About 30 years ago, I was principal of a Durango middle school that hosted a class for many children with disabilities. I loved them all, but one particular young man…
There is a very well-documented record of what the rise of fascism looks like and it appears that the current administration is using it as a playbook. For example, the…
Fort Lewis College opens performances and semesters with a “land acknowledgment.” That is harmful to society. It separates “we the people” into those who are rightfully here and those who…
The leaders of nonprofit organizations should consider merging with their peers. The cascade of federal money supporting the nonprofit sector is decreasing and it appears unlikely to increase in the…
Gun violence is now a defining feature of American life. In just eight months of 2025, the U.S. has endured more than 300 mass shootings, 30 mass murders, nearly 17,000…
After reading the editorial, “silencing Gazas journalists silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31), accusing Israel of every conceivable crime ever committed, they cowered in the face of some graffiti scribbled…
I wanted to express my gratitude to The Durango Herald for the editorial board’s thoughtful editorial, “Our view: Silencing Gaza’s journalists silences the world,” (Herald. Aug. 31), for speaking up…
I’m bewildered about all the Kentucky bluegrass installed at Miller Middle School. It’s not only on the football/soccer field; it’s everywhere, even places that will be impossible to mow. I…
In April 2025, Fort Lewis College denied Jackson Clark II, owner of Toh-Atin Gallery, the opportunity to present his talk “Saving Navajo Weavings” at their Life-Long Learning Lecture Series because…
A large group of authors and publishers whose work was illegally used by the AI company Anthropic achieved a victory last week when the two sides agreed to a payment…
Kudos to The Durango Herald for coming out as anti-American. I’ve watched the numerous pro-illegal-immigrant articles, over the years, the solicitous articles about socialist/Marxist movements like Black Lives Matter, DEI,…
Page 4B of the Aug. 29 edition is the Aug. 22 page. The puzzles and funnies are from the Aug. 22 edition. How did you do that? Steve Grant Durango
I am writing in regard to the editorial “Silencing journalists in Gaza silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31). As a second generation Palestinian who’s father’s family had to leave Haifa,…
A recent letter to the editor asked if Durango School District is “celebrating lower expectations” (Herald, Sept. 3). The opposite is true. Our students and educators earned some of the…
People in the country illegally are being deported. Seventy-eight million Americans voted for that to happen. I tire of the bleeding hearts. If you want illegal immigration to be made…
I lived in San Diego for almost 50 years before moving to Southwest Colorado. From time to time, I did business in Baja California. I had to have the proper…
My goodness – what is going on with the new curbing on North College Drive? Who designed the curbing? Why? I want whatever it is he is drinking. Skip Vaughan…
I find it terribly ironic that city and business leaders, who for years have pushed so fiercely for growth at any cost, now find themselves protesting the inevitable results of…
Get John Peel out of retirement again to do Action Line. The new guy is not funny! … and where are Smelter Mountain para sailers? Crashed, quit or lost in…
How many will have to die? An unfortunate thing about the recent school shooting in Minneapolis is that we can actually predict that a similar incident will occur in America…
Here’s a thought: Maybe we can start with 32nd Street, if the city lads might ever get the upper end of it finished. Methinks in the last three or four…
After reading “Back-to-School immunizations available at Public Health Clinic,” (Herald, Aug. 10), I had to respond. I counted 21 different vaccines – some are three in one shot – to…
On our recent return vacation to Colorado, we again fell in love with your majestic aspens. Golden light, rolling trails, endless groves – it never grows old. But not every…
For more than two centuries, vaccines have been humanity’s most effective shield against viral disease. In 1800, Boston physicians began using Edward Jenner’s smallpox inoculation; by 1809, Massachusetts had mandated…
The story of the future of America may be defined by Stephen Miller, the propaganda minister of the White House, organizing armies of control and retribution for the age-damaged president.…
With the help of Trump’s federal judges, the Epstein files will never be seen by the public. His entire administration was created with only one mission and that is to…
Space Command relocation hurts Colorado and national security
Durango School District recently celebrated rising CMAS test scores (Herald, Jul. 25). But before we applaud, let’s ask a harder question: What exactly are we celebrating? Ten years ago, Colorado…
La Plata County commissioners are asking voters to approve a 1% sales tax increase this November to fund basic services (Herald, Aug. 27). While I understand the need to maintain…
It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that…
