The opinion page editor really didn’t address the protesters marching in front of The Durango Herald on Sept. 12, or the countless letter writers pointing out the liberal bias of…
Metallic Minerals, a mining company out of Canada, is well on its way to developing a massive copper and silver mine on Gibbs Mountain in the La Plata Mountains. It…
Col·le·gi·al·i·ty, noun: collegiality 1. “Companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.” 2. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,…
Restore the Balance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with branches in Mesa, Delta and La Plata counties. The purpose of the organization is to counter the growing division and extremism…
We (Ignacio, Bayfield and Durango) hold the following truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That…
The implosion of the House of Representatives last week is a mere symptom of the illness our democracy faces. As a nation we can look at our House as we…
Vote “yes” on the Dolores School Bond Measure 4A. Your vote of support for Dolores students will be the first step in helping with the much needed renovations and building…
Thank you for publishing the delightful profile on our fellow centenarian, Margaret Edmiston, “100-year-old Durango resident shares secret to living a long, fulfilling life.” Margaret embodies the philosophy of Epictetus,…
A recent article concerning Gov. Jared Polis’ visit to Durango said, “Porter-Norton also called on Polis to push for changes that would limit developers’ liability for construction defects, which can…
Individuals not in support of Ukraine in its current conflict with Russia are, at the very least, passively supporting Vladimir Putin. Please, review the historical record. In the late 1930s,…
I am amazed that our post office is locked to those of us who pay for a P.O. box and are unable to access it before or after postal hours.…
Thank you for publishing the article about the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School. It makes public the atrocities suffered by the Indigenous children and their families in our country, which…
Ever looked in your rear view and see clouds of pulverized road base curtaining from your vehicle’s tires? Well, it is not coming back onto the county road. It floats…
The flow of traffic on Frontage Road has gotten out of hand (or always has been). There was an entirely preventable car accident there at the end of September. For…
It’s a tragedy that Durango resident Katie Siegrist died while walking her dog near the United Campground. Before any further decisions are made regarding Roberts RV Park, I am inviting…
For those of you that have Dish or Direct TV, you get KMGH Denver 7. Mike Nelson and Stacy Donaldson always mention Durango on their weather segments. They are the…
The county multi-event center and an exploration to find land and fund a new fairgrounds, started before there was a gift of 200 acres of land on the former Ewing…
My former mother-in-law once told me, “Larry, I’m an old lady, and I can say whatever I want!” I don’t consider myself an old man, but here goes. I’m saying…
I just read a statement by one of the House Republicans who was excoriating Speaker Kevin McCarthy for doing what was considered unthinkable: reaching out to House Democrats to pass…
I take issue with what the letter writer said about the 1% class and Lauren Boebert on Sept. 24. The letter writer said, “I’m superior to you because I am…
I’m starting to think that this newspaper should change its name. In sports, a person can read more about the New Mexico teams. I’m not saying this is wrong, but…
Anyone that lives in Colorado (or the U.S., really) knows that the race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is contentious. With some of the most well-funded candidates on both…
We’ve decided that since The Durango Herald only reports woke/liberal news, we are no longer interested in paying you to provide us with lies! We’re sick and tired of your…
We gotta paint this town red as in the Maglia Rossa (red Jersey in spanish) to honor our own Sepp Kuss absolute crushing and winning the Vuelta de Espana (Tour…
Some of you may remember “My Weekly Reader,” a current events newsmagazine for school kids that teachers handed out once a week. A short report called “The Air Is Changing”…
I was very glad to hear of the upcoming improvements in Durango for those of us who are disabled. We started coming to Durango in the Fall of 2002 as…
Dear Washington, D.C., It is time to re-prioritize spending. You already receive plenty of tax money from us. Use the money you already take in a more prudent fashion! That’s…
I want to thank Cortez City Council members for their strong well-reasoned arguments against rezoning and for voting 7-0 not to rezone the property at 1050 Lebanon Road to industrial.…
The congresswoman from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District achieved exactly what she wanted to achieve over the last few weeks. People are talking about her and her name is in the…
Prop HH is on the ballot in November. The Taxpayers Bill of Rights was enacted in 1992 to prevent government from wasting taxpayer dollars. TABOR amounts the state can retain…
