Every January, people make resolutions they half-expect to break. Exercise more. Eat better. Spend less time staring at their phones. Members of Congress don’t usually make resolutions in public. If w...

Democracies rarely collapse in dramatic moments. More often, they erode quietly – rules bent, norms ignored, institutions weakened until they exist mostly on paper. In 2025, the United States experien...

Electric school buses are often described as “cleaner” and “more efficient,” and the recent article on Durango School District’s plans reflects that framing (Herald, Dec. 19). Those goals sound positi...

Not long ago when teenagers vandalized public or private property they were called juvenile delinquents. Violators were immediately reprimanded by parents (or law enforcement) and defaced property rem...

Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum Guess we all need something strong To keep from getting numb But the Spirit of Christmas Reminds us all of something true We’re here to help each other We can help each ...

A week before Christmas, President Donald Trump once again attacked Biden’s economy, grossly departing from truth and reality. Trump said he actually brought prices down, that you lost 20% of your sav...

A couple of Saturday morning shows ago, the CNN program hosted by Michael Smerconish ran a poll of about 30,000 people across the U.S., and 84% stated that the child predators tied to the millions of ...

Tomorrow’s society may be at risk because of an understated problem: lies. Politicians and citizens with perceived power have lied to us throughout history, but today their proliferation is exploding....

I was pleasantly surprised to see Mike Sigman’s Letter to the Editor (Herald, Jan. 2) in which he referenced history. The pleasant part was that Mr. Sigman has obviously done some research to know tha...

Sen. Mitt Romney is right about one thing: the fiscal cliff is real (Herald, Dec. 28). But taxing “the rich” has become Washington’s favorite distraction from the true cause of our deficit – unchecked...