We are now officially a rogue state, like those countries we vilify. Are you proud? Trump has autocratically directed the Defense Department to commit terrorist acts, destroying boats at sea without p...

Something very sinister is still happening to our public lands – while our attention has been distracted by the apparent success of halting (at least for now) a sell-off of public lands, the Trump adm...

When Jeffrey Wilson moved to Durango shortly after Memorial Day in 1984 to work in the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the world of courts was much different. In the more than 40 years since,...

I appreciate the recent letters from folks speaking up for the Animas River, and I’d like to share my perspective on the idea of a river surf-specific wave. I share a deep appreciation and respect for...

If well-coordinated construction teams can replace critical bridges in a matter of days, one would think that moderately competent project managers could complete an upgrade of one mile of road with n...

Elon Musk and DOGE revealed many opportunities to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse from government spending, and there was a huge outcry and violence in opposition to saving our tax dollars – even tho...

What could be more illegal than kidnapping and prosecuting the Venezuelan president and his wife to install a puppet government to steal oil resources and hand them over to the USA, after murdering ov...

In a recent meditation, Franciscan friar Richard Rohr noted, “We have to trust the messenger before we can trust the message.” Relationship researcher John Gottman, paraphrased by Brené Brown, states ...

I am writing to express concern about the state-mandated Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. As written, this code constitutes another unfunded mandate from the State of Colorado, placing a significant...

Thank you for your coverage of the 34th Annual Southwest Economic Outlook forum at Fort Lewis College (Herald, Jan. 7). Your report identifies a critical challenge for our community: the widening gap ...