Two initiatives are being proposed for a future Colorado state ballot. Initiative # 95 would require that Colorado law enforcement officials report to federal Homeland Security after charging a person…
I’ve used the retail stores at public land offices and have always found the employees to be top-notch and very helpful. I’m sorry people are ever laid off, but these…
I’m writing in support of the funding increase measure for La Plata County Services. The scope of services were described well in former La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church’s letter…
The proposed one cent sales tax increase is earmarked to fund key areas of need including infrastructure upkeep, public safety and social support programs. Specifically, it will: Support law enforcement…
As I watch, listen and learn what is happening with our current president and his administration, it scares me for our children and grandchildren. It appears that our country is…
As a Durango resident, former Colorado state senator, and current CEO of our local electric cooperative, I strongly support the Durango Fire Protection District’s proposed mill levy increase, outlined in…
Am I part of the “they”? You know, the “they” of the so-called “radical left” whom certain Republican figures are blaming for causing our collective downfall? I believe in free…
When water levels in Vallecito and Grimes creeks began rising early Oct. 11, emergency responders wasted no time in recognizing the significance of what more than five inches of rain…
In recent days, we’ve seen the natural threat of flooding to our county and we send our offers of help to those who lost their homes or had damage. Our…
This letter is in response to the raft that was stuck on the bridge (Herald, Oct. 14). I have been a commercial raft guide on several rivers around the U.S.…
As an old geezer, who grew up in Durango in the 1950s and 1960s, whose family settled in the Four Corners in the 1880s, and who, as a reporter and…
After rebuking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump confided to reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin “respects me.” After months of Putin’s bluffed ceasefires, obfuscating…
As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, the nearly quarter-million people who have served in the Peace Corps are marking a milestone launched 65 years ago,…
Durango Hills residents have a significant measure on the November ballot – one that won’t raise taxes or increase the mill levy, but simply allows the Road Improvement District to…
Our schools are letting kids down. Per test results, around half of Durango School District students are not proficient in reading and math. That’s not impressive. We are told it’s…
I support the La Plata County 1-cent sales tax increase and ask you to vote “Yes” on 1A on your ballot in this election. The services La Plata County provides…
I read the article on the issues pertaining to the Animas River Trail and bicycling in general (Herald, Sept. 3). In reality, we are not a bike-friendly town, not when…
La Plata County is seeking a 1-cent sales tax increase. I encourage you to vote by Nov. 4 to keep the county services that are necessary to protect and improve…
I urge our community to strongly support Erika Brown, Rick Petersen and Andrea Parmenter in the upcoming Durango School District Board of Education election. The future of our children and…
The grand experiment is over. Donald Trump will soon merge ICE with the U.S. military to create his own political police force. Trump is systematically disempowering the judiciary as he…
The people in charge of our electric co-op have shown their true colors. Why would La Plata Electric Association advertise on television several times a night at the membership’s expense?…
As a resident of La Plata County and former firefighter, I’m concerned about the financial impact of Ballot Issues 2A (city voters) and 7A (district and county voters), the proposed…
The author of the letter to the editor, “When climate models fail, families pay” (Herald, Oct. 5), used an article in Scientific American to discredit climate science and predictions about…
Here in Western Colorado, we don’t need another summer of smoke to remind us that wildfire season isn’t what it used to be. Communities across the Western Slope need scientifically…
Yes, it’s very nice to drive on the recently repaved Colorado 140 in and near Hesperus. And, no, it’s not nice at all to drive by the junkyard across from…
We are so lucky in Durango to have successful public schools, with a strong school board leading the way. We should all do everything we can to get our incumbents…
A recent letter (Herald, Oct, 5) attempts to conflate the counterexample proposed by 17 year-old Hannah Cairo to the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture (a purely mathematical problem), with climate science models. While…
A film presented at the Crested Butte Film Festival confirmed that the Trump administration is attacking free speech. “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” features a teacher in a small town in…
