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Letter: Republican officials must speak truth

Our current political environment asks for women and men to stand for truth, facts and healthy positive interpretations, both conservative and progressive. Opinions, no matter how loudly sho...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: It’s the right time for the proposed north Main crossing

It’s the right time for the proposed crossing

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Hilary Cooper: Congress must protect Colorado’s outdoors from depredations of oil and gas

“What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself.” – Molly Beattie Our government is entrusted with our nation’s public lands, one of the greatest Ame...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Our nation faces a psychological crisis

A psychological crisis is a life event that an individual perceives as stressful to the extent that normal coping mechanisms are insufficient. The first step in resolving a crisis is to admi...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Zoom with us on FOCUS 2021

Beginning at noon Friday, Jan. 29, editorial page editor Hollis Walker will be hosting a regular Zoom meeting for community members to share their thoughts on the Herald’s FOCUS 2021 series....

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Constitution is the law of the land

We, the people, Americans - the world is waiting on us. The fate of the free world depends on us. The world is watching us. Are we going to stand up for our freedom? Are we going...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Ask LPEA to to take the lead on better broadband

One thing this pandemic has shown us is how poor internet connectivity is in Southwest Colorado, and how much we need better broadband. Yes, there is decent broadband in a few pl...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: SJBPH director is properly protecting the public

Would you protest the fire department from fighting a fire to protect your home? Would you protest the police department from enforcing the law to protect your loved ones? Why on...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Biden should treat all leaders with respect

Amazing, in the beginning of the 21st century, our troops suffered big time in two war zones, in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to Amnesty International, 400,000 Iraqi civilians...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Protesters at health directors’ home should be arrested

Arrests and convictions of the right-wing thugs threatening the health director at her home (Jan. 25, “Protesters return to home of public health director in Durango”) cannot come soon enoug...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Rewrite REAL ID for real safety, less bureaucracy

While President Biden and his new appointees are busy examining the last administration’s actions, we’d like to suggest a good look at the wasteful, discriminatory and useless aspects of the...

DATE: Jan 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials