To Noem, we’re all dispensable
Apparently, Kristi Noem thinks both people and puppies are dispensable.
Beverly Lawrence
Durango
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Rep. Hurd needs his eyes checked
Congressman Hurd’s New Year’s Resolution (Herald, Jan. 4) reminds one of the 1936 line out of the Marx Brothers’ “Duck Soup” about believing what our eyes see versus what we are told they se...
DATE: Jan 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Coexistence requires more thoughtful protocols
Colorado Parks and Wildlife seems to be more intent on vengeance than public safety. When Kristen Marie Kovatch, hiking alone, was killed by a mountain lion recently, CPW killed two lions an...
DATE: Jan 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Trump’s intervention reveals big oil’s influence
If anyone thought that the geopolitical impact of fossil fuels was only so much rhetoric, Donald Trump has just corrected that assumption. Venezuela has over three times the oil reserves in ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We are now an authoritarian state
We are now officially a rogue state, like those countries we vilify. Are you proud?
Trump has autocratically directed the Defense Department to commit terrorist acts, destroying boats at sea...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our public lands continue to decline under Trump
Something very sinister is still happening to our public lands – while our attention has been distracted by the apparent success of halting (at least for now) a sell-off of public lands, the...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Reworking existing features for a river surf wave
I appreciate the recent letters from folks speaking up for the Animas River, and I’d like to share my perspective on the idea of a river surf-specific wave. I share a deep appreciation and r...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
32nd Street project delays cost community
If well-coordinated construction teams can replace critical bridges in a matter of days, one would think that moderately competent project managers could complete an upgrade of one mile of r...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Where’s the outrage over government waste?
Elon Musk and DOGE revealed many opportunities to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse from government spending, and there was a huge outcry and violence in opposition to saving our tax dollars ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We must fight for our country
What could be more illegal than kidnapping and prosecuting the Venezuelan president and his wife to install a puppet government to steal oil resources and hand them over to the USA, after mu...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Trust the messenger trust the message
In a recent meditation, Franciscan friar Richard Rohr noted, “We have to trust the messenger before we can trust the message.” Relationship researcher John Gottman, paraphrased by Brené Brow...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Unfunded mandates threaten local affordability
I am writing to express concern about the state-mandated Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. As written, this code constitutes another unfunded mandate from the State of Colorado, placing a s...
DATE: Jan 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
