For years, we were told to fear “global warming.” When our planet cooled, the slogan was rebranded as “climate change.” Meanwhile, the definition of “science” was bent to include computer…
Lands and communities caught in the cross hairs deserve better than political games
I would like to thank those folks working and supporting our public lands. They have been going above and beyond the call of duty these last few months. I was…
The First Amendment guarantees Americans freedom of speech, religion and the press, “the right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government to redress grievances.” The Trump administration is degrading…
Trump betrayed us. He promised to end inflation on “Day One.” Instead, prices have gone up on virtually everything since the day he took office. We are only beginning to…
Families who lost children in U.S. conflicts gather in Durango this weekend
Girls on the Run is not a running club, or a track team. With a unique curriculum focused on cultivating confidence, critical thinking skills, and healthy mental and physical habits,…
It was great to see hundreds of people show up at the vigil to honor Charlie Kirk. However, Sheriff Smith and Chief Current both grossly misread the audience. Christians gathered…
I’ve been meaning to write this for several weeks, and the photo of the crew painting stripes on the street got me off high center (Herald, Sept. 18). I want…
I was driving up Main Avenue, listening to a book and looking for the eye doctor’s office where I had an appointment. I glanced at the clock and realized that…
I recently wrote a letter to the Hillcrest Board of Directors asking for yearly membership and T-fee discounts anytime golfers, like myself, play who are over 80 years old and…
Who snowplows the roads to get you to the doctor’s office?Who protects you when you are threatened?Who helps your neighbor who has gotten laid off?Who helps low-income parents feed their…
The horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk has left our country reeling. A suspect was arrested, and the next question is whether he will be prosecuted federally or by the State…
The death of Charlie Kirk was tragic, especially because he was in the act of the exchange of ideas with student at a college. But now he’s a Christian nationalist…
Four years ago, we moved into our Hesperus home located where we can see the upper lift tower for Hesperus Ski. I quickly learned that it was the communities go-to…
I cannot believe I am living in America, my beloved country of 81 years. I am appalled at the creation of ICE, an organization of masked men, carrying no license…
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…
