Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Drag shows ‘modern minstrel shows’

Minstrel shows are outlawed because they depict a minority group in what some claim is an unflattering way. Professional sports teams are spending big bucks to have mascots that mimic minori...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Sunrise on Sleeping Ute Mountain

White winter slumber Offers peace to all of us When we stop to feel Pat Rauscher Cortez ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Problem not the weapon’

Assault rifle by definition: a rapid-fire magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use. An AR-15 is not an assault rifle. Just to educate the unknowing, AR does not stand for “assa...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Laws only affect law abiding people’

When politicians and others call out for more gun laws, they seem to forget the simple fact that laws only affect law abiding people. If laws stopped people from doing bad things, there woul...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Don’t raise age to buy gun

Our right to keep and bear arms is clearly stated in our U.S. Constitution. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and be...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The Love I’ve Found with You

(To Linda, for our 55th) Like a sailor facing wave and wind Yet holding steady to a course that’s true I am safely bound for journey’s end Anchored in the love I’ve found with you Sun and Mo...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Legacy of Charles Bradshaw

On Aug. 5, 1881, the Rio Grande Railroad opened the Silverton Branch. In 1981, Charles Bradshaw bought the railroad from the Rio Grande, saving both towns and the railroad. His ownership las...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The Reason Why

Help me understand Lord I don’t know the reason why For I’ve lost my precious loved one And my mind is all awry. As I seek to understand Lord Did you need them more than I? Oh, I wish I knew...

DATE: Apr 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Adequate security is prevention’

Over the last few months – years – school shootings have increased. As I understood one newscaster, this year alone there have been more than 100 to date. While several things are commonly d...

DATE: Apr 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Going to Mercy lab a ‘physical hardship’

Today, I went to the lab at Mercy Family Medicine Horse Gulch to do my routine – but frequent – blood draw. I was notified that the next time I need blood drawn, I would have to go to the ma...

DATE: Apr 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Red flag’ threat was ignored

The school shooter in Nashville communicated with a gal friend about this horrific event about to happen. The friend called law enforcement right away in the morning. Law enforcement did not...

DATE: Apr 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Election offers ‘a sense of hope’

This City Council election has provided me with a sense of hope that I haven’t experienced in a local election before. As a young working professional, I’m thrilled to see a candidate who I ...

DATE: Apr 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday