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Letters: Thanks for tenderness at end of pet’s life

Thanks so much to the Herald for the recent article on the tender topic of pet loss (“ Growing up, I didn’t have pets. I adopted my first dog from the La Plate County Humane Society in 2003...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Were the British voters speaking to us?

Very early Friday morning, in the dark, when most sensible Coloradans were asleep and a few were listening to the BBC, Boris Johnson, the leader of Britain’s Conservative party, “This elec...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bret Stephens: A Europe without American protection would be a disaster

With the recent conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 70th anniversary summit in London, it’s fair to say that Donald Trump thinks that most alliance members, starting with ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dick White: Is growth really what we want?

Opinion columns in The Durango Herald two weekends ago presented three contrasting but oddly complementary perspectives on growth. Gary Wockner, who voted No on Proposition CC in ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: It’s hard to hear my fellow Democrats

The major and big difference between the liberal/progressive national Democratic Party political views of those such as two of my college professor friends and those of people such as myself...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Thomas Friedman: Iran is crushing freedom one country at a time

Having covered the Middle East my entire adult life, I’m seeing some trends emerging there I’ve never seen before. From the streets of Beirut to streets all across Iran, Middle Ea...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Letters: Republicans wipe their dirty feet on it

I get it now, the Republicans have a great sense of humor. They pretend to support the Constitution but really want to wipe their dirty feet on it. They don’t want the truth but a...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Melissa Youssef: The most thoroughly vetted Durango budget in years

Each December, City Council fulfills one of its most important responsibilities – approving a budget for the coming year. In council’s view, the budget should be directly linked t...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Die, coyote, die

They may need to be removed, but there are better ways than bombing

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Hello, we’re your New Mexico neighbors

About Chessa Gill’s letter (“ We also subscribe to the newspaper; I subscribe to only the online edition, so there’s no sense that I’m shorted by less frequent print editions. I have contri...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Afghanistan is our new quagmire – and it’s not even new

Ending the endless wars is harder than the candidates and government let on

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Dems gave me pizza, tried to trick me

I recently attempted to attend the National Popular Vote panel discussion. It turned out to be a Democratic propaganda-indoctrination session sponsored by La Plata County Democrats (thanks f...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor