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Letters: The coming mandatory vaccine debate

As mandatory vaccinations for school children was approved in the 2020 Colorado Assembly, the issue of mandatory vaccinations for adults may be on the legislative wish list in 2021. ...

Letters: An apple and a simple act of kindness

I’m 82 and, using my cane, I walk my Lab every morning. We pass a neighbor’s apple tree. Some of the apples are within reach of my cane, which I use to knock one down. I was picking up my ap...

Bret Stephens: How the Times lost its way on the 1619 project

If there’s one word admirers and critics alike can agree on when it comes to In some ways, this ambition succeeded. The 1619 Project introduced a date, previously obscure to most Americans...

Letters: Herald’s COVID editorial cartoon divisive

I am very disappointed that Cindy Kraushaar Durango ...

Letters: Black Lives Matter is good for schools

I am disappointed to learn about the current directive from the 9-R superintendent banning the wearing of clothing affirming human rights statements, in particular, Black Lives Matter. Those...

Jamelle Bouie: We waited for a repudiation that never came

The liberal hope for the 2020 presidential election was a repudiation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. It is no longer on the table. A Joe Biden win, if it happens, will ...

Letters: In harsh city, a dream of shared land

I often have excuses that keep me from loving this place. It costs too much, there aren’t jobs, it feels superficial. I want a way to be here and not feel like I’m in survival mode. I dream ...

Letters: This indoctrination in Durango schools

One of the interesting points about the climate change rally held by Miller School attendees was that there was such a strong belief in climate change, a nationally debatable topic. Who is t...

Letters: Approval voting could solve our problems

Everyone is familiar with plurality, our current voting method. It’s how we elect our governor and our state representatives. It has the advantage of being simple, but the disadvantage of no...

Our view: In national elections, it could always be worse

Getting a President Biden, if we do, will not alter the faces of America

Our view: What Colorado voters were thinking

Lauren Boebert’s win was predictable; voters on taxes should have been

Letters: Too many loud motorcycles in Durango

Does Durango have a noise ordinance that would apply to loud motorcycles? If there is, why is not enforced? There are way too many extremely loud bikes – mostly Harleys. Many ri...