Soap Box

Guidelines for submitting a letter to the editor:

- Limit letters to 750 words max

- Letters must be submitted by noon Tuesday for consideration in that week's paper

- Letters will run in the order they are received, space dependent

- No personal attacks allowed

- Only one letter allowed per writer a month

- All letters must be "signed" (digital is fine) by the writer using his/her/they legal name and place of residence (city and state)

- Email all letters to telegraph@durangotelegraph.com

Another windbag New York billionaire: 03/05/2020; The Durango Herald Editorial Board’s endorsement of Michael Bloomberg is just plain wrong on so many levels.

32nd St. bridge useless, expensive: 02/27/2020; During a Park & Rec meeting 2 weeks ago, it became very apparent that the large majority of Durango residents disapprove of the proposed 32nd Street bridge. Yet, the City, ignoring the cry of its citizens, is moving forward getting bids for the bridge, which is estimated to cost several millions of dollars. For what? Just to avoid crossing 32nd Street?

Rate change a forced 'choice': 02/27/2020; I just finished reading the write up in Country Living magazine about the LPEA rate changes for peak hours coming in April.

Keeping holy the Black Sabbath: 02/27/2020; KDUR Radio at Fort Lewis College would like to extend a huge thank you to all the people and businesses that helped with the last Cover Night fundraiser.

Jumping to bridge conclusions: 02/27/2020; A Jan. 22 article in the Herald, featuring an artist’s rendering of a proposed pedestrian bridge across the Animas River and 32nd Street, prompted a flood of emails to Durango City Council. One email in particular captured, for me, the frustration many residents are feeling. The text consisted of a single word, “Why?”