As an organization deeply invested in connecting young people with the natural world, Deer Hill Expeditions fully supports protecting the Dolores River Canyon Country in western Colorado. This is not…
We appreciate all that readers shared on their minds in April for National Poetry Month, which honors and celebrates poets and their craft. Our 250-word count – the same for…
This entire snotty screed is just a lump of dough – uninformed and meaningless. In a letter on April 14, with the headline “Editors at the Herald are myopic,” the…
cca While e-bikes are convenient and eco-friendly, the potential risks of traumatic brain injuries with the increased speed cannot be ignored. Earlier this month, Colorado began offering a new rebate…
Vast numbers of middle of the road Democrats have had enough and are going to vote Republican in the 2024 election. The new Republican Party is America’s party. A party…
cca Tipping is a curious practice. It is optional – yet done – in spite of its undesired inflationary effect. During the pandemic, the central bank lowered interest rates, a…
In response to the “fake news” Opinion piece written on April 12, with the headline, “Sun reporter booted from state GOP assembly for doing the right thing.” One crucial detail…
cca “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin When we are met with a dementia diagnosis, one…
I could not be more disgusted with both CommonSpirit and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. With annual rate increases on my insurance, I’m now paying just under $20,000 per year…
Whether international or local, I am a big fan of political cartoons. So I was very glad to see a Judith Reynolds cartoon back in the paper on Friday, replete…
That MAGA-type politics have seeped into local nonpartisan elections is alarming. Apparently, in some people’s minds, the Bayfield Town Board election was about “us and them.” Well, there is no…
Recent news stories and letters continue to direct our city and county governments to take steps to provide shelter and dedicated camping spaces to neighbors in need. Even the politically…
On Monday, the Board of Health, which oversees the new La Plata County Public Health, exited an hourlong executive session before publicly voting unanimously to restart the director recruitment process…
Most of us can say we have heard of trash buildup in the ocean. However, fewer of us can say we have done something about it. The more we ignore…
Rep. Barbara McLachlandu1-i-syn From the BS Factor to impact fees for fire districts, from wolverines to perinatal health outcomes, I have sponsored a wide range of bills this year. It’s…
A news story on Wednesday in The Durango Herald captured the plight of a Durango family, the Hunters, snagged between health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and CommonSpirit Health,…
cca A few years ago, I turned a carport into a bedroom. But first I had to empty out the books, papers, furniture, rugs and tools that were in the…
There’s an old joke that makes room for college students to try on and explore who they are. Oftentimes, that means participating in political protests on campuses. The joke goes…
I read the editorial on Secretary of State Jena Griswold on April 24, and was disappointed in your leaning into the misguided and excessive even-handedness tendency. It’s a media pitfall:…
cca Colorado Public Lands Day is coming up on May 18, and it’s important to consider how we balance multiple uses on our public lands. I envision a future where…
I was pleased to read the news story acknowledging the success of Big Brother Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado in our community for 40 years. I grew up in Cincinnati…
David Brooks Over the past few decades, in a surge of bipartisan national self-confidence, the federal government has borrowed a lot of money, sometimes in response to national emergencies and…
Cherry, peach, apple, pear, and plum, all blossoms do they come, only to snow upon the ground, falling without a sound. The beauty of spring comes on slow sometimes too…
My friend and I are in sixth grade at Mountain Middle School. We would like to reach out about overconsumption in Durango and also help the sustainability of our town.…
On April 14, a letter to the editor made a request that The Durango Herald Opinion editor “get out in the community and provide insight on local issues” instead of…
We are becoming a rabid world Rabid, raging, lunatic, politicians Rapid raging fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods Rabid riots and racism Rabid viruses Rabies affecting the central nervous system…
I was deeply saddened to read The Durango Herald’s news story about The Hive losing its lease downtown. Upon searching the company listed as the owner of the building, two…
They rolled the gurney down the hall each thinking their own thoughts, immersed in their private fictions. I lay quietly watching the florescent ceiling wheel above believing all the while…
The West End of Montrose County is at the epicenter of the proposed Dolores River National Monument through Montrose County. We are a Colorado Just Transition Tier One Coal affected…
The decision by the seemingly non-local Main Avenue building owner the McLean Family LTD Partnership to leave The Hive without a space to operate shows – once again – that…
