We live less than 7 miles from the Blue Ridge Fire, which started at the Forest Lakes Subdivision the afternoon of Aug. 15. We were thinking about the possibility of…
History is documentation of events that happened, people who were involved, detailing the actions and ideas that have impacted our current civilization. The study of history is often painful; certain…
I have practiced medicine including immunology for 40 years. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits to having no medical or scientific education or experience. Despite this, he has used his position…
I thought to submit a letter, absent politics and controversy, that simply reflects on my life in Durango. So I asked myself, “What do you want to be when you…
It might be worth noting that someone has already been killed on Animas View Drive. They were killed because the driver was going too fast or was inattentive, not because…
The Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” has suddenly left Colorado in a $1.2 billion deficit. This means that our legislators in the General Assembly are having to scramble to cut this…
Rep. Jeff Hurd was among a group of Republican lawmakers who recently met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. The trip was organized by the American Israel Public Affairs…
The July 2025 FBI memo stated there are 1,000+ victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking ring. Some members of the Trump administration have expressed concern for the…
I guess I’m getting old. I speak fluent Finnish, a fair amount of Russian, some French and Spanish, and made straight As in college English. But I’ll be darned if…
Politics threaten Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
Like sunburns and mosquito swarms, the Special Legislative Session has become an unpleasant seasonal tradition in Colorado, courtesy of Gov. Jared Polis’ restless pen. For the third year in a…
The race is on for the Durango School District Board of Education (Herald, Aug. 10). Seats currently held by Erika Brown, Rick Petersen and Andrea Parmenter are up for grabs…
As a new school year begins, I can’t help but wonder how our kids are really doing. Will our kids learn values such as empathy, compassion and integrity as they…
WolfWood Refuge is so fortunate to be located near Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, the Southern Ute Tribe and La Plata County. The immediate and unquestioning support from individuals, businesses, and other…
During this fire season, please, please, please remember the men and women fighting for our safety. One of the most personal needs of these fine people is personal items. They…
I know that our immigration system was not working, but I’m confused by how the recent changes have fixed any of the problems. To my understanding, one issue was immigrants…
Now that The Durango Herald survey has determined that, by a two to one margin, respondents don’t want speed enforcement cameras in the city, it seems only logical that there…
Volunteers and employees of the National Park Service, may I sale you on your 109th anniversary? Thank you for making our parks, monuments, historic sites and recreation areas available to…
There is a song in Spanish that goes, “Somos Mas Americanos.” It translates to “We are more American.” What it basically states is as follows. “We didn’t cross the border,…
In his letter, “Get involved, not just outspoken,” (Herald, Aug. 10), Steve Salka, Commissioner Matt Salka’s father, urged critics of La Plata County’s planning and building policies to get actively…
Fifteen years ago, when Arizona enacted a notorious anti-immigrant “show me your papers” law, I wrote an essay in The Times that began: “I’m glad I’ve already seen the Grand…
Durango School District’s recent “LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion” resolution raises serious concerns about student safety and privacy. While the district states it will maintain at least one single-stall, all-gender restroom in every…
Two weeks ago, we had a politically motivated arson attack on voting machines in Colorado. Will our next election be open and fair? We count on our Congressional delegation, Republican…
Drought conditions have been increasing for more than 20 years in Southwest Colorado, and this summer we’re seeing the results of that drying trend on a disturbing scale. The entirety…
Last month, Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech for the right-wing think tank the Claremont Institute about statesmanship: what it means to lead a country. Carlsoncca The speech was…
Recent media coverage of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill calling to delist the gray wolf from federal protection misses the most salient point: Boebert loathes wolves. Jim Martincca Three years…
Learning alongside the community, on board with caution and optimism
I am a tenant in a senior residence in Three Springs. All though I am old and disabled, I still want to feel connected to the community in which I…
Death by a thousand cuts: The Environmental Protection(?) Agency cutting emission regulations on coal fired power plants and automobiles; denying climate change initiatives by eliminating renewable energy contracts; and easing…
