Letters to the Editor

‘Well-crafted management plan’ for natural areas

I was surprised to learn from April Baisan’s recent column in The Journal and The Durango Herald that there is…

December 27, 2023

‘Down-ballot, Republican candidates actual targets’

Donald Trump lost Colorado by 13.5 percentage points in 2020. Since then, our state has continued to be Californicated as…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Thank you, Oregon, for Christmas gift’

Thank you, Oregon, for your Christmas gift. On Dec. 17, wolves arrived from Oregon and were released into the wild…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Rule of law, rule of Democrats’

The Colorado Supreme Court, which is filled with Democratic Party appointees, has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president.…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Saying his own mother is poison?’

Donald Trump and his family are poison. We are all immigrants except the Native Americans. Trump says that immigrants are…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Genocide is not self-defense’

In order to counter the dangerous narrative that Israel’s violence against Palestinians is simply self-defense, it’s important to plainly state…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Boom, $1.9 million saved’

I know that you guys love to spend money on unnecessary projects. Think the Camino Del Rio center curb project…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Time to fire the holdover leadership’

Recently, The Durango Herald reported on the transition from the San Juan Basin Public Health Department to the “new” La…

December 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Give businesses a place to grow’

Thank you for your article on Wednesday on making it work in Durango. One thing that jumped out was the…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

‘10,000 children’s bodies too late’

After two months of indiscriminate, illegal, immoral bombing, Joe Biden is finally showing a little concern for civilian casualties in…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

GOP ‘to tear down democratic way’

The news that our local Republican leader Shelli Shaw refused to sign off on the November election results does it…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

‘Example of working hard to make a life’

I enjoyed reading the story, “I gotta do what I gotta do.” Armando Leiva and his wife, Heidi, are responsible…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

‘Whining about ‘bad wolves’ again’

Give me a break, cattle growers. You’ve been on government dole for decades, running your stock all over our national…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

‘Career Innovation Center brainchild of Snowberger’

How exciting that Durango 9-R’s Career Innovation Center has reached fruition. It was the brainchild of former Superintendent Dan Snowberger,…

December 17, 2023

Opinion

‘Disingenuous claiming to be patriots’

You can wrap the flag around what you are doing, then try to sell that package as “patriotism” and, perhaps,…

December 11, 2023

Opinion

‘Want to be happier? Give’

Recent research shows that giving can increase your lifespan and make living more pleasurable. According to sources, giving or serving…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

‘Shelli Shaw, grow up’

At my 6th birthday party, the egg dropped from my spoon in the race. Since it was my birthday, I…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

Leading GOP candidate ‘a fascist’

Hyperbole it is not. It’s clear the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president is a fascist. Criminally indicted,…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

On Gaza: ‘Surprised things exploded?’

The Gaza Strip is less than one-tenth the size of La Plata County. Gaza’s population is 38 times the population…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

‘What would sailors in USS Arizona say?’

Thursday, Dec. 7, was a day to remember what happened at Pearl Harbor. What would all those sailors entombed in…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

RV park’s ‘negative impacts outweigh benefits’

There are many reasons to oppose the Roberts Village Camp Durango proposal. The density of the Roberts Resorts proposal is…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

‘Monumental implications’ with RV park

I am shocked that the local Planning Department is so short of staff that they have to hire an out-of-town…

December 10, 2023

Opinion

‘Consider team behind candidate’

Although a candidate’s age can statistically increase or decrease the chances of becoming incapacitated during a term in office, there…

December 3, 2023

Opinion

Need for Shelli Shaw to ‘step down’

Shelli Shaw’s refusal to verify the November election illustrates the need for her to step down as head of the…

December 3, 2023