Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

A question to readers about the big chief

Can someone, anyone, explain to me why the “Big Chief” advertisement is bad while the comic and satire art by Kewa Pueblo native Ricardo Cate is good and acceptable? Anyone, please? Mr. Cato...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I am willing to pay the $1,700

I attended the La Plata County Commissioners meeting with Rep. Jeff Hurd. I would like to thank Hurd for his willingness to show up and hear from the commissioners as well as his constituent...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dealing from the bottom of the deck

What is the Trump administration a good example of? Or rather, what is the Trump administration doing that’s good? Can parents turn to their children and proudly say: “That is how I expect y...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd, please review your oath of office

Rep. Hurd, I had the chance to meet you briefly during your visit to Durango last Wednesday and felt hopeful that you would stand up to Trump when called upon to represent your constituency,...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tri-State has changed, too late and too little

Thank you, Duane Highley, for your column (Herald, Apr. 27). Although its title is “Setting the record straight …”, I think that there is another way to look at the situation. Over 20 years ...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Save our co-op, vote Mars, Blake, Peters, McKnight

I proudly served on the LPEA Board for 30 years, including as president during challenging times, and as LPEA’s Tri-State representative for a decade. I’ve seen firsthand how critical our Tr...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Witchel has member values at heart

In LPEA District 4, vote for John Witchel. John is forward-looking, smart and an incumbent who has member values at heart. John likes working in renewable energy; he left once but came back...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Taxpayer funds should be used neutrally

I was disappointed that the column signed by KSUT representatives Tami Graham and Wade Griffith (Herald, Apr. 27) evaded the topic of NPR being leftist. Most people in the U.S. would object ...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Just like Ukraine, when a people resemble a nation

Let's hear it for President Donald Trump who agrees that Russia’s Putin should annex the slice of Ukraine where inhabitants are similar to Russians. I hope Trump is consistent in his thinkin...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis College hypocritical to cancel Clark talk

Canceling Jackson Clark II’s Life-long Learning lecture, “Saving Navajo Weaving,” scheduled for April 17 was an error of judgment on FLC’s part. For FLC to state that it “upholds the free ex...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Voting does matter and makes a difference

In the face of chaos, turmoil and fear for the future, many of you ask – but what can I or one person do? I don’t have enough time in my day to work, raise my family and keep my own personal...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Slow down to keep the dust down

I would like to remind everyone that dirt roads are launching pads for tons of particles of dirt. When you choose a dirt road to drive on, billions of whatever this planet is made of are str...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor