Coloradans overwhelmingly support public lands at the state, county and municipal levels. The annual Colorado College Conservation in the West Poll indicates 72% of Westerners prefer public land conservation over…
This November, La Plata County voters will be asked to approve a new 1-cent sales tax. Supporters say it’s the only way to keep roads and services funded. But a…
There’s a difference point, below which you won’t care to know about your fellow, whether up or down the Mississippi, Colorado, Columbia, or Ohio. Sometimes, as during World War Two,…
When we moved to Durango from Iowa in 1999, we were shocked at the low property tax bill. Our tax was cut by 75%, for a much more expensive home.…
D’j’ever notice how people who really want to be seen as something they aren’t overplay the role? Look at Pete Hegseth. In every picture, on every tape, there he is,…
It is appropriate to have career consequences for those celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Those with a moral compass speak loudly and persistently to demand the resignation or firing…
The release of the 2025 CMAS scores should make every parent in our community stop and think. While officials are quick to celebrate modest gains since the pandemic, they seem…
The number of gun violence incidences that take place, in this day and age, is an atrocity. The fact is that there are too many people who should not have…
It would be amusing if it wasn’t rather sad to witness Sen. Michael Bennet’s traveling campaign show in Colorado last month. In tow, are two sitting U.S. representatives, Joe Neguse…
I salute The Durango Herald on its recent editorial, “Our view: silencing Gaza’s journalists silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31). The Herald is right to speak up for the importance…
I fear the assassination of Charlie Kirk lit the fuse toward civil war. So remember the old Boy Scouts of America motto: “Be Prepared.” Randall Eicher Cortez
The Durango Herald using online commenters to call into question the response of Durango Police Department officers during an emergency situation is a disservice to our responders (Herald, Sept. 15),…
The former president of Brazil, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years, three months in prison when the country’s Supreme Court convicted him on charges of plotting a coup to stop…
Thanks for your front page essay by Christian Burney, “World Upended: Family’s lives turned upside down after ICE arrest near Bayfield,” (Herald, Sept. 10). I was appalled by the ugly…
Our hearts are heavy in the wake of recent tragedies. What has been most painful is not only the loss itself, but also the rhetoric that has followed. Too often,…
Charlie Kirk was murdered and many people including our president have vigorously blamed the ideas and beliefs (the ideology) of liberals. This, they say, radicalized the shooter. Hence, these ideas…
Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthi … All Muslim terrorist groups sponsored by Iran to destroy Israel. The tiny Jewish nation of only 10 million includes a large percentage of both Arab and…
There will be a Community Development Commission meeting as to whether to eliminate all lot size requirements for detached ADUs in the city on Monday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m.…
Mike Sigman’s anger in his letter, “A war against the Constitution” (Herald, Sept. 10) reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ Yooks and Zooks going to war over the correct side to…
Unsurprising that our local “Patriot” watchdog has shown himself an adept ape of the MAGA superpower – absolute shamelessness (Herald, Sept. 10). Decrying those with the temerity to question the…
I am so glad to see the Herald finally post a letter representing the beliefs of the majority of Americans (Herald, Sept. 10). The Herald continues almost exclusively to post…
I’m responding to the letters, “Immigration laws should be enforced, not ignored,” (Herald, Sept. 7) and “Don’t like deportations? Change the law,” (Herald, Sept. 7) that enthusiastically support current deportation…
Thank you for the story of Martin Geobany Terazzas’ detention by ICE (Herald, Sept. 10). While I absolutely believe that employers and immigrants need to abide by the laws of…
Many of us recreate on the Horse Gulch trails and have seen the shards of glass that some people have spread around. The shards are clearly not there by accident.…
First, I do not know the family of Geo Terrazas, the guy who got hauled away by ICE recently and is being detained by them. But I do know he…
Mike Sigman labeling the Herald “anti-American” (Letters, Herald, Sept. 10) because it reports on immigration, racial justice or restorative justice is pretty much what I’d expect to hear from him.…
Beware seniors, families with grandparents and young people who want to know that their FICA taxes will someday be a source of retirement income. Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slipped…
There’s been another tragic shooting. This time at a public high school in Evergreen, followed closely on the heels of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. How do…
Immigration is an issue that my friends who voted for Trump want to see addressed. They want a much tighter border and an efficient and fair immigration process. However, I…
I agree with Kelly Hegarty regarding the proposed tax hike (Letters, Herald, Sept. 3) that stringent county planning regulations have significantly impacted oil and gas revenues. La Plata County commissioners…
