I am certainly pleased that LPEA is no longer a member of Tri-State. This was something I worked on when I was on the LPEA board between 2017 and 2020.…
I’m proud to support James Lane for the LPEA board representing Archuleta District 1. I’ve known James and his family for decades. The Lane family has deep roots in Southwest…
Some of Durango Police Department Chief Current’s remarks in the article (Herald, April 6) about the DeFlock Durango proposed ordinance are disingenuous at best. There was plenty of video evidence…
On March 28, hundreds of Colorado Democrats made the trek to Pueblo to do their civic duty and attend the Democratic State Assembly. They had been chosen by their counties…
While recently reading Robert Mueller’s obituary, I was reminded of his tenure as special prosecutor investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He issued a report detailing the coordinated…
I drive a lot for work around Montezuma and La Plata counties, and lately I can’t help but notice how trashed our highways are getting – as in literal trash…
As many of you are aware, our electric co-op recently broke up with Tri-State Power. Even including the cost of separation (Contract Termination Payment, or CTP) and the additional transmission…
I read in the Durango Telegraph that the back of the U.S. dime has been redesigned to remove the olive branch (the peace symbol) from the clutches of the flying…
As a native of Durango and a longtime advocate for mission-driven organizations, I highly encourage you to elect Jenn Jenkins to represent District 3 on the La Plata Electric Association…
Dear Mr. Trump, I am Antifa. I come by it honestly. My father was Antifa as well. In fact, he was violently anti-fascist. For a portion of his young life,…
I worked with James Lane for more than a decade at Nuclear Filter Technology, where he played a leading role in developing automated drum venting and gas analysis equipment used…
Key socialist and far-left organizations involved in “No Kings” protests: Refuse Fascism: This group has taken a central role in organizing No Kings actions, promising to “flood D.C.” and aiming…
I read the message from Richard Ballantine (Herald, March 29) regarding recent delivery changes and appreciate your acknowledgment of the challenges faced by readers with disabilities, P.O. boxes, and communal…
Thank you to Indivisible, the Durango Democrats, the Durango anarchist community (anarchists are often misunderstood – they are working hard, like many others), 5 Calls and Main Avenue businesses for…
As I listened to the speeches and chants echoing down Main Avenue during the March 28 No Kings demonstration, I was struck by a slightly hollow feeling. Is this what…
The article defending the “Callery,” actually the cultivar “Bradford,” pear tree fails to mention that this non-native tree was introduced as the Bradford cultivar in the 1960s and has rapidly…
Once again, the Herald is showing its true colors, displaying flags supporting Minnesota (ripe with government fraud/abuse), Greenland (a victim of Danish imperialism) and Ukraine (one of the most corrupt…
For three nights I lay seeing poppies burst their tight green pouches, nude fuzzy lollipops so sexy they border on indecent as their great enveloping mouths flap into life. They…
Back in 1898, our country heard the call to war. Some claimed that Cuban freedom was a cause worth fighting for. Pulitzer and Hearst weighed in to sway the nation’s…
I was reported to the FBI as a “domestic terrorist” by Fort Lewis College professors and Durango police on Feb. 11, 2003, in response to a column I wrote for…
Every Republican elected over the last 50 years won office using the same election systems they now attack – including mail-in ballots and pre- and post-Election Day counting. These systems…
We would like to thank Tom Miller (Herald, March 22) for describing in vivid detail the serious threat to our beloved local mountain range – a threat that has been…
Trump is promoting his “Save America Act” and demanding an end to what he calls rigged elections, including mail-in voting. He claims the U.S. is the only country that allows…
I have enjoyed The Durango Herald for 50 years and am glad to have a paper so devoted to reporting our local news. The Herald keeps our community informed about…
Regarding “Officials adopt wildfire rules” (Herald, March 25): Why did county government not thoroughly seek to understand and explicitly address the concerns of insurance agencies, so that homeowners can be…
This ICE controversy is puzzling to me, and I decided to do an experiment. Below is my version, followed by a ChatGPT rewrite of the same argument. I’d like to…
As I watch gas prices rise on an almost daily basis since the start of the Iran war, I think about the 13 service members who have died as of…
We are all the same – no exceptions. Whether Democrat, Republican, Independent or someone who chooses not to vote. Brown, black, white or tan. Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, atheist or…
The SW Colorado Group Sierra Club submits this letter March 23, World Climate Day, as a warm, dry winter transitions into a hot, dry spring, and we are all faced…
Thank you, La Plata County Commissioners and others involved in the recent actions taken to enforce reasonable land-use regulations for Unit 3 of the Forest Lakes District. These actions are…
