Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Say yes to new homes in Durango

Thank you to the Herald for covering the proposed Durango Mall redevelopment, and to the Urban Renewal Authority board, city staff and engaged residents who are taking the time to study it c...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Is Durango’s trailer policy fair?

I have a 24-foot travel trailer that we use during the summer. Otherwise, it is in storage. It is fully registered, and I pay my taxes, some of which go to city streets. We usually bring it ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Poem to the editor: Some people

Some people won’t have a Merry Christmas … They’ll be working extra shifts hoping to get ahead. Not buying gifts but paying their bills instead. Some people are kids wishing for a warm coat....

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A pragmatic solution for government shutdowns

I have a plan. Under it, the current federal budget would remain in place until a new one is approved, preventing shutdowns outright. Two new committees would be created: Budget Reconciliati...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Threats of violence are not Christian

I am sincerely miffed at the contradiction between Turning Point USA Chapter President Jonah Flynn’s desire to be known as humble, gentle and a gospel warrior and his own words (Herald, Dec....

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A call for grace, gratitude and support

In a time when tensions run high, costs keep climbing and uncertainty has become routine, it’s easy for communities to feel fractured. Many of us are feeling the strain – financially, emotio...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Remove moratorium, start community conversation

I’m writing to urge the community to let the conversation begin around battery storage systems. Batteries are part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that can enable energy autonomy, low...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Fracking pollution demands just transition

Colorado faces a difficult choice: transition off fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy or continue to jeopardize our environment and health. But transition inevitably comes with econo...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dialogue now for post-Trump era

In the current oppressive political climate, we infrequently engage in constructive dialogue across bubbles, with people who disagree with us sharply. I had just such an experience last week...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rejecting the single story of Somalis

When President Trump labeled Somali immigrants “garbage,” he weaponized presidential power to diminish an entire community. As novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned in her TED Talk “The D...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bah humbug on craft fair crackdown

Durango’s recent effort to enforce business licensing and sales-tax collection at small Christmas craft fairs is a mistake, both practically and culturally. These events are not commercial o...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No one is coming to rescue us

In Joyce Vance’s new book, “Giving Up Is Unforgivable,” her information on Finland’s media literacy projects really reached out and grabbed my attention (see page 144 plus end notes). By emp...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor