its logo (Herald, Feb. 19). I read the city could spend several hundred thousand dollars. I think spending huge…
I want to shout out to all the intrepid Democratic voters who plan to attend the Democratic caucus sessions on March 5. This year, we’ll be able to attend the…
Upon reading The Durango Herald story (Feb. 19) about the city’s plans for three apartment projects slated to relieve the housing crunch in Durango, my concern focused on the Western…
We should change what we think of as a “house,” as well as regulations and zoning requirements for housing. Single-family dwellings, ideas about independence and autonomy, covenants and regulations are…
It use to be when registering to vote, declaring a party was the only way for one to participate in the process before the general election. Since then, the Colorado…
