I am writing in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency of the United States. I am 68 years old, and have never volunteered to support any…
After many summers of going into Chicago Basin as a trail ambassador, I’ve come to the conclusion that something must be done to lessen the impact of all the backpack…
So, the city of Durango has succumbed to the pandering and virtue signaling that does nothing constructive to help any of the tribes mentioned in the demeaning and self-serving Indigenous…
In Colorado, 2,000 voters approved Amendment 23, which set annual public school funding increases at the amount of inflation. For the first 10 years, it was inflation plus 1%. Fine…
Trish Zorniodu1-i-syn Gov. Jared Polis has made a big mistake calling for another special session to further cut property taxes. Yes, property taxes have caused concern for many Coloradans in…
In the current rancorous political climate, it was so refreshing to read (“Candidates denounce ‘fearmongering’ GOP fundraising email,” Aug. 16) about a Republican candidate renouncing a gender-based personal attack against…
Please no longer print the New York Times columnists. The latest from Ross Douthat (“There is still scandal around Biden,” Aug. 11) is such a snide and conceited piece as…
A business owner of two stores in downtown Durango for 50 and 40 years respectively, I am very much opposed to what the man the city has hired to do…
Marsha Porter-Norton is doing a fine job as county commissioner as she approaches the completion of her first four-year term, so good that she’s without a challenger this November. The…
Sara Kuntzler As another school year approaches, one thing that’s top of mind for moms is our kids’ health and safety at school. That includes breathing clean air in their…
I’m pleased to see that the La Plata County Republican Party acknowledges that the divisions in the party are disruptive to the party. I came to that conclusion in early…
The huge excitement and joy generated by Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as candidate for president aligns the Democratic Party with younger generations. Gen Z and millennials are flooding to…
There’s lots to say about Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the November presidential election, but describing her as the “border czar” isn’t one of them. The U.S. has no…
I am appalled that the city came in and took our parking away on the 600 block! Aren’t they losing parking meter revenue … I know they are losing sales…
I am writing to express my deep concern about a serious hazard in our town of Durango. The pedestrian crosswalk on the 2900 block of north Main Avenue within two…
Throughout Colorado, the cost of living, particularly housing, has exploded, and this is true across the income spectrum for low, to moderate, to high incomes, and touches every corner of…
As a young and concerned voter in this district, I’m writing to express my strong support for Vivian Smotherman running for Senate District 6 in the upcoming election. We deserve…
While we are all acutely aware of the national election this November, there is also an important and more immediate local election worthy of our attention. I strongly encourage you…
I support and endorse John Purser for the LPEA Board of Directors’ fourth district in northeast La Plata County. John is an outdoor enthusiast who has lived in and enjoyed…
Tensions between city, county about jail can be worked out without a lawyer
When growing up in the East, my family moved to a town where we were the only Jewish family. My mother had us wear the Star of David. When we…
I can only agree that the proposed change to downtown Durango is madness. The whole bump-out concept was a necessary evil, to keep restaurants open through the pandemic. To keep…
As reported in The Durango Herald, thanks to Sen. Michael Bennet for his continued work to pass the expanded child tax credit that would have lifted 400,000 children out of…
As the childcare project manager at La Plata Food Equity Coalition, I must address the critical childcare crisis impacting our community. The recent Workforce Childcare Survey Report highlights the severe…
Durango Athletic Director Ryan Knorr announced that Ryan Woolverton would be the interim head coach of the Durango High School football team. After the 2024 season, a national search for…
During the National Association of Black Journalists’ interview of The Former Guy, the criminal candidate’s complaining accusations against immigrants became wilder, weirder and more exaggerated. We could see him making…
It’s understandable that the Democratic Party’s newest presidential nominee will be Kamala Harris, considering she’s the vice president. And although the DNC wasn’t eager to support her in the beginning,…
Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is right – vaccines haven’t been sufficiently safety tested. In a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, a renowned vaccinologist and his co-authors supported…
