As a native of Durango and a longtime advocate for mission-driven organizations, I highly encourage you to elect Jenn Jenkins to represent District 3 on the La Plata Electric Association…
Dear Mr. Trump, I am Antifa. I come by it honestly. My father was Antifa as well. In fact, he was violently anti-fascist. For a portion of his young life,…
I worked with James Lane for more than a decade at Nuclear Filter Technology, where he played a leading role in developing automated drum venting and gas analysis equipment used…
Key socialist and far-left organizations involved in “No Kings” protests: Refuse Fascism: This group has taken a central role in organizing No Kings actions, promising to “flood D.C.” and aiming…
I read the message from Richard Ballantine (Herald, March 29) regarding recent delivery changes and appreciate your acknowledgment of the challenges faced by readers with disabilities, P.O. boxes, and communal…
Thank you to Indivisible, the Durango Democrats, the Durango anarchist community (anarchists are often misunderstood – they are working hard, like many others), 5 Calls and Main Avenue businesses for…
As I listened to the speeches and chants echoing down Main Avenue during the March 28 No Kings demonstration, I was struck by a slightly hollow feeling. Is this what…
The article defending the “Callery,” actually the cultivar “Bradford,” pear tree fails to mention that this non-native tree was introduced as the Bradford cultivar in the 1960s and has rapidly…
Once again, the Herald is showing its true colors, displaying flags supporting Minnesota (ripe with government fraud/abuse), Greenland (a victim of Danish imperialism) and Ukraine (one of the most corrupt…
For three nights I lay seeing poppies burst their tight green pouches, nude fuzzy lollipops so sexy they border on indecent as their great enveloping mouths flap into life. They…
Back in 1898, our country heard the call to war. Some claimed that Cuban freedom was a cause worth fighting for. Pulitzer and Hearst weighed in to sway the nation’s…
As I’m writing this, the House is hearing the “long bill,” which lays out the entire Colorado budget for the coming year. As many of you know, Colorado is facing…
The administration released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence in March, offering Congress seven legislative priorities meant to establish the United States as the dominant force in global AI…
Colorado’s wolf restoration program has hit a few bumps, but overall has been successful in beginning the restoration of a native species. Wolves are a keystone species whose presence strengthens…
I was reported to the FBI as a “domestic terrorist” by Fort Lewis College professors and Durango police on Feb. 11, 2003, in response to a column I wrote for…
Every Republican elected over the last 50 years won office using the same election systems they now attack – including mail-in ballots and pre- and post-Election Day counting. These systems…
We would like to thank Tom Miller (Herald, March 22) for describing in vivid detail the serious threat to our beloved local mountain range – a threat that has been…
Men of my age remember distinctly where they were when the draft was televised during the Vietnam War. The war and draft of 18-year-olds consumed our thoughts during that time.…
Trump is promoting his “Save America Act” and demanding an end to what he calls rigged elections, including mail-in voting. He claims the U.S. is the only country that allows…
Please submit poems (250 words or less) to [email protected] so we might feature your original work or favorite poem this month.
Women’s History Month has ended. The reality women face has not.
I have enjoyed The Durango Herald for 50 years and am glad to have a paper so devoted to reporting our local news. The Herald keeps our community informed about…
Of course I spent a fair amount of time in jail – more than 200 days – and I never reformed from my criminal ways of keeping warm and staying…
Sure, the “No Kings” marches drew millions rightly protesting Donald Trump’s assaults on our democratic institutions. But Democrats must dig deeper and ask how Trump could actually win another term…
