There was an unexpected moment during the most recent state legislative session when the leadership of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe asked for a vote to condemn the city of…
Mike McCabecca Depending on the coach, a loss is either a nightmare or a teaching tool. Mediocre or poor coaches dread losses, seeing how they threaten job security, especially when…
The 2025 Be Local Coupon Book is hot off the press and available around town at many of the locally owned independent businesses that are members of Local First, La…
Allen Bestcca Credit La Plata Electric Association with the ability to keep a secret. The first report that state Sen. Chris Hansen had been hired as CEO of the member-owned…
The notion that independents or extremists within the party cost Democrats the election is absurd. While Republicans have certainly followed their extremists to the far right, Democrats have spent the…
Colorado residents deserve secure elections and transparency from state officials. However, a serious security breach involving Secretary of State Jena Griswold raises significant concerns. On Oct. 30, Griswold admitted her…
How to tell right from wrong in America, a public service announcement from Project 2025: When you don’t want to pay your bills, just ask yourself, “What would Trump do?”…
“Moving on with an eye to the future that is a blank slate” and “forgetting the past” is the MAGAspeak equivalent to Kevin Roberts saying the country is in the…
Good manners go a long way. When I first ran for the Legislature in 2016 against incumbent J. Paul Brown, I won by the narrowest of margins. He called me…
Joe Biden is in the history books for the breadth of his stimulus funding for the recovery that returned the U.S. to its pre-COVID-19 economic strength, and beyond, his advocacy…
As we move forward together as Americans in 2025 with a new administration, I hope that those of us who desire to end the rights of others will first take…
Attention, Democrats: For 30 years between 1986 and 2016, middle-class workers feel they’ve been left behind and ignored. During that period, consumer prices went up 86%, but workers’ wages only…
The election is over. The results were definitive. It’s time for The Durango Herald and the editorial staff to move on with an eye to the future, unburdened by events…
After living in the U.S. for 34 years, most of that time in Durango, I became a U.S. citizen last year. I was so proud and eager to cast my…
I found Mike Sigman’s letter about “resisting” (Herald, Nov. 15) ironic. From a guy who uses the liberal Durango Herald every 30 days to publish his opinions. I suppose he…
So now we are going to have to relive the fluoridation controversy of 2017, when the system was overwhelmingly supported? Facts haven’t changed. I grew up in Washington, D.C., where…
I just came across the word “despairalyzed” to describe my feelings since learning the results of the recent election. I am at the bottom of a deep pit despairing of…
Gov. Jared Polis has vowed that he is going to protect Colorado from the Republican administration. Why didn’t he protect us against the incompetencies of the Democrat administration? When everyone…
cca As I read the local news, it makes me wonder about people who live here: What do you really know about this place that you now call home? Do…
Carol Curedu1-i-syn Political pundits blaming Democratic “elites” and their supposed indifference to working people for Trump’s election are wrong. The Biden administration did all it could to help working-class people.…
Mario Martinez Since the November 2022 public release of Open AI’s ChatGPT, the constant stream of new Artificial Intelligence products, services, applications and concerns has sparked conversation and controversy. The…
For those of you who worked on paving County Road 240, you did a great job. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by those of us who drive it daily. The…
On Saturday, Nov. 23, La Plata Community will come together to observe International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. This annual event, coordinated by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, offers…
Most of us have heard the adage, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” This couldn’t be truer for Table to Farm Compost, a locally owned small business and team of…
Mary Nowotnycca A cool glass of water on a hot summer day, a comfy couch after a long walk, a hug after a sad moment – connections like these can…
What an incredibly sad day. Our two parties have given us a pathetic choice for leader. “Activists” of both parties have driven moderate voices from their parties. You can see…
Trump won: The Electoral College.The popular vote. Clear statement from the citizens of our Republic. Enough said. Danielle Kirkpatrick Durango
I voted, and climate change is a priority issue for me. Our temperatures are getting hotter and I am very concerned about the risk of wildfires. I am also concerned…
Election Day has come and gone, and The Durango Herald editorial board would like to offer its thanks for a smooth election to Tiffany Lee, La Plata County clerk and…
On Nov. 5 and the weeks leading up to Election Day, La Plata County voters participated in our democracy making their voices heard through their vote – one method of…
