Editorials
Our View: Afghanistan
Helping deliver what country desperately needs is the humanitarian thing to do
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Youth ice fishing a success at Winterfest
The real story for Vallecito Winterfest should have been Bo Boling heading up the youth ice fishing program with over 30 youngsters participating. Readers will probably remember that a year…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s send Don Coram to Washington
I was a registered Republican for 32 years, a fiscal conservative and a social moderate. Both parties have disappointed me. In part because of the extreme attitudes and actions of…
Letters to the Editor
Wearing a mask at 9-R should be a personal choice
Durango School District 9-R board, please change the dress code back to allow masking to be a choice. The Durango Herald just published Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…
Letters to the Editor
Vaccines have eradicated many diseases
In the weekend edition (Feb. 5-6, letters), L. Papineau of Durango claimed that mainstream media fail to provide “genuine science” to support the “dogma” of pandemic control offered by government.…
Letters to the Editor
The Republican Party has lost its way
My main reason for this letter is the utter shock and disbelief that the Republican National Committee has sunk to such a level as to call the insurrection on Jan.…
Guest Columns
In Colorado, end almost in sight for the natural gas bridge
Natural gas a decade ago was being called the bridge fuel. Burning it produces half the emissions of coal, yet it can be tapped to ensure reliable delivery of electricity.…
Letters to the Editor
Unaffiliated voters can vote in GOP primary
Here’s a call out to all unaffiliated voters in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District: Vote in the Republican primary in June to nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. representative not named…
Letters to the Editor
Ascent should not be publicly funded
I strongly agree with the main point of the Herald editorial (Feb. 2) supporting the School District 9-R board decision to not expedite the review of Ascent Academy’s charter school…
Letters to the Editor
Speak out to stop hijacking of Medicare
Medicare, the cherished health care of senior citizens, faces a challenging financial future. According to CBO projections, Medicare spending as a total of federal spending will rise from 10.1% to…
Letters to the Editor
Mask letter cited study incorrectly
A recent letter (Herald, Jan. 29) “cites” a Brown University study and implores the Durango 9-R school board to end classroom masks because “mask-wearing is lowering our children’s cognitive abilities…
Letters to the Editor
Ukraine has a complicated history
Mr. de Soto must have been reading a history book authored by Vladimir Putin (letters, Feb. 2) when he falsely claims that Ukraine has been part of Russia since the…
Letters to the Editor
I will vote against Boebert in primary
I am beyond embarrassed that Lauren Boebert is representing me in Congress. My career has included a host of political campaigns. When asked what an electable modern candidate looks like,…
Letters to the Editor
Families with kids at Purple Cliffs need emergency shelter
I drive by the homeless camp a few times a week. Last week, I noticed children, including a little girl 4 or 5 years old. She was dressed in a…
Letters to the Editor
Is there science behind COVID-19 dogma?
As the COVID-19 episode enters its third year, citizens are beginning to wonder, how did we get here and what is this all about. Is there any kind of genuine…
Editorials
Our View: Ranked choice voting
Selecting candidates this way could be a step toward bridging partisan divide
Letters to the Editor
Rep. Boebert photo was embarrassing
I must admit I am not a Twitter user, nor do I have an account. But what I read about it and see what is posted, I find truly banal.…
Letters to the Editor
Join the team to free Leonard Peltier
Freedom for Leonard Peltier is so close. His legal team has brought his case to the international level. On Feb. 7, there will be vigils, hopefully, at all American embassies…
Letters to the Editor
Primaries a critical time to vote
Primaries are a critical time to vote, as both parties put forward their candidates for the November election. Becoming an independent allows you to help both Republicans and Democrats select…
Letters to the Editor
Local gas prices are too high
Just a quick thank you to Marathon oil for their monopoly of fuel stations in our area. Thank you also for gouging Four Corners residents with your consistently high prices.…
Editorials
Our View: Local control of schools
Board of Education right to deny charter’s request to get state approval
Letters to the Editor
Mercy provided outstanding care
Please stop all this negative talk about Centura Health and Mercy Hospital. I was taken to the emergency room on Jan. 2 for a serious ostomy problem and was seen…
Letters to the Editor
War in Ukraine dangerous, unnecessary
Since the 1300s, Ukraine was part of Russia until the fragmentation of the Soviet Union in 1991, when it obtained its independence though retaining a pro-Russian government. This pro-Russian government…
Letters to the Editor
Freedom lies outside world of COVID-19
Friends, family, fellow Durangoans, the tide is turning. The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has ended all COVID-19 vaccine and mask restrictions. Most likely an act to…
Letters to the Editor
Charge nonresidents more to use recreation facilities
As a regular user of the rec center and Lake Nighthorse, I notice a lot of people who use those facilities come from outside of Durango. To my knowledge, I…
Letters to the Editor
Vote for cooperation, not single-issue politics
The price of freedom, a decent job and a sustainable environment is eternal vigilance. Upholding democracy at home and abroad is an immediate concern. The period of reduced geopolitical tension…
Letters to the Editor
Mandatory mask policy can be safely removed
The Durango 9-R school board can safely remove the dress code requirement of mandatory masking. This is based on outdated San Juan Basin Public Health 2020 advisories, outdated July 2020…
Editorials
Our View: COVID-19 threat isn’t over
With the mood of the country beginning to shift toward a we’ll-have-to-live-with-it relationship with COVID-19 and its variants, there are plenty of reasons to continue to be cautious. More than…