Letters to the Editor

Kip Koso is very much an adult in the room

A recent editorial, “Not the Durango Way” (Herald, Feb. 23), posed the question: “Were there adults in the room?” in…

March 9, 2025

Trump’s Ukraine betrayal, what America stands for now

I would like to convey the following comments coming from Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare, penning a moving article that…

March 9, 2025

Opinion

You cannot support Trump/Musk and the Constitution

Most Republicans in Congress are cowards. They sit by and watch Trump systemically dismantle and destroy our democratic government. Trump…

March 7, 2025

Opinion

Making mistakes, amends, making calls

Perhaps you voted for Donald Trump. Now 30 days in to his presidency perhaps you’re questioning that decision, feeling confused,…

March 7, 2025

Opinion

I ache for my country, my ancestors

My heart aches for my country, burdened by the actions of our current president and his unlawful group who are…

March 7, 2025

Opinion

We all want to feel safe again

Who feels safe right now? I don’t. I’m worried about my new business, kids, neighbors and country, and the Ukrainian…

March 5, 2025

Opinion

Kip Koso for Durango City Council

Candidates like Kip Koso don’t come around very often, and Durango will benefit from his leadership on City Council. As…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Gutting of civil service supports leaves us all stranded

Historians write that Hitler took six weeks to destroy the democracy of Germany before World War II. In real time,…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

It takes a weed to know one, Elon

Weeds can be defined as a plant out of place (ex., grass in your tomato garden). Executive Order 13112 (1999)…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Behaviors, vocabulary of thugs and gangsters

With apologies to Robert Browning, there are so many disagreements I have with the surge of edicts, memos, directives, executive…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Buy a newspaper and stand up for America

The definition of tyranny: Cruel, unreasonable or arbitrary use of power or control. Trump stabbed America in the back by…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

The Herald, an important source for Rep. Hurd’s work

With the current state of chaos in our government, the Herald can provide an important reporting service to residents of…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Holding the line against tyranny, Trump must comply

The American Bar Association recently issued a statement (read it at https://bit.ly/43dNpAE) condemning remarks made by high-ranking officials in the…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

It’s time for the 25th Amendment

Last week, Donald Trump declared that Ukraine should not have invaded Russia. Everybody on the face of the Earth knows…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Page 32 of a dictator’s playbook

Donald Trump’s first month as president has been a hoot. It was good Israel and the Palestinians had begun a…

February 28, 2025

Opinion

Maybe Trump is right about axing some bureaucracy

I’ve never met builder Ed Asher but I’ve seen his signs and ongoing construction around La Plata County over the…

February 26, 2025

Opinion

Green Drinks, a monthly community gathering

Do you want to make a change, educate yourself and get involved? Green Drinks is an uplifting and encouraging monthly…

February 26, 2025

Opinion

Growing and keeping a marriage together

In reference to the story about long lasting marriages (Herald, Feb. 14), the article states that it was “luck” that…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Please keep your opinions factual

In response to a letter writer’s recent attempts to slam the Herald in his letter to the editor (Herald, Feb.…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

A plurality is different from a majority

A recent letter writer (Herald, Feb. 24) needs to be reminded that the current president won a plurality of the…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Join the fight against economic collapse

When someone loses their job, they don’t eat out, they don’t travel, they don’t buy cars, they don’t buy from…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Fix our Forests Act will do anything but

The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the House and heading to the Senate, prioritizes logging interests over proven…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Durango City Council needs a lot of work

Reading the article on the proposed censure of Olivier Bosmans by City Council (Herald, Feb. 6), I was dismayed. Listening…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Show solidarity to our Canadian neighbors

Growing up near Seattle, I spent countless summers visiting Canada – leaping into the frigid salt water of British Columbia,…

February 19, 2025