It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that…
I read with interest the article, Durango residents protest REI, urge shoppers to support local stores,” (Herald, Aug. 24) pertaining to the eight individuals protesting the opening of the new…
Tina Peters, former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, and four-count convicted felon, now has MAGA cause célèbre status. “FREE TINA PETERS, a brave and innocent Patriot.” “Let Tina Peters out…
Thank you to all the agencies that coordinated the response to the Blue Ridge Fire in Forest Lakes. As a resident, I am grateful for the rapidity and intensity of…
The citizens of the U.S. are in a cold civil war. There are the people who believe in the rule of law and the Constitution that has lasted 250 years…
Last January, a fire ignited in a California battery energy storage system (BESS), the world’s largest, spewing black billowing clouds of toxic chemicals and, when extinguishment was hampered, forced the…
Nearly two years of war have turned Gaza into a graveyard. More than 60,000 Palestinians are dead, likely more. Two million are displaced. Over a million face famine. Schools, hospitals…
Hope Scheppelman has decided that Jeff Hurd doesn’t demonstrate a profound enough disdain for the people of District 3 and has set herself in the running to replace him. Of…
The optimistic editorial, “Good Neighbors,” (Herald, July 27) about the new REI, urged giving them a chance as a “trusted community partner.” I wish I could share that optimism, but…
Ask an American conservative what makes America great, and at least until about a week ago, he might have said that, among other virtues, it’s a country in which the…
Now that REI has opened its store (Herald, Aug. 24), I wanted to offer a different perspective than what has been represented in the Herald’s coverage of this issue, especially…
As board members of Animas High School, we are well aware that the world our students are stepping into is nothing like the one we grew up in. With everything…
I am writing in response to the letter titled “Student safety should come first in restroom policy” (Herald, Aug. 17). I agree: Every child deserves to feel safe at school.…
FEMA’s funding and expertise falter 20 years after Katrina, weakening our ability to prepare for and recover from disasters
LPEA, our local electric co-op, is well managed, always keeping the interests of its members in mind. Whenever I have been seeking advice or information, the staff has been knowledgeable…
Way to go, city of Durango. Closing a major recreation area entrance for weeks without any notice or updates. If others are like me, I rode my bike over to…
In April 2023, in an audacious move almost no one supported except the councilors themselves – and perhaps overworked staff – Durango City Council voted to consolidate boards and dissolve…
In our quiet corners of Southwest Colorado, where families work hard, children play, and neighbors care for one another, there is a story that too many in our immigrant community…
I watched the bodycam footage. The Durango Police Department posted it on Facebook (see https://tinyurl.com/48jz8nwk) after Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center accused one of their officers of colluding with…
I am afraid to write this letter because of being targeted by ICE, but somebody must. ICE agents are stealing people off the streets right now. On Aug. 18, ICE…
La Plata County property owners pushed back this month against the valuations they received in May to a greater degree than in recent years, likely not unlike other owners in…
If you’ve lived in Durango for more than a minute, you know we share our beautiful mountain town with some pretty wild neighbors – black bears. And while they’re majestic…
Public mural adjacent to McDonaldscca A couple of Herald letter writers have said the answer is not what appears on the retaining wall below the Golden Arches at the head…
America’s energy policy is starting to feel like a game of Calvinball – the anything-goes sport from Calvin and Hobbes where the rules change mid-play to favor whoever’s holding the…
Colorado’s Western Slope faces a daunting health care affordability crisis as private insurance premiums for 2026 threaten to skyrocket. Jan Phillipsdu1-i-syn Preliminary filings with the Colorado Division of Insurance show…
The weather forecast on the back page of the Herald is between 5 and 10 degrees lower than the actual temperature most days. I have called the Herald twice with…
For several decades, there has been a concerted effort to destroy trust in our public institutions. Trust in public institutions related to education, health care, public lands, infrastructure, and the…
A recent editorial, “Our view: Colorado’s new laws,” described lab grown meat as “gross” (Herald, Aug. 17). Don’t you think it is gross to slaughter animals? Candice Carson Durango
I was heartbroken to hear about Bob Hofman passing away (Herald, Aug. 20). This staunch Metro always looked forward to our games against Fort Lewis College. Bob was a great…
Are Durango city councilors really so naive that they think that easing ADU regulations in our city will somehow magically solve the affordable housing problem in Durango? They are simply…
