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Letters: Letting LPEA tell half-truths is unfair

The The reporter asked me questions about LPEA and I answered them as openly and honestly as I could. In its response, LPEA did not dispute what I said as being true. The Herald gave LPEA ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: These partnerships stink

Donations to Colorado governor’s office get a fresh look from Denver TV news

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: What’s become of all the Republicans?

Although the Republican Party often refers to itself as the Party of Lincoln, recent inaction by GOP senators and representatives lays waste to that claim, and actually impugns the memory of...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We would all benefit with Porter-Norton

I am writing in support of Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner. Marsha has a deep knowledge of and love for Southwest Colorado. She is a public issues facilitator, uniquely qualifie...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: I’m grateful for the city mask ordinance

My thanks to the Durango City Council for its sensible, unanimous support of the ordinance requiring face-coverings within city limits. The best reasoning for such a difficult if ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Celebrating Juneteenth

Marking this day in June as an end of slavery has been a long time coming

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Country is now full-scale disintegrating

We are witnessing, in real time, the full-scale disintegration of our country. The ideas once discussed only by the radical left are now all of a sudden mainstream. Since the medi...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Our bored teenagers turning to crime

I, too, have been shocked by the amount of tagging taking place in the Durango area this spring (“ The tagging on the abutments at Bakers Bridge and elsewhere defaces Durango and the natura...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Police officers must be carefully vetted

I am a strong supporter of our community police â€“ we depend on them to protect us and keep us safe. My brother was a police officer and I have friends in police forces across th...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t sneeze in my general direction

It amazes me how upset so many people are over the temporary requirements to wear a mask, claiming infringement on their constitutional rights. Well, then what about the requirements for: in...

DATE: Jun 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald should give the police a break

The Here’s a couple of suggestions for your lists. Remove all the names of people who actively resisted arrest and/or the lawful orders of the police. Remove the names of people who attemp...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Deaths, body counts, published with glee

Every day I see the Start a tally of how many businesses have gone under or declared bankruptcy. I think that statistic is far more important than the body count. I’ll even start, Pier 1 I...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor