An old-fashioned Durango “shout-out” goes to the many volunteer “Friends of the Library” who spearheaded November’s FOL book sale at the Durango Public Library. From Thursday’s setup to Friday and…
Move back to Washington will preserve agency’s prominence, influence
Keep the Durango welcome sign as is! (Action Line, Nov. 13, “Durango welcome mat needs some shaking.”) Its shabby condition serves as an advisory for the itinerant hoi polloi, most…
First of all, I want to thank Judith Reynolds for her article regarding my work with the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in The Durango Herald on…
I wish to thank and complement Greg Phillips (letters, Oct. 23) for his concise and clear analysis of what the infrastructure bills could do for everyday Americans in comparison with…
I could not believe the whiny editorial in the Nov. 5 edition of the Herald. The writer was bemoaning the fact that provisions for tax credits for subscribers, advertisers and…
Rep. Lauren Boebert is hopping mad at the Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill. I would like to think that we could agree that roads and bridges need be…
“Flattening the curve” was the same awful logic used to assert control over people almost two years ago – three weeks was the first stage of control, not over COVID-19…
It is with deepest appreciation that we salute Bruce Heller and those who assisted him in the Durango High School Veterans Assembly. Thanks to the Herald for covering this event.…
Today, on the way downtown, a car went through a crosswalk when I was halfway. A police vehicle ignored the violation. Then crossing Camino del Rio at the Seventh Street…
Many only see hospitals as a place to get the care we need – whether it be for a medical emergency, COVID-19, a severe injury or a routine procedure. It…
With the school board election over, I’d like to share my thoughts about our school district. My children graduated from 9-R schools more than a decade ago. That said, I…
After reviewing the campaign for the 9-R school board elections, I am disappointed at the process, in our community and the results. The process where candidates must reside in their…
Local stakeholders must cooperate to handle changing conditions
The creation of a wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 160 is a reminder of just how much Colorado is committed to protecting both signature migratory animals and drivers. This falls…
I was a little taken aback when I read the Forest Service approved removing 26 acres of trees for more ski runs at Purgatory Resort. If you believe in science…
Here in Durango, we rely heavily on our local hospitals. The local expertise of the hospitals and personal attention that keeps our residents from having to travel miles in any…
The public pulse “Context for a petition to improve health care at Mercy” appeared in the Herald on Oct. 23. This document was the product of many meetings with physicians…
Judith Reynolds’ article and accompanying cartoon (Herald, Nov. 3) make a sensible and humorous case for where The Chief sign belongs and why. In analyzing a long-running debate, she not…
I am writing in regard to Rick Gardner’s letter to the editor published Nov. 8. As the father of a recent high school graduate and a current high school senior,…
The game is basically civilized war, but there is beauty in players’ athleticism
I was saddened as I read the recent letter from J. Paul Brown, who was a legislator at one point. Perhaps Mr. Brown doesn’t know the difference between citizens sharing…
We are a community of different people. In many ways we are alike, and in many ways, we are very different and diverse. I’ve been thinking about our community lately…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners must improve the process in which residents for whom English is not a first language can provide input on how $10.9 million…
This week my child completed the Durango Healthy Kids Survey. This survey asked many very personal questions around subjects such as sexual activity, drug and alcohol use, safety at home…
With Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving this month of November, outside of taking action yesterday, now is the time to finally remove the grotesque statue outside of the Toh-Atin…
Critical race theory, a once-obscure academic concept, has recently emerged as a source of contentious debate. Unfortunately, the term is misused and profoundly misunderstood. The right-wing rebranding of CRT is…
Scott Beckstead’s rebuttal (“Americans will always revere wild horses,” Herald, Nov. 3) of Andrew Gulliford’s earlier misinformed screed against wild horses makes some important points about the Bureau of Land…
Dick White states that “(u)nity is crucial in fight against deadly threats of extreme heat, cold, storms” (Herald, Oct. 29). I wholeheartedly agree. We must unite in taking the necessary…
