Letters to the Editor

Plastic bags letter ‘deserves rebuttal’

Although part of me doesn’t want to “honor” a recent, sanctimonious letter to the editor with the headline “Useless drivel,…

November 22, 2022

‘Gladly pay 5 cents’ for stronger bag

I recently returned from Oregon, where for 5 (5!) cents you can get a heavy duty grocery bag that advertises…

November 18, 2022

‘Marie Curie’ compelling, engaging

I just attended the performance of “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” by the Merely Players. The two-person cast of Maureen…

November 18, 2022

DHS’ ‘Anastasia’ superb

I recently attended a production of “Anastasia,” performed by the Durango High School Troupe 1096. It rates five stars! The…

November 18, 2022

Turner’s congrats letter ‘matters’

Thank you, Jack Turner, for your gracious letter to the editor, congratulating your opponents and wishing them success. It matters.…

Inverted-U bike racks way to go

The recent article in The Durango Herald on soaring bicycle thefts in Durango mentions bike racks only in passing. Bike…

Take cleanup to ‘next level’

I read with amusement Jason Mietchen’s letter regarding the City Council members’ responsibility to personally pay for the Purple Cliffs…

Travel with carbon monoxide detector

Tourists have been found mysteriously dead in their hotel rooms while on vacation. This could have been avoided by packing…

‘Kudos’ for picking up poop

As a day custodian at Needham Elementary School for most of this first two-plus months of school, it’s been part…

‘Humbled, honored by support’

Thank you to all who voted in La Plata County for the professional roles, of which the county treasurer is…

‘Anybody else upset’ about cleanup?

It is going to cost La Plata County and Durango taxpayers $374,241 to clean up trash at Purple Cliffs. Is…

Amending easements ‘break promise’

In regard to the news story on Sept. 9 in The Durango Herald about the potential for e-bikes in Horse…

‘Thank you, House District 59 voters’

Thank you, House District 59 voters, for your strong support of my re-election to the Colorado State Legislature. Redistricting certainly…

November 11, 2022

‘Honor to congratulate Church’

It’s an honor and privilege to congratulate Commissioner Clyde Church on his re-election victory in the 2022 La Plata County…

November 11, 2022

Medicare Advantage causes concern

As a local physician who sees a lot of patients on Medicare, I am increasingly concerned with the situation regarding…

November 10, 2022

‘Make it a working camp’

A managed camp should help people get on their feet, not help them to put up their feet. The Purple…

November 10, 2022

‘Lies, misdirection and more lies’

As a longtime political observer and participant in our electoral process, I can say, without a doubt, we’ve lost our…

November 8, 2022

Wes Rowell cartoon

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No ‘tubal ligations causes great concern’

The announcement by Mercy Hospital that it would no longer perform tubal ligations for women causes me great concern. This…

‘Playing whack-a-mole’ with unhoused

Homelessness is not a crime. What is a crime is trespassing on private property to camp/sleep/drink/etc., breaking into construction sites…

Housing crisis more than ‘capitalism’

I write in response to Ben Waddell’s Oct. 1 column, “Housing crisis isn’t a crisis. It’s capitalism.” I appreciate Waddell’s…

‘Woods incapable of fair rulings’

Judge Anne Woods has shown that she is incapable of fair and lawful rulings in our court. Her abusive behavior…