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Daylight saving time: Our twice-yearly experiment in confusion and time travel
That is not a misspelling in the title. It is saving, not savings, time. We all recently set our clocks back an hour. If you didn’t, that may be the…
Letters to the Editor
Prop. 114 needs to be overturned in 2026
On Nov. 8, the San Francisco Chronicle released an investigative report on forced wolf reintroduction in Northern California. After four months and 18,000 hours of staff time logged, California Fish…
Letters to the Editor
Democrats’ surrender hands victory to bullies
The Dems cave. This time, the consequences are terrible. Voters will be driven away by the Dem leadership’s weakness. Why support candidates who give up to a bully? Arrogant Trump…
Letters to the Editor
FLC flunks another free speech test
Once again, Fort Lewis College has earned an F for its handling of campus speech and academic dialogue. Last spring, the administration denied local expert Jackson Clark II the opportunity…
Letters to the Editor
Defending even what we despise
I was relieved that after an initial denial, a Turning Point USA chapter was granted Registered Student Organization status at Fort Lewis College. This is the right call, disturbing as…
Guest Columns
A fair and accessible grant system means stronger nonprofits and communities
At the Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center, our mission is to build a brave, anti-racist and nonjudgmental space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, families and allies in Southwest Colorado. Every day, we…
Opinion
Both parties share blame for border failures
The editorial pages had a letter, “Four decades of failure on immigration,” (Letters, Herald, Nov. 9) that really hit home on the subject of immigration. Forty years ago, President Reagan…
Guest Columns
Funding for Healthy School Meals for All means active kids and business for local farmers
I’m proud to say that Tuesday was a win for Colorado families with the passage of Propositions LL and MM, which will extend the Healthy School Meals for All program…
Editorials
Our view: Turning point
Students rightly upheld a core democratic principle – defending all speech
Guest Columns
From the passenger window, lessons in kindness, courage, and what makes America great
After the recent assassination of 33-year-old Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, and two weeks later, the attempted assassination of a 6-year old boy in Grand Blanc, Michigan, among others injured…
Letters to the Editor
In Defense of Coach Bob Pietrack
I am pictured in the team photo published with the article, “Claims of slurs, bullying led to Fort Lewis College basketball coach’s resignation,” concerning Coach Bob Pietrack (Herald, Oct. 8).…
Letters to the Editor
Protect the quiet beauty of Haviland Lake
My husband and I have lived at Haviland Lake for 40 years and have watched both the main and Chris Park campgrounds develop. The Forest Service has made thoughtful upgrades…
Letters to the Editor
A hundred lives for one life
This is par for the course for Israel’s Netanyahu. Palestinians unaffiliated with Hamas kill an Israeli soldier during the ceasefire. Netanyahu then unleashes his war machine and kills 100 Palestinians…
Letters to the Editor
Bayfield High brings ‘Radium Girls’ to life
Opening night was amazing! Do not miss the opportunity to see Radium Girls at Bayfield High School. Come support your local students and enjoy a night of heartfelt theater. Bayfield…
Letters to the Editor
Trail safety is everyone’s responsibility
Oops. I was on my bicycle and realized I was exceeding the proposed 10 mph speed limit. Lesson learned – I’ll be more mindful moving forward. But trail safety isn’t…
Letters to the Editor
Let the Animas sing its own song
I have been wondering what Edward Abbey would think about the re-engineering of Smelter Rapids, and now, the proposed construction of a surf wave feature in the Animas River. I’m…
Letters to the Editor
Still waiting for Trump’s promised deals
I’m hoping someone out there can help me find some things. I went to a few of our local grocery stores and asked a few managers to point me toward…
Letters to the Editor
The abusive core of American power
In the USA, we live in a culture of abuse. From the beginning, our culture abused the native peoples of this continent, colonizing, enslaving and pursuing genocidal elimination. From the…
Letters to the Editor
Four decades of failure on immigration
America’s struggle with immigration is a function of both D.C. cynicism and lack of leadership. The last meaningful immigration legislation was passed in 1986 during the Reagan administration. Since Reagan,…
Letters to the Editor
On the right side of history
Several letters to the editor this week took issue with tactics used by peaceful protesters when they crossed the line from “lawful to unlawful.” To chide protesters’ passive resistance alongside…
Letters to the Editor
Potential closure of Southwest Memorial Hospital
I am writing to express deep concern about the potential closure of Southwest Memorial Hospital, a critical access facility essential to our region’s health care system. Southwest Memorial Hospital employs…
Letters to the Editor
Bayfield deserves better from its leadership
In April 2024, I was appointed as Bayfield’s deputy town clerk by resolution (Resolution 613) for a one-year term, pursuant to Bayfield Municipal Code § 2-6.9. My position was eliminated…
Letters to the Editor
Hurd’s silence is complicity, not leadership
It is no secret the Trump administration is working hard to see that a requiem will be dirged for our country and the government that was exemplar to the world.…
Letters to the Editor
Community PowerX was promotion, not education
LPEA, which ballyhooed its Community PowerX event as “increased community engagement” and an opportunity to address “misinformation,” was carried away by its own exuberance. (Herald, Oct. 31). For the event,…
Letters to the Editor
Both sides wrong in ICE protest
It sounds like many protesters don’t realize they broke the law during the ICE protests. Once they blocked the fence and prevented ICE from doing their job, they broke the…
Letters to the Editor
Turning pepper-sprayed eyes to justice
While I agree that the protesters violated federal law by forming a human chain and putting locks on the ICE facility, the police seem to have conveniently overlooked the multiple…
Letters to the Editor
Fluoride cost-benefit calculus is way off
Congratulations, Santa Fe, for officially stopping water fluoridation. The city cited rising costs and ongoing research showing negative health effects. Cost: $1/2 million to keep this corrosive substance in the…