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Letters: Virus is worse than terrorists, mask up

Suppose foreign terrorists attacked on American soil over the last seven months, killing over 200,000 Americans. Authorities warn that many more attacks will happen, and fear that another 20...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We must vote No, again, on abortion ban

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgâ€™s death was a wake-up call. We cannot take anything for granted, including the right to a safe, legal abortion. The backers of Colorado Proposition 1...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Porter-Norton is a holistic candidate

On a hot summer night 28 years ago, I met an amazing woman at a conference on homeless and runaway youths in Arizona. We shared our passions in working with youths, especially those who were...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Science shows Colorado needs wolves

Marj Perry’s article opposing wolf restoration sounds credible enough, until you scratch below the half-truths used to support her science-less opinion (Op-Ed: “ Marj questions what restori...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsements: For U.S. Senate, only one candidate has right stance on health care

For U.S. Senate, only one candidate has the right stance on health care

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Diane Mitsch Bush is knowledgable

Colorado ranchers and farmers would do well to listen to a recorded forum that congressional candidate Diane Mitsch Bush presented on Sept. 9. She led a discussion with Colorado ranchers fro...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We’ll need leaders like Porter-Norton

I will be voting for Marsha Porter-Norton for La Plata County commissioner. I believe her leadership skills and long-term efforts working in many capacities in La Plata County make her the r...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Boebert’s just a gun-toting beauty queen

What has become of the Republican Party? It has tossed out a five-term senior representative in our Colorado House District 3. Then it replaced him with Lauren Boebert, a gun-toting 33-year-...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Charly Minkler is a fair, stand-up guy

Charly Minkler is a stand-up guy who can be counted on to be fair, impartial, honest and do whatâ€™s right. He is a constant force of good energy and intelligence with proven leadership skil...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Joe Biden is what America needs now

We need a leader to bring Americans together â€“ people of every color and heritage; women and men; LGBTQ and straight. Joe Biden is that leader. President Trump lays blame everywhere but on...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why do we need wolves amid elk loss?

The Herald published an article in February on the loss of elk herd numbers (“ Mike Deming Bayfield ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Matt Salka is thick-skinned, practical

Throwing your hat in the ring to run for La Plata County commissioner takes knowledge, long hours, flexibility, honesty and willingness to listen to the residents of the county. It also take...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday