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Letters: I’ve watched police and I like what I see

Seeing again the police brutality happening around the county, I thought I’d pass on a couple positive observations of our own local force. First was when an irate non-customer de...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Charles Blow: Return of ‘Law and Order’ for blacks and hippies

Recently, Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced an executive order on police reform – a list of minor, unfunded actions that incentivized some changes but mandated ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our view: A glimpse of battle in primary results

Hickenlooper moves on to his biggest fight while CD3 battle promises sparks

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: To people who bring packages, thanks

During this difficult time, I have used online delivery services much more than I ever have in my life. The biggest Christmas season at my house does not even compare to the numbe...

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Wearing a mask is not a punishment

Masks are not a punishment but rather an educated expression of caring for your community and all the people in it. I have read that many people who choose not to wear a mask feel...

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Has Donald Trump hit a new, new low?

One recent letter questioned the intelligence of a face covering ordinance and another claimed Democrats have encouraged rioters – a predictable and familiar rant. Another claimed that Duran...

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Hear that lonesome whistle

All aboard for Silverton – eventually

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: White supremacy in Durango with ‘Chief’

The Take Down The Chief petition continues to circulate. The “Chief” represents an insult to Indigenous people and reinforces racial stereotypes. This is a legacy to white settler colonialis...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: No disrespect in ‘Chief’ sign; it’s respect

I am only a part-time resident of the beautiful Four Corners area of Colorado, but I love it just as if it was my full-time home. Over the last 40-plus years, we have developed de...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: How about a win-win on ‘Chief’ sign?

I appreciate the thoughtful comments of Toh-Atin Gallery owner Jackson Clark in the Nevertheless, the design of the “Chief” seems done in the style of caricature, which is often used as a ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald allows racist term in its letters

I’m really surprised you printed the racist term to “grandfather” in, about the hot springs, when the origin of the term was as a way to prevent Black people from their right to vote (“ Do ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor