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The Ryder family wishes to extend our sincerest gratitude to Durangoans for their sympathy and condolences in light of our dear Greg’s death. We – his brother, Noel, and I – witnessed his childhood...
DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The officials in charge of inspections for Lake Nighthorse don’t seem to comprehend the danger that zebra mussels represent. This species is invasive and can destroy every living thing in a lake....
DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I read with interest the article by Jack Llewellyn, the executive director of the Durango Chamber of Commerce (“Have a voice in our economy,” April 27). Definitely the theme was “woe is us.”...
DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I may have scraped the driver-side door of a pickup truck on May 1, around 8:30 a.m., in the Spine Colorado parking lot. By the time I could check in and obtain a pen and paper to leave a note, the...
DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Marsha Porter-Norton announced back in February that she is running for La Plata County commissioner in 2020. We’ve been friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. Many years ago, Marsha...
DATE: May 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I want to express my appreciation to the Herald editorial board for printing an opinion column that is proof positive that media bias is alive and well. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow...
DATE: May 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Colorado waterways are under threat from harmful plastic pollution. One of the worst forms of these products is Styrofoam (polystyrene), and Americans throw away an estimated 70 million plastic...
DATE: May 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The April 25 Herald editorial on hungry middle school kids caught my attention (“No lunch for you: School district can’t leave well enough alone ”) as did the cartoon right next to it on the new La...
DATE: May 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
What Greg Ryder means to us (“Singer-songwriter dies in head-on crash north of Durango ,” April 22): Greg Ryder had five main passions: His absolute love and adoration of his wife Julie. His love...
DATE: May 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Herald’s April 18 editorial (“What is torture : It impoverishes the meaning to say that it is any form of detention”) tortured the English language, wagged a patriarchal finger and ignored...
DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I hope Rep. Scott Tipton has spent the hours I have today reading for himself the Mueller Report. No reasonable person can deny the Russians did not just “try to meddle in the 2016 election,” they...
DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Few statements are more revealing than when someone in Sen. Cory Gardner’s position submits a wandering diatribe slamming everything from the Green New Deal to recent Colorado legislation for no...
DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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