Editorials
In your wisdom
Colorado voters showed good sense with amendments and propositions Tuesday
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Toto, we’re not in New Mexico any more
Why are there no signs for Steve Pierce or Michelle Lujan Grisham, Xochitl Torres Small, Martin Heinrich? Stapleton, Polis, Tipton, Jones, Prop. 74, Initiative 112. Who has ever heard of…
Letters to the Editor
Durangoans, face it, your river is dead
When do the people that stand on the sidelines realize and understand that there is a problem? Durango, where a dead river runs through it. Christopher Chavez Cortez
Editorials
It’s your House
Democrats, before you unpack, we’d like to have a word about your new mandate
Letters to the Editor
This crop of journalists must be purged
Evan Thomas, once an editor at Newsweek magazine, used to brag that the liberal media was responsible for a 15 percent increase in votes for Democrats. The current unbelievable tantrums…
Letters to the Editor
Open your eyes: Trump just doesn’t care
Trumpers, doesn’t this matter to you? Does it not matter that his only agenda is his own agenda? Do you really believe that he cares about this country? Can you…
Letters to the Editor
After fire, the forest begins healing itself
Old growth ponderosa pine stood firmly along the hillsides, their rounded crowns and wide girths proclaiming their more than 200 years on Earth. Even the pointy-topped younger ponderosa carried enough…
Letters to the Editor
This foolish amendment could ruin us
Because it’s a change to the state constitution that will embroil state and local governments in endless lawsuits if it passes. A similar law passed in Oregon and it has…
Letters to the Editor
President Trump keeps disrespecting us
He held a campaign rally on the very night that one of his rabid supporters massacred 11 Jewish worshipers in their synagogue. He told a boldfaced lie ( one of…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s pony up for the Durango we enjoy
The problem is the insufficient revenue to properly maintain Durango’s many amenities, as well as providing for the city’s infrastructure and public safety services. Currently, the police department needs to…
Letters to the Editor
A vote for Democrats is a vote for chaos
Democrat politicians now do not hesitate to take positions that are the exact opposite of public statements they made several years ago when they claimed to stand for secure national…
Letters to the Editor
Medicare for all is how we should aim
The Affordable Care Act was flawed as a result of compromises required to pass it, but it enabled 20 million Americans with pre-existing conditions to get adequate coverage. After years…
Letters to the Editor
Of cattle, sheep and need for deputies
Sheep and cattle ranchers are not always opposed to each other and both often have respected histories. Neither sheep nor cattle people can be generalized as to one being better…
Letters to the Editor
Do crybaby liberals prefer left lemmings?
I commend the Herald for not being a lemming of the left and generally taking a non-partisan approach. Charles Shisler Durango
Letters to the Editor
Zoning will kill hay fit for British royals
Some years ago, the royals of Great Britain decided they would only feed their magnificent horses the most nutritionally perfect hay in the world. Their search was worldwide. Ultimately, that…
Letters to the Editor
The McLachlan fliers can’t be recycled!
This is my first midterm I will be voting in, since I am a young voter, 2016 being my first voting season. I’ve been keeping a close eye on our…
Letters to the Editor
Aichele is not up to the job of treasurer
Add to that Allison Aichele’s need to hire outside experts to properly invest the funds under her control, and we must seek a better alternative. I have been the assistant…
Letters to the Editor
Hamby, imposing gentleman, for sheriff
Charles had a great record as a law enforcement officer, he presented an imposing physical appearance,and he presented himself as a true gentleman. Within three years, Charles had risen to…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton and his party are ripping us off
Rep. Tipton’s Republican party, former champions of fiscal responsibility in government, have voted themselves America’s fiscal fools who now openly represent the wealthiest of the wealthy at the expense of…
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I am utterly astonished by endorsements
Notable conservatives like George Will, David Jolly, Steve Schmidt and many others have withdrawn their affiliation. Simply put, the current Republican strategy is to lie. They cannot be trusted, no…
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Medicare can be maintained if you vote
Medicare is facing financial challenges, especially after the Trump administration and Congress passed the deficit-spiking tax reform bill for the wealthy. Medicare’s Part A, Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund (used…
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We need Weiser as AG to fight Trump
However, the actions of the current administration in Washington are threatening these and many other values and rights that we hold dear. The administration’s rolling back of regulations and standards…
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McLachlan is partisan; support Jones
The Herald reported that McLachlan touts her record working with Republican lawmakers. The facts don’t align with this narrative. McLachlan has voted with her party 98 percent of the time…
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Republicans are lying liars, toss them
Instead, nearly all the benefits go to the rich, and we’re left with the budget deficit to pay off. McConnell, last week, said the deficit was too big and entitlements…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton is Trump, Bush will protect us
Our Congressman, Scott Tipton, has voted with Trump over 95 percent of the time. It seems that he is happy with our becoming the worst nation on earth in environmental…