Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

President Trump is a very big, big liar

I would like to mention that President Donald Trump has stated he is proud to be American and wants to make America Great Again, whatever that means. America has always been great. Just ask ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial on Mideast is a Trumpian insult

Your editorial of Dec. 28 (“ The Trumpian tantrum headline surely calls to mind Charles Lindbergh’s pro-Nazi isolationism just before World War II. Unless you are attempting to co-opt those...

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Street life

Does a new argument about the homeless in Seattle hold lessons for us?

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Trump finally found conspiracy he doesn’t believe

WASHINGTON – So President Trump finally found a conspiracy theory he doesn’t believe. “Are you still a believer in Santa?” Trump asked an unsuspecting 7-year-old, Collman Lloyd, w...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Don’t be swayed by the anti-tax crowd

I write this note in support of the dedicated recreation sales tax that Durango’s citizens approved in 2015. Durango has been fortunate to have had many years of gas tax revenues ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I want Durango to leverage the wealthy

I want to live in a community where as many residents as possible feel welcome and safe. I want it to be known as more than a place to drink beer and ski by college students and t...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our opinion year

From endorsements to a space dog, plus your letters, it was a time had by all

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Articles about Snowberger are unhelpful

I have worked in school districts across the country over my 40-year career. Dan Snowberger of 9-R stands out as an excellent superintendent. He is present in classrooms, giving h...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The season to thank locals on 416 Fire

As my wife Ellen and I reflect on 2018, we are so thankful for those in this community who – day in and day out – place others before themselves. They are the professionals (caree...

DATE: Dec 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Skyridge must be made safe from fire

As a resident of Skyridge, I am very concerned about the fire danger threatening the inhabitants. Skyridge residents live at the interface of open land with dense oak brush forest...

DATE: Dec 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

How Coloradans scored breakthrough on hemp

In 2013, I received a call from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking me, as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to support a pilot program to allow farmers to grow hemp. Knowing ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the U.S. Senate