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Letter: Don’t cut the COVID-19 vaccine line
I want to go back to normal as much as anyone, but I have a job that allows me to work from home, so I can wait. As far as…
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Letter: Herald favors ‘East-Coast elite, progressive’ sources
A Washington Post editorial on the same page has this quote: “Republicans need to make the first move to build trust so that the national unity around common values is…
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Letter: Vote for Youssef for a second council term
Prior to her election there was a community perception about the lack of transparency on the part of several council members. During her tenure she has proven to be a…
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Letter: Sentencing in Pitcher case is neither progressive nor restorative
I am a mental health professional and would specifically like to offer feedback around the recent sentencing of Preston Pitcher. In the interest of transparency, I am currently employed at…
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Letter: Wear masks to save lives, get this over with sooner
That was inconvenient, maybe more than inconvenient. Approximately 54,000 Americans were killed (dead) over a ten-year period in Vietnam. Now, 500,000 (and counting) Americans have been killed (dead) by the…
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Letter: Who would Boebert shoot in another Capitol riot?
Therefore, my question is, If there’s another invasion of our Capitol by domestic terrorists, who is she going to shoot at?? Will it be the Capitol Police, other Congressional representatives…
Editorials
Our View: Balance judicial leniency with wisdom
Along with many readers, we winced when reading in the Herald’s Feb. 20 front-page article, “An agent for change,” that Woods favors rehabilitation to jail time for many convicted criminals.…
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Letter: New judge is failing victims, community
Preston Pitcher worked as a youth leader at his church for 10 years and was accused of molesting five young adults whom he had mentored at the church. He signed…
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Letter: Probation for child molester is a travesty
Preston Pitcher worked as a youth leader at his church for 10 years while molesting boys that attended the church. Judge Woods imposed four years of probation, but no jail…
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Letter: Renewable energy was not the problem in Texas
Here’s a quote from Rep. Lauren Boebert’s latest newsletter: “As demonstrated by the blackouts across Texas, we cannot solely rely on renewable energy, and we cannot afford to ban natural…
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Letter: How did Rep. Lauren Boebert get elected?
My question to the people of the 3rd Congressional District is simply this: What the hell happened? You elected a dangerous, uneducated moron to represent you in Washington. She just…
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Letter: Boebert fails to protect self, others from COVID-19
Six photos were attached from a recent visit to southwest Colorado, including images of Boebert with constituents at the D&SNG Railroad Museum; a Durango diner; and Dove Creek High School.…
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Our View: Congress should pass Colorado conservation bills
Wilderness, CORE acts will preserve Colorado for future generations
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Letter: Letting transgender women play women’s sports is a good thing
Many people claim the biology of sex difference points to an advantage of transgender athletes over cisgender women, often citing testosterone as a performance-enhancing drug. Let’s be clear: testosterone is…
Editorials
Our View: Let’s abandon our silos for connection
More than 300 people attended the one-hour talk on Monday. The foundation also hosted a discussion with Brooks for its VIP members Wednesday. Brooks has been a regular commentator on…
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Letter: Allowing uphill skiing could stem avalanche deaths
With 20-plus years’ experience as a pioneering, sponsored extreme mountain athlete, I learned three main qualities: Stay quiet, listen to and respect the mountains. Nowadays? Thanks largely to Outside Magazine…
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Letter: Ask LPEA to provide fiber broadband access
Rural electric co-ops around the country are providing FTTP, and their members love it. See the map at www.muninetworks.org. Americans have already paid for FTTP, but telecom carriers fraudulently diverted…
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Letter: Don’t lump Cortez Patriots in with Capitol rioters
First of all, the “paraders” or “freedom protesters” have a right to drive down the streets with signs and flags as long as they obey the laws and are peaceful.…
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Letter: Article on Independents misses the point
Actions by the offices of the attorney general, secretary of state and the local Democratic Party to weaponize politics to financially and politically ruin Independent candidate Paul Jones are emblematic…
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Our View: Assembly should pass diaper relief bill
The bill would provide $4 million over two years to provide diapers for families in need. Odd though it may seem, once you look into the diaper deficit, the bill…
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Letter: Support Neguse’s National Biodiversity Strategy bill
Yes, I’ll gladly shovel the snow. Far better than choking on forest fire smoke this coming summer. Despite the lack of sunshine, it’s clearly a new day in America. The…
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Our View: ‘Caste’ provides lesson in Black history
One of us remembers a college political science lecture on the Civil War in which the professor claimed, “The Civil War was not about slavery. It was about economics.” He…
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Letter: Biden order will undermine women’s sports
For practical purposes this EO will require any school that receives federal funding nearly every public high school and college to allow biological boys who self-identify as girls onto girls’…
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Letter: McConnell is a hypocrite for failing to vote to convict Trump
But then Sen. Mitch McConnell has the audacity to – after voting “not guilty” – get up after the proceedings are over and declare that the case that the managers…
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Letter: CORE Act deserves our support
These are all places many of you have visited. There will be land protected right here in the San Juan Mountains. Support our senators in their efforts to champion the…
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Letter: Republicans’ acquittal of Trump is appalling
I think this is an appalling response to the threat to our democracy as well as to the lives of all the people who work in the Capitol. But when…
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Letter: Calls to Boebert’s office met with demands, hangups
A female staffer replied sharply, “That is not what this was about, Ma’am! Never before in the history of Congress has …. ” I interjected, “There been so much violence…
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Letter: Should we rename Durango?
James MorganDurangoEditor’s note: According to Wikipedia, the word “durango,” which is the name of a Mexican state, came from the indigenous Nahuatl language and means “masters of the hills” or…
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Letter: School or no, the kids will be fine
I have been saying all along in this terrible time of children having to miss indoor school, all of the soothsayers moaning and groaning how our children are going to…
Editorials
Our View: MidTown Renewal Area holds promise for redevelopment, housing
MidTown renewalInitiative poised to boost housing