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Opinion/Letters To The Editor

Big bill a big toll on rural health care

With all the confusion and unverified claims flying around the so-called “Big, Wonderful Bill,” as President Donald Trump calls it, I’m hoping Hope Scheppelman or someone from the La Plata C...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Adapting to a New World order

Recently, I was pic-pocketed by a long time Durango medicated schizophrenic helping me put my back pack on – with groceries and, of course, wallet. She and others are soon going to face no m...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

New nature trail letters shine

Kudos to all those responsible for the design and installation of the new “letters” on the nature trail. They are excellent! Alma Evans Durango ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The grim math of ideology over public safety

As a longtime resident of Durango and a grandmother who still believes in facts, compassion and accountability, I feel compelled to speak out after the recent floods in Texas claimed dozens ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump, Hurd and the BBB are a travesty

The Senate and Congress passed into law Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. What a travesty. American workers, taxpayers and their families just got the royal shaft. We will be damaged for years int...

DATE: Jul 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We will never forget Hurd’s shameful betrayal

Rep. Jeff Hurd has betrayed the people of Colorado’s third district by voting for this big bad bill. The third district’s median household income is about $70,000, putting most of us in the ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd’s vote brings hardship to CD3

Yup, time to revamp Medicaid. Lower income people have just had it too good too long. Rural hospitals have just had it too good. People who access federal health insurance programs have just...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Enable online comments on editorials

If you have a staff editorial, there is no way for subscribers to respond. I think this is wrong. You have recently printed a staff editorial stating that our county commission should appoin...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Democracy isn’t a consolation prize

The La Plata County Democratic Party should not appoint a Republican to replace Clyde Church as county commissioner. The arguments presented by the Herald’s editorial board are, in a word, l...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Republicans need to reach across the aisle

I just want to be sure I have this right: The Herald’s editorial staff initially thought it was a good idea for the Democratic Party to “reach across the aisle to provide La Plata County res...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Pretending we live in normal times is insulting

I was appalled at the Herald’s recommendation that a Republican be put in place to replace Clyde Church (Herald, June 27). Some of the reasons leaned toward thoughtful, but ignore the immedi...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The same standard of responsible speech

There is a double standard regarding pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel voices. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is expected to be extremely careful with his language – condemning ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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