Letters to the Editor

Opinion

‘Shoutout’ to Bayfield deputies

I am writing to send a shoutout to deputies with the Bayfield Marshal’s Office. I left the Pine River Library…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Wendt knows ‘struggle of Durango Tango’

I have never been one to be excited about voting, especially in a local setting. There was no one who…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Consider voting for Carter Rogers’

This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Carter Rogers, candidate for Durango City Council, and I was pleasantly…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Housing, parks not at odds

In The Durango Herald on March 9, Harrison Wendt, a City Council candidate, expressed a desire to reallocate portions of…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Get back to common sense’

In the upcoming city election, we have the opportunity to halt Next Steps, the redesign of Main Avenue, by electing…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

‘Need younger voices, fresh perspective’

I am writing to encourage Durango residents to vote for Harrison Wendt on April 4. I know Harrison well and…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Council ‘desperately needing Wendt’

I truly believe that Durango City Council has desperately been needing someone like Harrison Wendt. In a recent forum of…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Reader ‘Wendt with Harrison’

I am writing this letter to give my wholehearted support for Harrison Wendt for City Council. I have had the…

March 26, 2023

Opinion

Wendt: ‘What a white knight!’

I first met Harrison Wendt at a fall folk festival in Pagosa Springs. I maybe got a little overexcited. Yes,…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

‘Doing my homework’: Vote Yazzie

I have been doing my homework on who would make a great, new City Council member; one with experience and…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

Rogers, Yazzie oppose new design

It’s time to say no. Our City Council authorized a new design for Main Avenue that will destroy the historic…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

Wendt ‘the change we need’

Harrison Wendt is running for Durango City Council and he’s the change we need. This town has been in the…

March 24, 2023

Opinion

‘What if bank runs out of money?’

In light of the recent bailout of Silicon Valley Bank, it seems appropriate to review Rule 11 of the game…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

Year-round DST ‘failed experiment’

Permanent, year-round daylight saving time is a tried – and failed – experiment. In December 1973, Nixon signed the Emergency…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

Boebert should focus on water

Recently, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized our nation for not having enough firearms. She mentioned that our fellow citizens owned…

March 22, 2023

Opinion

‘RV park could be great benefit’

I think the proposed RV park in Animas Valley could be a great benefit to our area. I have stayed…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Time to arrest these freeloaders’

It seems very obvious that part of the solution to our “homeless” problem is to make them more accountable for…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Need a passionate housing advocate’

I have been a resident of Durango on and off since 1991, and I have watched multiple City Councils struggle…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Hey, what about Three Springs

City officials in Durango seem to de-prioritize Three Springs. Then when they eventually do something out here, like fix the…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Yazzie, Wendt for Council

Gilda Yazzie and Harrison Wendt are excellent candidates for the two open seats on our City Council. Gilda has considerable…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Our workforce deserves better’

Unbelievable. Here we go again: Another million-dollar plus development near town of 16 single-family homes on Rosemary Lane that the…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Criticism about being ‘woke’

It seems there’s a lot of debate and criticism lately about being “woke.” According to the Oxford languages, the word…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Firearms are not the issue’

I am an unaffiliated voter and of all the anti-2nd Amendment legislative bills introduced this year, HB23-1230 is the worst…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Kudos on trauma-informed sentencing

Kudos to District Attorney Christian Champagne and the DA’s office on their progressive stance in a recent domestic violence case.…

March 19, 2023