Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Board defends safety, dignity of all students

The Durango School District Board of Education is profoundly saddened and distressed that two innocent children in our community were tragically denied the fundamental right to safety while ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Let’s support our county employees

There has been much debate regarding the pros and cons of the proposed La Plata County sales tax increase, 1A. I am for it and here is why: The county budget problem has been decades in the ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support healthy school meals for all

There are two items on the Nov. 4 ballot – Propositions LL and MM – on which we must all vote ‘yes.’ It is crucial to those Durango children who need us most. I was shocked to learn that hea...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Strong fire districts mean safer communities

As we turn back the clocks and check smoke alarm batteries, it’s worth remembering that many Colorado fire districts are struggling to meet growing demands with shrinking budgets. Lower prop...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hope Scheppelman made our choice easy

A big thank you to Hope Scheppelman for her column (Herald, Oct. 26) telling us exactly who she is so we can be certain to never vote for her under any circumstances. Karen Vigil Du...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd, it’s time to lead

Our district voted in a purported centrist last November but, sadly, we got a representative who is in lockstep with a Republican House bent on capitulating to Trump’s every whim. Rep. Hurd...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Are the incumbents really nonpartisan?

I am concerned with the legality of the incumbents’ qualifying to be elected to the school board. The editorial, “Keep school board elections focused on students, not politics,” (Herald, Aug...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Gratitude and a reminder: Protest peacefully and vote

Thank you to our Durango City Council for the open meeting on Thursday in the aftermath of the ICE incident earlier this week when they seized a father and two children en route to school. I...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We won’t be silenced by force

Oct. 28 was a terrible, horrifying day for Durango, and for Colorado. The armed forces of the Trump regime, without cause, attacked American citizens and taxpayers standing for democracy and...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Did Durango police enforce the law?

The article about the clash between Durango protesters and federal ICE agents was entirely sympathetic to the protesters and the illegal immigrants involved (Herald, Oct. 29). The facts abou...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support the county that supports us

Our county has been in desperate financial need for some time, ever since oil and gas revenue took a dive several years ago. Unfortunately, the county’s responsibilities and costs have not f...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Outrage over ICE’s actions in Durango

Outrageous criminal assaults by ICE against community members protesting ICE’s most recent illegal abductions of people in Durango are appalling and ominous. Concerned citizens are seeking t...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor