Democracy depends on real processes: public hearings where people testify, scientific review grounded in evidence, opportunities for public comment and courts that uphold the law. Feb. 12, when the EPA…
As we move through the rhythm of daily life with school drop-offs, work meetings or errands, it’s easy to focus only on what’s right in front of us. But every…
I am watching as New Yorkers are protesting and outraged over a proposed 9.5% property tax increase being pushed by their commie Mayor Mamdani. At the same time here in…
Over the years, the DOJ has expanded to include the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons and Department of National Security as well as the attorneys for…
Geoff Craig In just over a year of Trump 2, the president’s flurry of executive orders have been like a tornado shredding the fabric of our democracy. One glaring example…
Stephen Colbert and his right to free speech is in the news again, which is appropriate because the best choice for seeing what is happening in our country and the…
Who better than Donald J. Trump to lead the Christian Revivalist sector of the MAGA movement bent on religionating our government? Who better to infuse our government with a sense…
I am not going to begin this letter by writing all the ways in which I “understand” why things rise in price. But I am going to say that after…
The following political teachings are required to all people who desire to enter into politics. They are not listed in any particular order of priority as all are required for…
This is how freshman Congressman Jeff Hurd’s campaign is trying to explain away his vote to continue Obamacare subsidies for three more years: “This is a chess move … playing…
“Be prepared in advance” is a preachy old saying that is easily ignored and readily forgotten. But the drought and dry conditions now facing Southwest Colorado bring urgent meaning to…
Our country possesses more than sufficient infrastructure to address the housing crisis, yet the public hears only metrics and numbers, the occasional article about a “knife-wielding man” or another camp…
If coal is the abundant, cheap energy source that the president keeps telling us it is, then it stands to reason that ordering coal-fired generating stations to remain open would…
Lt. Ron Bakken, EMS coordinator for the FLMFPD, was one of the most capable and professional leaders this district has ever seen. Ron single-handedly saved the district from losing its…
In the coming weeks, nearly 60 volunteers are fanning out all over the city of Durango in a citizens’ initiative petition for a Durango ordinance that prohibits masking of law…
Recently, O.D. Perry celebrated his 90th birthday. His family hosted a party. I was unable to attend. Yet, I would like to celebrate O.D. and Betty Perry. Now retired, they…
I care about local government working well, openly, accurately and with collaboration between jurisdictions. As someone who served as a Bayfield town trustee and mayor pro tem for seven years…
When I read Jim Cross’ opinion column, “Durango’s growing disrespect for seniors: From health care to dark chocolate,” (Herald, Jan. 9) I thought of an additional point worth writing about.…
When our president sanctions his ICE agents to murder American citizens in our streets, we know something has gone terribly wrong. We must never surrender to this corrupt administration. We…
Rather than focusing on addressing the affordability issues Americans are facing, the Republican majority in Congress has instead decided to focus on dubious claims about election fraud and voting rights.…
The only thing that will protect us from bad guys with a gun, are good guys with a gun. A common Second Amendment interpretation encouraging more citizens to carry guns…
4,896. That’s four thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six. What’s that number? Well, now that half the Epstein files have been released – only seven weeks after they were ordered to…
Jim and Terry Fitzgerald were giants in the oil and gas accountability movement that took root in La Plata County in the late 1980s. They both died on Dec. 30,…
City Council has voted 3-2 to eliminate all lot size requirements for ADUs in all three old neighborhoods in Durango. In doing so, they ignored a large segment of the…
I am a retired bilingual play therapist currently volunteering helping families affected by ICE actions. From January through October 2025, 3,800 children under 18 – including 20 infants – were…
The League of Women Voters’ mission is essential and urgent: Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy. At a time when our election system is being questioned, distorted and misrepresented from many directions,…
Good governance as part of any democracy is ever a work in progress. La Plata County is no exception. We remain committed to continual evaluation and improvement, and welcome input…
Los Angeles is finally legalizing playing catch in front of your home. Yes, you read that right. Playing catch has been, and still is, illegal on the streets or sidewalks…
The article “We’re keeping people alive: Inside the warming center” (Herald, Jan. 28) focused on the warming center at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. While the focus of the article was…
