Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Main Avenue survey ‘manipulation’

Do you remember when your grade-school teachers wanted you to feel like you were part of a decision? They came…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Lay off’ the train whistle

I noted that the county turned off the clock chimes downtown this summer (boo!) in response to a few complaints.…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Leave it alone’ a design choice

Not that many years ago, the city had plans to repair downtown sidewalks. Somebody in city management decided that before…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

How did fires start around Durango?

Durango Fire Protection District, Durango City Council, La Plata County, Bureau of Land Management, San Juan National Forest officials: Please,…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Pay (accordingly) for international educators’

RE: The editorial on Wednesday, “International teachers good hires.” Both my wife and I are retired international educators. We earned…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Patriots’ sold out country cheaply

I have strived to understand the continued attachment of many conservatives to the gifted demagogue former President Donald Trump and…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Spend lodgers tax on parking garage

I actually live outside of Durango city limits. My wife and I buy “stuff” in Durango and frequent the restaurants…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Take on Democratic Party logic, agenda

My take on Democratic Party logic. Shut down the timber industry in the Northwest to protect the nesting spotted owl.…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

‘Reject un-American’ extremists’ conduct

Extremists are appearing at doorsteps of law abiding Colorado citizens and bullying people regarding the supposedly settled 2020 election. Is…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Trump tantrums indicate parenting

A live Jan. 6 hearing in June included one young former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, to former White House Chief of…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Main Avenue looks ‘like a carnival’

I love Durango’s historical Main Avenue with its wide sidewalks, mature trees, historical buildings, four lanes of traffic that make…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

Want thriving economy? Build it

In 1980, I was a 10-year-old Durango kid who loved riding horses, reading books and learning foreign languages. Sometime during…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

Durango entrance an ‘eyesore’

Dear citizens of Durango, Couldn’t we possibly do something about our long-neglected weedy entrance triangle at our most wonderful continuous…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

‘Health care descended into Dark Ages’

The Supreme Court termination of health care for women is an attack on the profession of medicine as well as…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Time for emphasis on parking

The editorial on prioritizing parking in the July 15 edition is spot on and overdue. In city planning and actions,…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Time for unifying yard signs

The editorial on July 6, “Cheney shines light on lie,” was indeed accurate, especially in the next to last paragraph,…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

No need for ‘lackluster leadership’

In the just completed primary election, Jim Candelaria ran on his record during his current term as commissioner. Given that…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Never silence the chime!

Speaking as a longtime Durango local, I absolutely love the chime and believe it should never be silenced. Keep it…

July 19, 2022

Opinion

‘Alternatives’ offered for election deniers

A letter-writer on June 29 lamented the “name-calling” that has labeled people who deny the results of the 2020 election…

July 18, 2022

Opinion

50 years of talk – build garage

Durango’s next step: Build a parking garage! How many parking studies, traffic studies, etc., does it take to persuade the…

July 18, 2022

Opinion

Need laws to stop ‘being poisoned’

I live next to a hay field near Pastorius Reservoir. Earlier in the year, I was told by my landlord…

July 18, 2022

Opinion

Fees show ‘lack of awareness’

This year, 17 new fees were passed, totaling a staggering $776,832,144. No, your eyes are not playing a trick on…

July 17, 2022

Opinion

Column ‘ridiculed hockey players’

I was quite perplexed as to why The Durango Herald thought the guest column “Read this before taking up hockey,”…

July 17, 2022

Opinion

‘Proud of Boebert’ on 2nd Amendment

I’m proud of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert for her unwavering support of our Second Amendment rights. Boebert is correct that it…

July 17, 2022