Letters to the Editor

‘Shaw, tell views on election’

According to a May 11, 2022, Colorado Times Recorder article by Logan Davis headlined “ ‘We Are Headed For a…

September 14, 2022

Frisch clear choice for 3rd CD

In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, independent voters make up 43% of registered voters and hold the key to the election.…

Shaw fan ‘threat to personal safety’

A truck with a Shelli Shaw sticker came speeding through our neighborhood of privately-funded roads with a 15-mph speed limit.…

Fat burn diet ‘misleading advice’

The column in the Food and Nutrition section of the Aug. 17 The Durango Herald, headlined “Fat burn: For whom…

Knowing about TABOR essential

I visited the La Plata County Fair at the beginning of August and spoke with Shelli Shaw, the Republican candidate…

Constitution Week: ‘Celebrate freedoms’

Constitution Week is celebrated annually from Sept. 17 to 23 to commemorate Sept. 17, 1787, the date the Constitution was…

‘Durangoans gain nothing’ on wine measure

Bill Roberts is correct in his piece headlined “Booze on the ballot.” Convenience a poor reason to sacrifice community persuasively…

Unhoused ‘inflated emergency’

Suddenly the Purple Cliffs population has plummeted from 500 (sheriff’s count) to 82 (Durango library count). The “unhoused emergency” seems…

‘Tap brakes on rush to decarbonize’

I think we should tap the brakes on the headlong rush to decarbonize our lives. I recently read that there…

History offers lessons for voters

As Election Day approaches, we can see that Democratic and Republican parties, and their candidates, are flawed and imperfect. Nonetheless,…

Grocers selling wine bad idea

The Durango Herald’s Sept. 2 piece, headlined “Booze on the Ballot” by Bill Roberts was spot on, especially concerning allowing…

GOP ‘intent on destroying democracy’

I am registered as an unaffiliated voter. For most of my life, I have observed the tug of war between…

‘Noise from whistle amplified’

I noticed since you (barely) printed my letter about the loud train whistle, you continue to print pro-train and pro-train…

‘No connection between ballot, name’

In the story in The Durango Herald on Saturday with the headline “Clerks see rise in records request,” the statement…

Easier to go elsewhere with parking

So the city of Durango has once again decided there is no need for a large parking structure in our…

‘Stop being part of problem’

I walked to take the garbage out to see a line of traffic that went from north Main Avenue all…

3 approaches to community values

Three recent articles in The Journal shared three approaches to community issues. Pleasant View neighbors don’t want to see solar…

‘Underwater basket-weaving didn’t pay out’

If you’re wondering how President Joe Biden or whoever is running (ruining) our country, has not been run out of…

‘Nice to ride’ more ebike trails

I have been in Durango for 44 years and I will finish my 41st season soon as a mountain biker.…

‘Warmth, love, joy leap off page’

If you’ve ever wondered why teachers and school administrators endure long hours, low salaries, masking and Zoom challenges, and the…

‘Trump a major grave security risk’

Recently on “Fox News Sunday” a Republican congressman claimed and ranted about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, raiding Donald Trump’s…

‘One might benefit from research’

It was disappointing to read an opinion by Bill Roberts attacking the unhoused. I, too, do not condone using public…

Diverse energy mix provides security

One thing we can learn from Europe is the importance of having our renewable energy infrastructure in place before eliminating…