Letters to the Editor

Purple Cliffs: ‘No respect for planet’

As the unhoused population has exited Purple Cliffs, it is apparent that people there have no respect for our planet.…

November 2, 2022

Turner for commissioner

I am very excited to endorse candidate Jack Turner for county commissioner. Jack has done so much to understand the…

November 2, 2022

‘Focus on behaviors, not tweets’

As an unaffiliated (independent) voter, born in Colorado and raised by honest hardworking Republican farmers, ranchers and miners, I am…

Boebert can’t give ‘freedom’

As a boy in the early 1970s, I lived a bit in the Soviet Union. There, I saw many posters…

Trump belittled Latinos ‘over and over’

As a white guy, I’m elated that the Latino vote is being courted by the two players in our two-party…

‘A parroting of Republican blather’

Two letters in late September just parroted Republican blather that in Orwellian fashion, turns everything on its head. Their writers…

‘Yes’ to retain Judge Woods

Wow. In 27 years of living in Durango, I’ve thankfully not witnessed such vitriol tossed around as what is currently…

‘Griswold deserves reelection’

Colorado’s outstanding Secretary of State Jena Griswold deserves our votes for reelection. Griswold’s accomplishments during unprecedented attacks on the integrity…

‘Turner a refreshing choice’

Independent Jack Turner is a refreshing choice for county commissioner. Born and raised in Durango, Turner is a businessman, a…

October 29, 2022

‘Don’t be fooled by Ascent’s language’

Appreciate the editorial from Wednesday. I speak for thousands of true public teachers across Colorado and the nation – with…

October 29, 2022

Frisch will ‘foster civility’

I was born and raised in Cortez and although I have not lived there for many years, I keep an…

Medicare, Social Security at risk

Before you vote in the midterms, you should know that if Republicans take control of the House, they are planning…

Prepaid mail-in ballots worth it

Mail-in ballots are a wonderful way to lower the barrier to voting. Sending them out with prepaid postage would be…

Griswold ‘get-it-done’ stateswoman

Regarding Jena Griswold, our extraordinary incumbent secretary of state, I’m in favor of both more lengthy, well-documented letters to the…

Prop FF for students, food systems

Many families are having a tough time putting food on the table, but the fact is that some Coloradans are…

McLachlan ‘makes lives better’

For anyone who prides themselves on voting for the person and not the party, there is no easier vote this…

‘Naive fools’ may vote for Frisch

Prior to my return to Grand Junction, I used to attend National Rifle Association board of directors meetings. One incident…

No on 2A, a ‘no-lose’ choice

Vote no on 2A. On the same day The Durango Herald supported taking money from the citizens and giving it…

Nonprofits must ‘clean up’ trash

I often fish the Animas River and returned to the river below the former transient/homeless camp at Purple Cliffs after…

Turner will ‘roll up sleeves’

Jack Turner has been studying the issues and listening to residents from every corner of La Plata County. There is…

Fed ‘fueling the fire’

The only thing the Federal Reserve can do to control inflation is to raise interest rates But this only reduces…

October 19, 2022

Public access before block parties

A public right of way, running from Mill Street to South West Street, has been in use over 100 years,…

October 8, 2022