In response to a letter writer’s recent attempts to slam the Herald in his letter to the editor (Herald, Feb. 24), alleging that “the majority of voters elected the president,”…
A recent letter writer (Herald, Feb. 24) needs to be reminded that the current president won a plurality of the votes. The majority voted against him. He doesn’t have the…
Steltzercca What if we are all one? Connected in ways some folks experience directly, and often. Something that isn’t empathy nor compassion, but are physical threads that are as real…
Kimball Shinkoskycca Why does Donald Trump want so badly to stop both Ukraine and Gaza wars? Is it because he is the most devoted pacifist since Mahatma Ghandi and Martin…
When someone loses their job, they don’t eat out, they don’t travel, they don’t buy cars, they don’t buy from Amazon, they cut back on groceries. When hundreds of thousands…
Conflagration. “A large, intense, and uncontrolled fire. It can also refer to a violent conflict or war.” That’s what we are witnessing in our federal government as the Executive Branch…
The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the House and heading to the Senate, prioritizes logging interests over proven community protections like defensible space and emergency planning. It bypasses…
Reading the article on the proposed censure of Olivier Bosmans by City Council (Herald, Feb. 6), I was dismayed. Listening to the recording of the meeting increased my concern given…
In Southwest Colorado, our public lands are the backbone of our communities. The meandering Dolores River provides solitude and wilderness alongside grazing lands for local ranchers. Canyons of the Ancients…
Girl Scouts logocca Talk of mints has us thinking about Thin Mints. It’s that time of year again when Girl Scouts locally and nationally are selling cookies to raise funds…
The city of Durango’s 2025 Clean Commute week kicked off Saturday and culminates on Friday at the 13th annual Winter Bike to Work Day taking place at six different stations…
To be clear, what the Department of Government Efficiency – not a real department, nor a legitimate ‘leader’ – is doing and how they are doing it, unconstitutionally, without the…
Gavels have been drawn over the gun-related bills introduced so far into the 2025 legislative session. Of the four introduced, two in the House and two in the Senate, only…
Growing up near Seattle, I spent countless summers visiting Canada – leaping into the frigid salt water of British Columbia, devouring boxes of Smarties (Canada’s superior M&Ms) and chatting up…
Thank you very much for “Our view: The president with a cudgel – When will Republicans end it?” (Herald, Feb. 9). Trump’s illegal destruction of our basic, common foundational principles…
As if the industry’s inherent cruelty wasn’t enough to ban fur, then it must also end for the well-being of our environment and human health. Fur farms don’t bring up…
Donald Trump’s platform was clear when he was running for president. He promised to make bold improvements – quickly raising revenue by imposing tariffs on foreign goods, slashing prices at…
Our new Rep. Jeff Hurd has made sticking his head in the sand into an impressive art form. Since he and Trump took office, he has said nothing about the…
A form of the adage, “Good things come to those who wait,” hit home on Thursday (Herald, Feb. 13) when Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Rep. Jeff Hurd,…
It was easy to predict that a diktat from Donald Trump’s Justice Department would, at some point in his second term, prompt resignations from career prosecutors with conservative legal bona…
Last month, I wrote about the coalition of rich and poor countries, of foundations and nonprofits that delivered family planning to 46 million women – FP2020. Its successor, FP2030, has…
Cross Our new president is sure signing his name a lot already. And he seems to want to show us each time he signs something. Unfortunately, his signature is not…
My simple view of our government is outdated but consistent with our Constitution. Our Congress negotiates (scary word here), compromises and passes a budget, sends it to the president who…
My family came to Durango in the late 1800s and has been continuously there ever since, though I live in Farmington. Room 401 at the Strater Hotel, “The McCormick Family…
We all wish to find an emotional connection with someone this year. Creating a love that will be so dear. In our earthly life we desire to be one in…
Sunday’s editorial (Herald, Jan. 26) is exactly what I would expect from The Durango Herald. The Herald does not seem to recognize that a majority of voters elected the president.…
I have contacted city, county, state, and federal government and news outlets over the past two or three years and nothing has happened to my request for automated doors at…
Jo Gibson I wasn’t thinking directed thoughts about anything. Years ago, a girlfriend told me, “Now, in our 80s, we’re the wise elders. We can sit quietly if we want.”…
Musk/Trump’s extraordinary abuse of power attempting to unilaterally cut trillions from our budget is frightening. These actions not only ignore the fact these funds have been allocated by Congress, but…
Legislative bill this year has more than one sponsor, including two Democrats. It might actually survive its first committee hearing. State Sen. Larry Liston, a Republican from El Paso County,…
