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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...

Our view: Hear that lonesome whistle

All aboard for Silverton – eventually

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Our view: FLC is ready

Fort Lewis College, with adjustments, ably prepares for students’ return

Letters: I welcome Durango’s mask ordinance

Unlike Eileen Wright, I welcome the mask ordinance in Durango (letters, “ I applaud the city councilors for passing it, and I hope businesses enforce it. We all want the economy to get goin...

Letters: We’re proud to help restore cutthroats

Thank you for the informative article on the saving of the newly discovered San Juan Lineage Cutthroat Trout (“ The discovery and subsequent rescue of this subspecies of cutthroat is very i...

Letters: My agenda is clean, affordable energy

My agenda? Clean energy. I’m an LPEA director and these opinions are mine. I’m responding to the letter from former LPEA director Davin Montoya (“ The energy business has changed; and chang...

Our view: Remembering The Capital newsroom shootings

In 2011, The Capital column, under the headline “Jarrod wants to be your friend,” was fairly tame. “If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably gotten a friend request or message from an ...

Letters: Leftism more dangerous than COVID-19

We have a national outbreak of leftism sweeping our country and threatening to kill our democracy and way of life. Symptoms of leftism include: hating America; feeling justified i...