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Letters: This is not restoring trust in Durango government

At the city meeting last Feb. 27 to discuss the proposed 32nd Street bridge/overpass, Cathy Metz said that several years ago there were several different proposals for the crossing. She stat...

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

Letters: I hope that 32nd Street bridge gets built

I commend the Parks and Recreation Department for it’ quick and efficient engagement of the community on the 32nd Street bridge project I followed the Herald’s coverage and attend...

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

Barbara McLachlan: State health care option could lower some costs

District 59 constituents are vocal, regularly letting me know how they think, and what I should do about it. By far, the issue concerning them most, generating the most heat and presenting t...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Why not equal time for fallen soldiers?

We offer our condolences to the family and friends of the young man from Germany who was struck and killed by the auto near Marvel. Judging by the coverage he received in the Hera...

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

Letters: For your information, the dog still barks

I waited four months in 2017-2018 to get animal control to issue a citation while a dog continued to bark. After the citation, the court proceedings lasted about a year, from 2018...

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

Letters: The audience was unmasked and vulnerable

Daisaku Ikeda has described the potential of art to reveal a common humanity: “A living work of art is life itself, born from the dynamic fusion of the self (the microcosm) and the universe ...

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

Melissa Youssef: Dynamic Durango is getting younger all the time

It’s people – not statistics – that give a community heart. And Durango is second to none in that department. Even so, the demographics that define our town tell a more textured story than j...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: From a distance, we salute you

It’s hard to know how to brace for whatever comes next, but we’re game

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: On the current lack of Christian charity

Most self-professed Christians I know personally are good people; caring, generous, thoughtful, and generally tolerant. However, speaking with other acquaintances who identify as ...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mercy does great on physical therapy

Medical care and how to pay for it is much in the news. However, when we are sick, our primary concern is the quality of care we receive. Our experiences at three hospitals in Col...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: News media and Hillary are unfair to Bernie Sanders

Political strategist Jim Carville called Bernie Sanders followers “a cult.” MSNBC celebrity Chuck Todd went further, referring to Bernie’s entourage as a “brownshirt brigade” – li...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Gary Wockner: The damming truth about the Colorado River

The magnitude of the Colorado River’s decline (because of climate change) as outlined in the Science paper is “eye popping.” – Brad Udall, senior scientist at Colorado State University ...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Writers on the Range