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Letters: You cannot see me smile as we pass

Thanks to all the locals and guests in town who wear masks! We appreciate your maturity and care for both the health of others and the viability of businesses by wearing masks. Pa...

Letters: Shop local, for city managers like Blake

Finally, a light of wisdom, community and common sense illuminates our recent spiritual darkness! In cosmic sync with Comet Neowise, Interim City Manager Amber Blake announced her bid to run...

Letters: I went to a BLM rally at Buckley Park

Recently, I attended a Black Lives Matter rally at Buckley Park. I want to congratulate the citizens of Durango for behaving appropriately. Although I quietly disagreed...

Our view: The Washington Post should disclose settlement

The Kentucky student notches another quiet win against American journalism

Sue Dorsey: Colorado’s overlooked small businesses still have time to grab a lifeline

We heard panic from our community lending partners almost immediately as the COVID-19 pandemic began forcing closures. The smallest local businesses were falling through the crack...

Editorial cartoons

Our view: Can you hear me now? The great Atlantic crossing

After a painfully slow start, toward the end of the 1840s, on both sides of the Atlantic, the growth of the telegraph was explosive. “No schedule of telegraphic lines can now be r...

Letters: Trump does just what he says he’ll do

I am writing to advertise my support of President Trump and to induce others to vote for him, too. Joe Biden has been in politics a long time and what has he done? Enrich his son?...

Letters: It may seem bureaucratic but it’s good

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was created to oversee oil and gas development in the state of Colorado. Recently, the commission was charged with prioritizing public health...

Letters: The right wing adores an egotistical liar

I read a letter to the editor that continues haunting my thoughts (“ Jeff Bleecker begins his letter on a humorous note, “We have a national outbreak of leftism sweeping our country.” Don’t...

Letters: Porter-Norton not well served by Herald

I am very honored to support Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner. She is the forward-thinking and clear choice we need now. In a The reporter left out that she has headed her own ...

Letters: Jack Turner is perfect for commission

I have had the great pleasure of knowing Jack Turner for over 50 years. We met at Miller Junior High in the late ’60s and I have noted his thoughtfulness and his love of Durango and pride in...