There is a particular horror in violent attacks on holy days and in holy places. This is terror in its purest form, rendering a people not only fearful to express…
As County commissioners from Montezuma and La Plata counties with multigenerational histories in the Dolores River Basin, we have spent nearly two decades working together to address the complex challenges…
We have less than six weeks to go before the 2026 legislative session, so I’d like to give an overview of my bills for the coming year. These policy proposals…
Durango’s recent effort to enforce business licensing and sales-tax collection at small Christmas craft fairs is a mistake, both practically and culturally. These events are not commercial operations in any…
In the current oppressive political climate, we infrequently engage in constructive dialogue across bubbles, with people who disagree with us sharply. I had just such an experience last week in…
When President Trump labeled Somali immigrants “garbage,” he weaponized presidential power to diminish an entire community. As novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned in her TED Talk “The Danger of a…
Colorado faces a difficult choice: transition off fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy or continue to jeopardize our environment and health. But transition inevitably comes with economic and social…
In Joyce Vance’s new book, “Giving Up Is Unforgivable,” her information on Finland’s media literacy projects really reached out and grabbed my attention (see page 144 plus end notes). By…
I’m writing to urge the community to let the conversation begin around battery storage systems. Batteries are part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that can enable energy autonomy, lower rates…
I have good news for John Rankin (Letters, Herald, Dec. 5), who is concerned that losing local delivery of the print edition of the Sunday Denver Post further estranges Durango…
We now have high school football on Friday night, college football on Saturday and pro football on Sunday, Sunday night, Monday night and Thursday night. It’s nice of the sport…
As an LPEA member-owner, I’m concerned about the proposed Battery Energy Storage System project the co-op is pursuing. Before moving forward, members deserve considerably more transparency about the true cost,…
Searching through back issues of the Herald is not easy. I was looking for the paper’s coverage from 1/20/21 through 12/31/24 of what I consider the Biden/Harris open-borders policy, and…
“Despot; tyrant – person who holds absolute power, typically in a cruel or oppressive way.” (Wikipedia) This definition encapsulates Mr. Trump’s goals. To him, working for the “good of the…
As a Durango resident for 51 years – someone who has worked on or near Main Avenue for most of those 50 years and lived on East Third and East…
For three years, veterans buried at Bayfield Cemetery have not been honored during the holidays as they are in other local cemeteries. I have taken on the National Wreaths Across…
I’d like to offer a bit of consolation and clarification. While I believe a majority of the public holds genuine sympathy for the hardship of homelessness, there remain those who…
Durango’s livability and character depend on its citizens, staff and council collaboration
This evening, stepping outside and smelling the crystal Durango air with its sweet scent of snow, I was so grateful to be living in this beautiful valley. But I was…
As the holiday season settles over the Western Slope, the region’s beauty disguises a growing emergency: Families are struggling to put food on the table. High living costs, seasonal employment…
In 2021, the American Association for State and Local History asked communities across the country to start thinking about 2026 – the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. They…
You know those streaming services that quietly raise their prices every few months, and suddenly you’re paying $49.99 a month to watch one show? That’s what a lot of Coloradans…
I am saddened, but not shocked. Year after year, day after day, it becomes harder and harder to have a special event or do business in the city of Durango.…
Warning, warning … to locals and visitors. We lived in Durango for 30-plus years. We always drove trucks and always parked downtown to enjoy shopping and food establishments. We are…
While 17 million Americans lose their health care because of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and Republicans killing ACA tax credits, Trump and his family are getting filthy rich. Trump imposes…
The Durango City Council’s decision to approve large water and sewer rate hikes was based on a flawed premise, not true financial scarcity (Herald, Nov. 21). The evidence points to…
I am writing as a father, law enforcement veteran and unaffiliated candidate for governor of Colorado. In towns across rural Colorado, schools aren’t just buildings they are the heart of…
