Men of my age remember distinctly where they were when the draft was televised during the Vietnam War. The war and draft of 18-year-olds consumed our thoughts during that time. I was watching it on TV...

I was reported to the FBI as a “domestic terrorist” by Fort Lewis College professors and Durango police on Feb. 11, 2003, in response to a column I wrote for the Minneapolis Star Tribune that mentione...

We would like to thank Tom Miller (Herald, March 22) for describing in vivid detail the serious threat to our beloved local mountain range – a threat that has been flying under the radar for years. He...

Every Republican elected over the last 50 years won office using the same election systems they now attack – including mail-in ballots and pre- and post-Election Day counting. These systems have been ...

As the U.S. war with Iran approaches its sixth week, Durango area veterans of past Middle East conflicts are reflecting on their experiences and applying them to the current conflict. Pagosa Springs r...

In December, a reader asked why the Herald did not explicitly mark Pearl Harbor Day on Dec. 7 (Herald, Dec. 21, 2025). It’s a fair question – and one that opens the door to a broader conversation abou...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farm...

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-r...