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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

Our view: Now everyone wants to fight the Nazis

How the ACLU turned 100 and joined the Trump Resistance

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our view: Opt-out is good with some tinkering

Savings plan needs a little more work

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: It’s time to really grill La Plata Electric

If you pay an electric bill to LPEA, you are a member/owner. LPEA recently announced a rate increase that affects us all. I decided to investigate how the money would be spent. As...

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

Letters: Durango gem club blows away Wyoming visitor

I am a seasonal visitor to Durango and recently became a member of the Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club. On my drive from Sheridan, Wyoming, to Durango, I thought about what I wanted to do ...

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

Letters: Congress, fix deadly, idiotic Medicare

Sen. Bennet, Sen. Gardner and Rep. Tipton: Let’s fix Medicare. We’ve paid thousands of dollars into it and it pays almost nothing out. Its customer service is abominabl...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: There is gender bias in Herald reporting

I appreciated The Durango Herald’s recent article, “ Unfortunately, the article refers to Erika as “a mother of twins,” while describing her competitor as a Durango educational consultant. ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Joe under wraps

Tuesday’s primaries clarify little

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: It’s time to let taxpayers vote on bridge

The bridge at 32nd Street to connect the Animas River Trail has become a topic not only highly discussed but one that has led to additional meetings and discussions. Before I sat ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: 9-R needs more positive attention paid

Durango School District 9-R intends to ask Durango taxpayers for a $90-$120 million bond. As a former 9-R teacher and taxpayer, I believe there would be more support for this if we actually ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: 9-R board and administration were deaf

Thank you to Jessica Obleton and other kind community members for taking the lead in resolving the school lunch/partial lunch outstanding debt problem that the 9-R superintendent and his adm...

DATE: Mar 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor