I am sure Clyde and Paulette Church will retire to enjoying their time with each other. Many in La Plata County and Durango may not know this husband and wife…
Besides wanting to be better informed about local Durango happenings, I would like to support the local newspaper as a subscriber. However, I am turned off by the significant political…
The recent editorial, “Our View: Transparency: ‘Behind closed doors’ not uncommon, or illegal, but the public deserves to know of settlements,” (Herald, July 6) misrepresents how Durango School District handled…
During the 33 years since TABOR was enacted, the federal government has paid for a lot of things that Colorado needs: Medicare, Medicaid, wildland firefighting, the National Weather Service, disaster…
Nothing says I am afraid to hear from my constituents like having no staff in your Durango office. I dropped by to express my concerns regarding the “BBB” and there…
In the old days, before so many had refrigerators, there were what were called ice houses. In the summer of 1960, we visited one in Texas, on the way to…
To start off on a positive note, my family and I had a wonderful time celebrating our nation’s Independence Day last Friday. We enjoyed the Rotary pancake breakfast in Durango,…
Friday morning in Durango, I checked the Air Quality Index out of habit – only to find it at 108. That’s “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to EPA standards. But…
U.S. foreign aid goals have evolved since the creation of the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1961, but investments have historically focused on three things: health, humanitarian aid and…
The abomination that is the Florida detention center is a clear misnomer. Alligator Alcatraz? The prisoners of Alcatraz were give due process; they had the right to counsel and a…
I have lived in Colorado for 42 years now, 37 of those in Durango after an initial five-year stop in Colorado Springs. Not a native, but not bad. We’ve all…
City’s Multimodal Department is barking up the wrong street Sometimes, you have to give up the ghost. Abandoning a long-planned effort can be hard, especially for those most intimately involved.…
Kudos to all those responsible for the design and installation of the new “letters” on the nature trail. They are excellent! Alma Evans Durango
In January, Donald Trump declared war – not on a foreign adversary, but on the institutions that make American democracy work. With the stroke of a pen, he laid off…
With all the confusion and unverified claims flying around the so-called “Big, Wonderful Bill,” as President Donald Trump calls it, I’m hoping Hope Scheppelman or someone from the La Plata…
Recently, I was pic-pocketed by a long time Durango medicated schizophrenic helping me put my back pack on – with groceries and, of course, wallet. She and others are soon…
Rep. Jeff Hurd has betrayed the people of Colorado’s third district by voting for this big bad bill. The third district’s median household income is about $70,000, putting most of…
Celebrating writing as an art form in the Four Corners “We wouldn’t have writers if we didn’t have readers,” says Russ Taylor, one of the directors, with wife and writer…
As a longtime resident of Durango and a grandmother who still believes in facts, compassion and accountability, I feel compelled to speak out after the recent floods in Texas claimed…
The Senate and Congress passed into law Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. What a travesty. American workers, taxpayers and their families just got the royal shaft. We will be damaged for…
Fellow citizens and working-class taxpayers, we have watched several financial crises unfold that the government has helped solve, all being paid for by us. As we watched the powers in…
‘Behind closed doors’ not uncommon, or illegal, but the public deserves to know of settlements
Public lands should remain public; there’s no question about that. As someone who deeply values our public lands and the opportunities they provide for hiking, ranching and economic development, I…
Wildfire is a familiar reality in Colorado. We’ve dealt with the smoke and the unease it brings. As fire seasons become longer, hotter and less predictable, the risk feels less…
When policymakers in Washington talk about “efficiency,” “reforms” or “cost savings,” it’s easy to forget who pays the price. But here in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, the price is becoming…
There is a double standard regarding pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel voices. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is expected to be extremely careful with his language – condemning any statements…
Yup, time to revamp Medicaid. Lower income people have just had it too good too long. Rural hospitals have just had it too good. People who access federal health insurance…
I just want to be sure I have this right: The Herald’s editorial staff initially thought it was a good idea for the Democratic Party to “reach across the aisle…
I want to thank the voters in District 3 for supporting me in the recent LPEA election. You saw through the lies and disinformation offered by the MAGA crowd that…
